‘Mickey 17’ Sinks at Box Office to $18.5 Million Opening Weekend

 Overall weekend totals plunge 60% from last year as the absence of a “Dune: Part Two”-level hit is felt

A year ago this weekend, the box office was receiving a drought-breaker courtesy of the $82.5 million start for Warner Bros./Legendary's "Dune: Part Two." Warner's new film this weekend, "Mickey 17," however, isn't opening to a fourth of that.

Industry projections have Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi satire debuting at only $18.5 million from 3,607 theaters after a $7.7 million opening day, a portentous start considering the movie's estimated $118 million price tag.

With no other movies grossing more than $10 million this weekend — "Captain America: Brave New World" is second with $8.7 million in its fourth frame — overall totals are coming in at a paltry $56 million, down 60% from the opening weekend of "Dune: Part Two" last year.

A year ago this weekend, the box office was receiving a drought-breaker courtesy of the $82.5 million start for Warner Bros./Legendary's "Dune: Part Two." Warner's new film this weekend, "Mickey 17," however, isn't opening to a fourth of that.

Industry projections have Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi satire debuting at only $18.5 million from 3,607 theaters after a $7.7 million opening day, a portentous start considering the movie's estimated $118 million price tag.

With no other movies grossing more than $10 million this weekend — "Captain America: Brave New World" is second with $8.7 million in its fourth frame — overall totals are coming in at a paltry $56 million, down 60% from the opening weekend of "Dune: Part Two" last year.

And in the wake of its five Academy Award wins, including Best Picture, Neon’s “Anora” returned to 1,130 theaters for an overall screen count this weekend of 1,938. The film is estimated to earn $1.75 million this weekend, which would bring its total to $18.3 million domestic.

That’s enough to pass the unadjusted $17 million domestic total of 2009 winner “The Hurt Locker,” which stands before inflation as the lowest grossing Best Picture winner since the turn of the century.