The newRobert Pattinsonscience fiction movie has surpassed a major box office milestone despite setbacks during its second weekend. Pattinson is a well-known actor who got his start in prominent franchises, including playing Cedric Diggory in 2005’sHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fireand Edward Cullen in theTwilightfranchise, which spanned five movies that were released between 2008 and 2012. However, as he grew older, he began to take on more idiosyncratic roles.
While he has since returned to franchise filmmaking in a major way by leading thecast ofThe Batmanin the title role,he has become better known for working withauteurdirectorssuch as the Safdie Brothers, who he partnered with in their 2017 movieGood Time, and Robert Eggers, who he worked with in the 2019 horror featureThe Lighthouse. Other titles that saw him work with notable directors include Claire Denis’High Life, Christopher Nolan’sTenet, David Cronenberg’sMaps to the Stars, and his new 2025 science fiction movie that is rising at the box office.
Mickey 17 Is Climbing The Domestic Chart
It Was Nevertheless Hit Hard In Week 2
Mickey 17has now reached a major domestic milestone. The new movie, which was directed byParasite’s Bong Joon Ho,stars Robert Pattinson as a man who is repeatedly clonedand used to test the deadly new planet that humanity is attempting to colonize. TheMickey 17releasekicked off on March 7, taking No. 1 at the domestic box office with a debut haul of $19 million, which was the best ever in North America for Bong Joon Ho but still came nowhere close to the movie’s $118 million budget.
With its high budget, the break-even point forMickey 17is likely somewhere around $295 million.
PerVariety, as of Saturday morning,Mickey 17is projected to reach a cumulative gross of $33 millionat the domestic box office by the end of its second weekend in theaters. This will allow it to push past the $30 million milestone, even though its week-on-week drop is set to be a relatively harsh 60%. In terms of recent original sci-fi, it is about par with recent disappointments like 2023’sThe Creator(which dropped 55.6%) and behind 2022’sMoonfall(which dropped 70.1%).
What This Means For Mickey 17
It Has Entered The Upper Echelon Of 2025
At the time of writing,Mickey 17has become onlythe eighth 2025 release to pass the $30 million domestic milestone, behindHeart Eyes,The Monkey,Den of Thieves: Pantera,Paddington in Peru,One of Them Days,Dog Man, andCaptain America: Brave New World. While this distinction shows that theRobert Pattinsonmovieis connecting with audiences in a way that few other titles have so far this year, it still will most likely not be enough for it to overcome the financial risk posed by its huge budget.
