Director Bong Joon-ho’s new film ‘Mickey 17’ heads to OTT just a month after its theatrical release, causing further financial losses.
Director Bong Joon-ho's latest work, 'Mickey 17,' failed to achieve commercial success in theaters and has decided to move to an OTT platform. The film has been evaluated as a box office failure, recording a loss of around 100 billion KRW just one month after its theatrical release. 'Mickey 17' is scheduled to be released on various OTT platforms including Amazon Prime Video in the United States, and this decision has greatly shocked the investors, distributors, director, and actors. The film also failed to meet the global box office expectations, resulting in a larger loss than anticipated, raising concerns and interest. Discussions are ongoing regarding the impact of such commercial failure on the K-POP and Hallyu market and its future prospects.
