Box Office Misfire: Big-Budget ‘Mickey 17’ Stumbles With $24 Million Overseas, $53 Million Globally

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter If only Warner Bros. could reprint money in the way that scientists reprint Robert Pattinson’s body in “Mickey 17.” The goofy sci-fi comedy ignited to $24 million overseas and more than $50 million globally, a decent start for an original film in the current theatrical landscape.

It just cost way too much to ever turn a profit in this lifetime. The R-rated movie, directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson, opened on Feb.

28 in Korea (Bong’s home country) and has since grossed $34.2 million overseas and $53.3 million globally. Those ticket sales include a muted $19.1 million debut in North America.

Credit to Bong, known for acclaimed films like best picture winner “Parasite” and “Snowpiercer,” and Pattinson, the A-lister who has navigated blockbuster franchises like “Twilight,” “Harry Potter” and “The Batman” in between a smattering of indies, for opening “Mickey 17” above $50 million.