Director Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17' surpassed a 60% reservation rate two days before its release.
According to the integrated computer network for cinema ticket sales on the afternoon of the 26th, 'Mickey 17' achieved a real-time reservation rate of 60.2% as of 6 p.m., securing the top spot. The number of reserved viewers also reached 215,664, well exceeding 200,000.
In second place is 'Captain America: Brave New World' (6.3%), in third is 'The Exorcist' (5.3%), in fourth is 'The Girl We Liked Back Then' (3.8%), and in fifth is 'Lee Chan-won's Concert Chant: Dear My Chance' (3.6%). Essentially, 'Mickey 17' is showing an overwhelming reservation rate nearing 60%, indicating its dominance in theaters.
'Mickey 17' (scripted and directed by Bong Joon-ho, produced by Plan B Entertainment, distributed by Warner Brothers Korea Co., Ltd.) features a consumable (expendable) character Mickey (played by Robert Pattinson) who is deployed for dangerous tasks and faces his 17th death crisis, leading to an unpredictable story when Mickey 18 (also played by Robert Pattinson) is printed, mistakenly believing that Mickey has died. Based on the science fiction novel 'Mickey 7' by American author Edward Ashton, this project marks Bong Joon-ho's first release in six years since winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and is his third overseas project following 'Okja' and 'Snowpiercer.'
Previously invited to the special gala sector of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, it has received significant attention, and many foreign media outlets have praised Bong Joon-ho's human-centered science fiction work.
Robert Pattinson plays Mickey Bans, who cannot endure the murder threats from loan sharks and leaves for the ice planet Niflheim. Based solely on a friend's words, he ambitiously opens a macaron shop but ends up failing spectacularly, accruing massive debt and becoming a failure on Earth. Although he escapes to Niflheim to evade the loan sharks, he is assigned to the 'Human Print' work and repeatedly meets terrible deaths.
Additionally, Mark Ruffalo portrays the dictatorial politician Kenneth Marshall of the spaceship headed for space colonization, Naomi Ackie plays Nasha, Mickey's only lover who protects him in Niflheim, and Steven Yeun plays Timo, a friend who betrays the endlessly kind Mickey.
Recently, acclaimed director Park Chan-wook, known for 'Oldboy,' 'The Handmaiden,' and 'Decision to Leave,' remarked, "If you want to know why the science fiction genre is important in the world, watch 'Mickey 17'" and added, "The Academy committee should give Robert Pattinson both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards!" commending Robert Pattinson for his role in two parts.
As expectations among domestic audiences soar, the opening score on the first day of release is highly anticipated.
Meanwhile, 'Mickey 17' will premiere in South Korea, the first in the world, on the 28th.
[Photo] 'Mickey 17' poster, OSEN DB
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