The South Korean ticket office experienced a seismic shift this weekend when “Mickey 17” claimed the top place with a commanding debut of $ 6.6 million and caught 69.06% of the market share.

The Sci-Fi movie, directed by Bong Joon Ho and with Robert Pattinson, not only surpassed all competitors, but also set a new height for 2025 that exceeded the opening of “Captain America: Brave New World.” According to Kobis, the tracking service run by the Korean Film Council, the weekend of February 28, 2-March, the Top 10 films, earned a total of $ 9 million, a significant boost from the previous weekend’s $ 4.4 million.

“Mickey 17”, which follows a ‘reprinted’ worker (Pattinson) on a distant planet colony that is tasked with getting dangerous jobs that no one else will do, attracted 980,549 recordings this weekend in 2,153 screens. Warner Bros. Reported a four-day opening sum of KRW12.9 billion ($ 9 million) that benefits from a non-traditional Friday release and Monday Independence Day’s movement holiday. IMAX screenings contributed 9% of this weekend’s gross.

In second place, “Captain America: Brave New World” brought $ 721,841, which accounts for 7.47% of this weekend’s market share. Marvel Blockbuster, who follows Sam Wilson’s journey as the new Captain America, saw a significant fall from last weekend, but managed to pull 110,888 viewers. The film’s cumulative earnings have now reached $ 10.5 million.

Korean horror “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” held its land in third place with $ 568,718, securing 5.88% of the market share. The film has now collected $ 1.7 million.

Debuting in the fourth, romantic drama “It’s okay!” earned $ 186,691 with 29,779 recordings. The film, directed by Kim Hye-Young, follows the high school student in-young, portrayed by Lee Re, who loses his mother in a car accident and navigates life afterwards. It won the best movie at Berlinale’s generation Kplus Strand in 2024. The film has a cumulative amount of $ 337,276.

“Paddington in Peru” rounded the top five with $ 159.116, which brought its cumulative total to $ 571.143. “You are my eye apple,” a South Korean remake of Taiwanese hit in 2011, took sixth place with $ 151,499, which makes up 1.56% of the market share. The upcoming age romance has now earned $ 826,449.

In the seventh, “Cheer Up, Korea!” Debuted with $ 118,067 and 18,124 recordings. The patriotic documentary has earned a cumulative amount of $ 144,541. Japanese romantic drama “1. Kiss ”debuted in eighth place with $ 85,423 and reached a cumulative amount of $ 154,667.

Bob Dyland Biopic “A Complete Unknown” took ninth place with $ 106,367. The film has now earned $ 224,506.

Around out of the top 10, Korean concert documentary “Lee Chan-Won Concert Anthem: Dear My Chance” earned $ 255,785, which brought his cumulative total to $ 517,422.