"Mickey 17," a black comedy from Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho, topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated take of $19.1 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

Bong Joon-ho and actors Toni Collette and Naomie Ackie talk about how their new film Mickey 17 reflects our world, and how to survive oppressive conditions.

Bong Joon Ho has turned his funny-sad excavations of life under capitalism into unlikely blockbusters. With “Mickey 17,” he’s bending a whole new genre.

Ylfa's hunt for a delicious sauce is just another representation of the 'ruling' class' disregard for Mickey and every other person on the ship. This culminates when the Creepers swarm around the ship threatening to kill the humans. Even in that moment, Ylfa is fixated on a new recipe, made from the aliens' tails.

And Pattinson’s leagues better than Mark Ruffalo, who ridiculously plays a power-lusting politician who wants to establish “a planet of purity,” and Toni Collette as his aloof wife Ylfa, who’s stupidly obsessed with dinner sauces. The viewers’ sighs get louder with every entrance.

His Oscar wins for "Parasite" were historic. Now Bong Joon Ho is back with a strange, existential sci-fi story about a disposable worker who won't stay dead.

Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North American box office charts. According to studio

Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Steven Yeun, Mickey 17 is a weird, wacky but ultimately satisfying dystopian romp.