The box office is welcoming back Robert Pattinson — a lot of him. Pattinson stars in “Mickey 17,” an R-rated sci-fi movie from “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho, where he plays multiple clones of the same person who dies repeatedly.

Mickey 17” — "Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi comedy starring Robert Pattinson — is off to a rough start at the domestic box office.

Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 topped the box office in its first weekend of release, earning $19.1 million from March 7 to March 9. The Warner Bros. movie starring Robert Pattinson came in slightly under its $20 million forecast.

Warner Bros.’ 'Mickey 17' claimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office in its opening weekend with $2.7 million.

Bong Joon Ho’s highly awaited sci-fi black comedy Mickey 17, his first major big-screen venture after Oscar-winning Parasite, has experienced a modest bump at the US box office. On Tuesday Discount Day,

Robert Pattinson's Mickey 17 made $19.1 million from 3,807 theaters in the U.S., but the road ahead looks tough for Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi comedy. With a $118 million production cost and $80 million marketing budget,

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.