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    Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood' is Sony's big summer gamble. Will it pay off?

    by Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times Jul 24, 2019 5 minutes

    Sony Pictures' film chairman, Tom Rothman, has no illusions about the risks of releasing Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood."

    The acclaimed and controversial auteur's upcoming odyssey through 1969 Los Angeles is a show business rarity: a pricey studio release in the middle of summer that's not a sequel, remake or superhero film. The box office has been dominated by franchise movies including Walt Disney Co.'s "Toy Story 4," "Aladdin" and "The Lion King," which opened with a stellar $191.8 million at the domestic box office last weekend.

    What's more, the 2 hour, 41 minute , R-rated film grapples with highly sensitive subject matter: the murder of actress Sharon Tate and others at the hands of Charles Manson "family" members. A young Roman Polanski, Tate's husband,

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