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Coppola Pledges San Francisco’s Sentinel Building to Secure Private Loan

The move follows the box-office collapse of his self-financed Megalopolis, reflecting strain after heavy borrowing against winery holdings.

Overview

  • New filings show Francis Ford Coppola Presents obtained a private loan from Capital Holdings VI LLC with the Sentinel/Columbus Tower as collateral.
  • The documents do not disclose the loan amount or the building’s assessed value.
  • Coppola put roughly $120 million of his own money into Megalopolis, which earned about $14.4 million at the box office.
  • He financed the film by merging winery assets and reportedly borrowing about $200 million against his ownership stake.
  • Recent cash-raising steps include the $1.8 million sale of a Belize island and planned auctions of high-end watches.