Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood takes $6.6m in first weekend
The ninth, and penultimate, film in director Quentin Tarantino’s career, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, has taken $6.6m in its first weekend at the Australian box office, catapulting it to the top spot and knocking off last week’s winner The Lion King.
Disney’s live-action Lion King remake took $2.2m for its sixth weekend, showing across 411 screens compared to Hollywood’s 624.
Tarantino has said in interviews he will leave filmmaking after 10 films, leaving fans to wonder if Hollywood will be his last. He hasn’t confirmed what his next project will be, or whether he will indeed switch to another medium after it, but has previously spoken about things he would like to work on, including a Star Trek movie.
Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, and takes place in Hollywood during the time of the Manson Family murders which saw Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski and Abigail Folger all lose their lives to followers of Charles Manson. Taratino has said the film is about the murders, rather about the state of Hollywood at that time.
A Dog’s Journey also premiered this week, bringing in $631,324 across 245 screens, landing it in fifth position. The film is a sequel to 2017’s A Dog’s Purpose and was directed by Gail Mancuso. It stars Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid and Marg Helgenberger.
The other film to premiere into the top 10 was Mindblowing Films’ Mission Mangal, which brought in $309,516 across 50 screens. The film tells the story of the Indian Space Research Organisation scientists who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, India’s first interplanetary expedition.
Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw took third place with a taking of $1.7m across 297 screens, followed by Palm Beach with $673,479 across 251. Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan sat in sixth position for its second week, followed by Late Night with $451,048 and $319,887 respectively.
Spider-Man: Far From Home and Toy Story 4 both managed to slip into the top 10, on their eighth and ninth weeks respectively, with Spider-Man taking $174,612 across 143 screens and Toy Story 4 $172,856 across 170.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony) | $6,671,784 | 624 | $6,708,919 |
| The Lion King (2019) (Disney) | $2,211,915 | 411 | $58,379,913 |
| Fast & Furious: Hobbs And Shaw (Universal) | $1,726,612 | 297 | $15,529,399 |
| Palm Beach (Universal) | $673,479 | 251 | $2,501,336 |
| Dog's Journey, A (Universal) | $631,324 | 245 | $632,140 |
| Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan (Transmission) | $451,048 | 235 | $1,573,340 |
| Late Night (Roadshow) | $319,887 | 258 | $1,596,186 |
| Mission Mangal (Mindblowing Films) | $309,516 | 50 | $309,516 |
| Spider-man: Far From Home (Sony) | $174,612 | 143 | $37,084,407 |
| Toy Story 4 (Disney) | $172,856 | 170 | $41,166,626 |
| Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (Magnum) | $91,676 | 15 | $91,676 |
| Yesterday (Universal) | $89,691 | 100 | $13,364,265 |
| Midsommar (Roadshow) | $79,869 | 16 | $369,495 |
| Batla House (Forum Films) | $77,087 | 31 | $77,087 |
| The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) | $66,133 | 122 | $18,521,147 |
| Hello, Love, Goodbye (Abs-cbn Distributors) | $59,873 | 16 | $247,344 |
| The Keeper (Icon) | $56,555 | 87 | $962,528 |
| Evaru (Tolly Movies) | $53,080 | 14 | $53,080 |
| Who You Think I Am (Palace) | $48,820 | 21 | $554,076 |
| Aladdin (live Action) (Disney) | $37,360 | 44 | $35,147,199 |
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
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