It looks likeQuentin Tarantino’s latest,Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodis ready to put up a good fight at the box office. The film, a nostalgia-filled love letter to the late ’60s starringLeonardo DiCaprio,Brad Pitt, andMargot Robbie, came in at number two after spending two nights in theaters across the nation and raking in $16.8 million domestically.
Of course, the potent triple threat of Dicaprio, Pitt, and Robbie couldn’t shake Disney’sThe Lion Kingloose from its top spot at the Friday box office. The House of Mouse’s remake of the 1994 animated film pulled in another $22.3 million domestically, adding to its already massive $297.5 million earned stateside.
Meanwhile, Friday’s box office was still quite kind toSpider-Man: Far From Home,Toy Story 4, andCrawl, all of whom also made it into this weekend’s top five earners.Far From Homeearned another $3.5 million as it nears the end of its first month in theaters.Toy Story 4, now in its sixth weekend in domestic theaters, brought in a little over $3 million. Finally,Crawlis putting in the work and hanging on in fifth place at the box office by adding $1.1 million for Friday to its three-week domestic gross of almost $28.6 million.
Tarantino’s latest film is officially off to the box office races and already has a promising start. WillOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodhave the goods to catch up to, or possibly even beat out, Disney’sThe Lion King? Or will the remake reign supreme for another weekend? We’ll have to wait just one more day to see how it all shakes out.
The Lion King (2019)
$22,304,000
$297,555,534
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
$16,850,000
Spider-Man: Far From Home
$3,505,000
$335,760,270
Toy Story 4
$3,002,000
$388,758,506
$1,135,000
$28,597,793
