Gareth Edwards' original sci-fi epic The Creator will recover its production budget, but will it be able to hit the $100 million mark?
The Big Picture It’s always disappointing when original movies underperform at the box office because all this does is convince studios that franchises and IPs are the only way to go. Much was written about director Gareth Edwards' unique approach to making his new science-fiction film The Creator, which has unfortunately not been able to live up to pre-release buzz at the box office, after playing in theaters for over two weeks.
The film took the fifth spot at the domestic box office this weekend, after debuting at number three, as it added around $4 million to its tally. The Creator has now grossed $32 million stateside, in addition to $46 million from overseas territories, for a cumulative global haul of $79 million. The movie will recover its reported budget of $80 million by Monday, which should give 20th Century Studios a minor reason to celebrate.
Starring John David Washington, the futuristic thriller is set in a world overrun by artificial intelligence — not a wholly original concept in itself, but Edwards' near-guerilla filming process certainly drew attention. Instead of shooting the movie in a studio, or in The Volume, he dispatched small crews to dozens of international locations to shoot plates that were enhanced in post-production using digital trickery.
'The Creator' Wasn't Able to Live Up to Pre-Release Buzz Its biggest international territories are the U.K. , Australia , France and Spain and Mexico . Edwards was coming off of a considerable sabbatical, following the back-to-back success of his 2014 Godzilla reboot and 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . The Creator received mixed-to-positive reviews and is currently sitting at a “fresh” 67% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Also starring Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney, and Madeleine Yuna Voyles, The Creator is currently playing in over 2,900 domestic theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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