Quentin Tarantino takes box office silver behind The Lion King (BBC)

Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon A Time in Hollywood has given the maverick filmmaker his biggest opening weekend at the US box office.

Its $40m (£32.4m) nudges it ahead of 2009’s Inglourious Basterds’ $38m (£31m) debut and Django Unchained’s $30m (£24.3m) opening in 2012.

The new film, set in 1969 around the time of the Manson murders, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.

The Lion King retained top position with $75.5m (£61m) in its second week. Read more

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