The Robert Pattinson sci-fi flick Mickey 17 took the number one spot at the box office this weekend – but it didn’t exactly turn a profit.
Variety reports the Warner Bros. film, director Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Parasite, had a budget of $118 million but brought in just $19.1 million in its debut weekend.
It was a weak box office overall for new releases, with the drama Rule Breakers coming in ninth place with $1.6 million and the animated Night of the Zoopocalypse in tenth with just over $1 million. It was a good weekend for recent best picture winner Anora, though, which saw one of its biggest weekend grosses to date with $1.86 million for a seventh place finish.
1. Mickey 17 – $19.1 million 2. Captain America: Brave New World – $8.5 million 3. Last Breath – $4.2 million 4. The Monkey – $3.9 million 5. Paddington in Peru – $3.85 million 6. Dog Man – $3.5 million 7. Anora – $1.86 million 8. Mufasa: the Lion King – $1.7 million 9. Rule Breakers – $1.6 million 10. Night of the Zoopocalypse – $1.1 million