Did The Creator Bomb At The Box Office? Breaking Down Its $32M Opening & Why It Matters So Much

The Creator’s performance at the box office could determine whether or not Hollywood studios continue to take risks on original stories, so it’s important to determine whether it’s a bomb or a hit (or somewhere in the middle). Tackling the timely topic of artificial intelligence, The Creator takes place in a futuristic world in which a powerful A.I.’s robotic army has waged war against humanity. John David Washington stars as Joshua, a cybernetically enhanced soldier who is sent to collect a mysterious weapon that could be the key to ending the war. This is Rogue One director Gareth Edwards’ first non-franchise movie since his low-budget debut, Monsters.