Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.
Instead,the movie was relegated to a footnote in 2023’s movie collection.
While it received respectable reviews, its office takings prove there just wasn’t enough interest.
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Surprisingly,The Creator’s budget was just $80 million.
In the context of big sci-fi blockbusters, that’s not a huge amount.
For comparison, the budget for 2014’sInterstellarwas almost twice that ofThe Creator, and almost a decade earlier.
The Creator is a sci-fi action film from Rogue One director Gareth Edwards. Edwards wrote and directed the movie, which centers on the human race’s war against AI. In the post-apocalyptic world, Joshua (John David Washington) is tasked with finding and killing the architect of the dangerous AI and the mysterious weapon they are developing.
Still,The Creatormanaged to immerse me completely with its detailed worldbuilding, stunning visuals, and thought-provoking message.
So, the majority of the movie’s theatrical run fell in the following month.
So, one of the most likely explanations is thatThe Creatorjust got lost in the mix.
The Creatorwould have had to make $160m at the box office to make its money back.
Box Office Mojoreports thatThe Creatormade $104,272,136 worldwide.
On a budget of $80m, this may look like the movie succeeded and even turned a profit.
The Creator is a sci-fi action film from Rogue One director Gareth Edwards. Edwards wrote and directed the movie, which centers on the human race’s war against AI. In the post-apocalyptic world, Joshua (John David Washington) is tasked with finding and killing the architect of the dangerous AI and the mysterious weapon they are developing.
Unfortunately, that’s not how it works.
In general, a movie needs to at least double its budget so you can break even.
So,The Creatorwould have had to make $160m at the box office to make its money back.
However, it fell very short of this milestone.
He describedThe Creatoras a standalone project and confirmed that he didn’t have a plan to make a sequel.
Thankfully, that never happened.
As it stands,The Creatorcan be enjoyed in isolation.
The beginning is the beginning, and the end is the end.
So,The Creator’s failure could be viewed as a fortunate scenario that protects the movie’s integrity.
Edwards wrote and directed the movie, which centers on the human race’s war against AI.
