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Coppola Pledges Historic Columbus Tower for Loan Amid Debt

12/2/2025

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Francis Ford Coppola, director of Megalopolis, is using Columbus Tower in San Francisco as collateral for a private loan.
Megalopolis grossed $14.4 million on a $120 million budget, leaving Coppola with mounting production debt.
Coppola bought Columbus Tower for $500,000 around 50 years ago, and the building houses his film studio and a café.
Columbus Tower, built in 1907 and designated a landmark in 1970, has survived the 1906 earthquake.

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Story summary

Francis Ford Coppola, director of Megalopolis, is using Columbus Tower in San Francisco as collateral for a private loan.
Megalopolis grossed $14.4 million on a $120 million budget, leaving Coppola with mounting production debt.
Coppola bought Columbus Tower for $500,000 around 50 years ago, and the building houses his film studio and a café.
Columbus Tower, built in 1907 and designated a landmark in 1970, has survived the 1906 earthquake.