Director Bong Joon Ho‘s Mickey 17, his long-awaited follow-up to the landmark movie Parasite, debuted on Friday after being launched within the filmmaker’s dwelling nation of South Korea final week. The film premiered on the Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition earlier this yr, incomes largely constructive evaluations. Mickey 17 additionally marks star Robert Pattinson‘s first launch for the reason that 2022 blockbuster The Batman. It is a pivotal second for the actor, whose star energy shall be put to the check this week; whereas he has been part of blockbuster hits earlier than, he hasn’t precisely headlined an authentic challenge of this dimension.
And it looks as if Mickey 17 may have an uphill battle on the field workplace, after being obtained with a shrug by opening day audiences. They awarded the movie a so-so B CinemaScore, which is on par with different science-fiction movies similar to Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet, Ridley Scott‘s Alien: Covenant, and Neill Blomkamp‘s District 9. That is an odd set of films; Tenet was divisive, but it surely has its followers; Covenant under-performed on the field workplace regardless of constructive evaluations; District 9, then again, earned a Greatest Image nod on the Oscars.
Mickey 17 is director Bong’s first movie since Parasite, which modified how The Academy views worldwide initiatives. It grew to become the primary Korean movie to win the Greatest Image honor, along with successful within the Greatest Worldwide Characteristic and Greatest Director classes. Parasite additionally remodeled $250 million worldwide, of which greater than $50 million got here from home theaters. Mickey 17 is at present aiming for a $20 million opening weekend haul domestically, after selecting up $2.5 million in Thursday previews. The film earned respectable evaluations, and is at present sitting at a “recent” 79% approval score on the aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes.
‘Mickey 17’ Marks Bong’s Third Movie within the English Language
Its CinemaScore is superior to these of Spike Jonze‘s Her, Olivia Wilde‘s Do not Fear Darling, and Alex Garland‘s Civil Conflict. However it’s beneath the B+ grades of Alien: Romulus and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and the A- grades of The Matrix and Blade Runner 2049. Produced on a reported funds of underneath $120 million, Mickey 17 additionally options Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. Bong has beforehand helmed two partial English-language movies, Snowpiercer and Okja. You may watch Mickey 17 in theaters, and keep tuned to Collider for extra updates.
Mickey 17
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March 25, 2025
