Quentin Tarantino has his best opening ever with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino, and Margot Robbie. — (Image credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had a $40.4 million domestic debut, the director's best opening weekend yet.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie, Tarantino's 10th film was expected to bring in $30 million to $40 million over the weekend. Prior to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, his biggest opening was 2009's Inglorious Basterds, which earned $38.1 million. Entertainment Weekly notes that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is the first film Tarantino has made without the involvement of disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.

The movie took the No. 2 spot at the box office, behind Disney's live-action Lion King, which earned $75.5 million.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.