‘Mickey 17’ Breaks a Major Record at the Box Office for Director Bong Joon Ho
Mickey 17, which stars a double dose of Robert Pattison, has broken a major record for Bong Joon Ho.

After wrapping up filming over two years ago, Mickey 17’s road to theaters has been anything but smooth, but Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up to his Oscar-winner Parasite is now playing in theaters everywhere. Mickey 17 opened with $19 million at the domestic box office this weekend, enough to supplant Captain America: Brave New World as the top-earner, and the film has collected an additional $34 million from international markets for a global total of $53 million. However, Mickey 17’s $19 million opening was enough to set a record for director Bong Joon Ho, marking his highest-grossing weekend ever at the domestic box office in his career. This record previously belonged to Parasite, which earned $3 million at the box office during its 20th weekend in theaters two weekends after it became the first foreign-language film to ever win Best Picture.