Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17' Hits 1 Million Viewers in Four Days
Hwang Sujin Reporter
hwang075609@gmail.com | 2025-03-03 12:38:52
Director Bong Joon-ho's highly anticipated science fiction film, 'Mickey 17', has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing 1 million viewers just four days after its release. According to the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network for cinema admission tickets, as of this morning, the film has recorded a cumulative audience of 1,117,586.
Since its domestic release on February 28, 'Mickey 17' has maintained its position at the top of the box office for three consecutive days, indicating a strong likelihood of continued growth in viewership.
Set in the near future, 'Mickey 17' tells the story of an 'Expendable', a disposable employee of a human expedition sent to colonize an icy planet. The film, which cost $118 million (approximately 170 billion Korean won) to produce, is based on Edward Ashton's novel 'Mickey 7'. This marks Director Bong's return to Hollywood six years after his critically acclaimed film 'Parasite'. The narrative delves into questions of identity and class conflict, featuring a protagonist who is repeatedly resurrected as a clone.
In the film, 'Mickey 17' is an expendable, a consumable who is reprinted after death. As he faces his 17th brush with mortality, an unexpected turn of events occurs when 'Mickey 18' is printed under the assumption that Mickey 17 has died.
Robert Pattinson takes on the dual role of Mickey 17 and Mickey 18. Naomi Ackie plays Nasha, Mickey's lover and an agent on the icy planet, while Steven Yeun portrays Timo, who immigrated to the icy planet with Mickey.
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