Warner Bros.' "Mickey 17" claimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office in its opening weekend, earning £2.1 million ($2.7 million), according to Comscore. The sci-fi thriller from director Bong Joon Ho,

Mickey 17, the ambitious follow-up to Bong Joon Ho's best picture winner Parasite has some phenomenally gutsy acting choices by star Robert Pattison and the director’s sure-footed world building occasionally hints at brilliance,

Of course Bong Joon Ho is an environmentalist. He recycles his own ideas. "Mickey 17," a sloppy but enjoyable sci-fi comedy set in the year 2054, mashes together the monsterphobia of "The Host," the animal-rights activism of "Okja,

The South Korean box office saw 'Mickey 17' retain its dominance for a second consecutive weekend, grossing $3.8 million.

Writer/director Bong Joon-Ho struck gold with his 2019 film Parasite, which won four Oscars, including Best Picture. That satire, one of the first in a recent spate of “eat the rich” stories, was the culmination of a career that the South Korean filmmaker has spent commenting on various social issues.