Regardless of it’s large funds, Mickey 17 is having a tough time attracting North American audiences.
As we predicted earlier this week, Mickey 17, the Robert Pattinson-led sci-fi flick from Parasite director Bong Joon Ho is having a tough time attracting audiences in North America. Whereas the film was initially a gap within the mid-20s, the outlook for the movie has grown grimmer, with Deadline reporting that it’s unlikely to cross the $20 million mark. To date, they’ve it opening within the $18-19 million vary.
Contemplating that the film value north of $118 million, that’s a horrible quantity, with it trying prefer it has the makings of being a serious flop for Warner Bros. Whereas I loved it, one should admit that it’s extra of a cult film than something that may ever join with a mainstream viewers. It has a B CinemaScore score, which is OK (for those who take into account WB’s final massive swing, Joker: Folie a Deux had a D score), however with a gap quantity like that, it appears unlikely that the movie will cross the $40 million mark.
Hopefully, for all concerned, the film will make up its home shortfall with stable worldwide enterprise, corresponding to in Bong Joon Ho’s South Korea. Worse, this continues 2025’s field workplace woes, with nearly each opener for the reason that holidays underwhelming. Captain America: Courageous New World drastically underperformed, whereas hoped-for sleepers like Flight Danger and Companion weren’t in a position to pull in a lot of an viewers. Household fare like Canine Man has confirmed to be extra of a shiny spot, however by this level final 12 months, we already had Dune: Half Two in theatres, with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong each on the horizon. This 12 months, we’ve Paramount’s Novocaine, in addition to the Jason Statham actioner, A Working Man, however each – at finest – shall be sleeper hits. Disney’s Snow White is the one potential blockbuster, however the phrase of mouth on that one has been fairly poisonous.
Examine again tomorrow for our full field workplace report!
