The Invitation Wins One Of The Worst Box Office Weekends This Year
Sony's brand-new horror film, The Invitation, finished the final theatrical weekend of August atop the domestic box with a less than impressive $7 million performance to conclude its three-day opening. The weekend was undeniably one of the worst the summer has had to offer this year, with all shown titles collectively generating a dismal $54 million total.
Per Deadline, The Invitationpremiered this past Friday and took home a disappointing $2.6 million to conclude its long-awaited opening night. The film's performance faired no better on Saturday and Sunday, which saw the brand-new film accumulate $4.35 million across both days. As stated, the Sony film took home $7 million overall to end the weekend, which would barely be good enough to enter the top ten during modest theatrical weekends.
Sony's The Invitation Put A New Spin On Modern Vampire Lore
The Invitation centers around Nathalie Emmanuel, who ventures to the English countryside after the unexpected passing of her mother in search of other possible relatives. While in the countryside, The Fast and Furious franchise star is invited to attend an incredibly lavish wedding to meet the newly found members of her cryptic family, but quickly discovers she has been immersed in a villainous conspiracy, which she may not survive. Alongside Emmanuel, the brand-new Sony horror film stars Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden, and Sean Pertwee.
The Invitation was one of three new releases to premiere this weekend, but its appeal to audiences did not appear to be enough to fill empty seats. George Miller's new film Three Thousand Years Of Longing, starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, finished seventh at the box office after earning a disappointing $2.876 million.
Read more on gamerant.com
