‘Mickey 17’ Thrives In Korea Launch, ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Reaches $342M Global, ‘Bridget Jones 4’ Nears $100M Overseas & ‘Ne Zha 2’ Speeds To $2B WW – International Box Office
deadline.comRefresh for Latest…: Ahead of next weekend’s domestic and wider overseas rollout, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 kicked off in Korea this session.
The sci-fi satire hit Bong’s home market with an estimated $9M four-day start (which includes tomorrow’s Independence Day holiday), scoring the biggest opening weekend of 2025 so far and the best for a Warner Bros movie since 2019, as well as Robert Pattinson’s top Korea launch ever.
Bong’s first film since his multiple Oscar winner Parasite, Mickey 17 was the No. 1 draw for Korea audiences who gave it a 70% market share.
The movie debuted on a non-traditional Friday, with the early play teeing up the global rollout this coming week which will include such majors as China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Australia and all of Latin America, alongside North America.
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