Just a brief update on Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” which earned $2.5M in Thursday previews. Our original $18M opening weekend projection still stands. Not that great, but we already knew this film had a steep hill to climb at the box office.
However, what’s most worrisome is the film’s tepid worldwide tally this weekend which might only reach the $45m mark — the budget was said to be anywhere between $120M-$150M. Audience scores also don’t seem to be so enthusiastic for this one.
I’ll have my own thoughts about “Mickey 17” tomorrow. In fact, let’s also open a thread for readers to chime in as well. This movie is a big deal given that it’s Bong’s follow-up to his Oscar and Cannes winning “Parasite,” which was released almost six years ago.
Earlier this year, Zack Snyder mentioned having seen James Gunn’s “Superman.” Heaping praise on it. Now he’s saying he actually hasn’t caught up with it yet?