The Lion King continues to reign over the box office with $75.5M, pushing Once Upon A Time In Hollywood into second with $40M

The Lion King continues to reign over the box office with $75.5M, pushing Once Upon A Time In Hollywood into second with $40M Disney's The Lion King still rules at the weekend box office with a massive $75.5 million take in its second weekend.   

But director Quentin Tarantino's much anticipated Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, held its own beating expectation with $40.35 million, the Daily Mail reports.

Director Jon Favreau's remake of the beloved animated Disney classic has generated $350 million at the domestic box office, making it the fourth-biggest release of the year after 10 days in theaters. 

Overseas, The Lion King has earned $612 million for a worldwide bounty of $963 million.

The photorealistic remake, starring computer generated animals, is expected to top $1 billion. 

In a win for original content, the take for Quentin''s R-rated ode to Hollywood's golden age is a career best for the filmmaker. The movie also scored an opening day record for the director, amassing $16.8 million on Friday.

Heading into the weekend, Sony tempered expectations for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, estimating a $30 million start given the mid-summer debut for a film that isn't part of a franchise. 

The movie has the benefit of positive reviews - and the rare chance to see Leo and Brad share the big screen - to push ticket sales. 

It follows the pair as an aging actor and his longtime stunt double who are struggling to survive in showbiz after long and successful careers.

 At the same time, up-and-coming actress Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), who is married to director Roman Polanski, moves next door. 

The drama, which pays tribute to the golden age of Hollywood, is set in the late 1960s against the backdrop of the Manson family murders.

Holdovers rounded out box office charts with Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home landing at No. 3, with $12.2 million. 

After four weeks in theaters, the webslinger, starring Tom Holland as Spidey, has netted a mighty $344 million, beating the domestic totals of 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334 million) and Spider-Man 3 ($336 million).