A 2025 Sci-Fi Flop That Reportedly Lost $75 Million Is A Must-Watch On HBO Max Cynthia Vinney Mon, October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo on Google Mickey during the cloning process in "Mickey 17" — Warner Bros. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways South Korean director Bong Joon Ho is used to having his movies — which include "Snowpiercer" and the best picture winner "Parasite" — called things like "peerless," "audacious," and "original." He's not so used to having his movies called "flops" or "box office bombs." Unfortunately, that's what his Robert Pattinson-led film "Mickey 17" was — in fact, it's one of the biggest box office bombs of 2025 . This political sci-fi satire with weighty things on its mind (including identity, class warfare, environmental degradation, and corporate greed) disappointed when it hit theaters, ending its theatrical run with $133.3 million at the box office, with only $46 million of that coming from North America. Though that would be a respectable number for some films, according to Variety, "Mickey 17" was produced for approximately $118 million and reportedly cost another $80 million to market. To break even, the film would have had to gross approximately $300 million, so in the end, it lost $75 to $80 million. While reviews were mostly positive, many critics had reservations, noting that "Mickey 17" isn't the best of Bong Joon Ho and pointing to the film's lengthy runtime and the over-the-top performances as drawbacks. However, when "Mickey 17" hit HBO Max a few months after its theatrical release, viewers immediately took to the daring space adventure: It shot up the viewing charts and stayed among HBO Max's top 10 films for weeks, becoming the latest box office failure to find a second life in the streaming world. Advertisement Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/2025-sci-fi-flop-reportedly-145119295.html