‘Mickey 17’ Breaks a Major Record at the Box Office for Director 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.