Formerly titled The Bride, the Dracula-inspired horror movie The Invitation was released in theaters by Sony’s Screen Gems on August 26, debuting in the #1 spot on the box office charts with $6,805,468 in 3,114 theaters in the US. Now in its second week of release, the vampire movie added another $6 million to its domestic total across the four-day Labor Day Weekend.
The film’s domestic total is now $15,045,000, with The Invitation finding itself in the #5 spot on the domestic charts. Worldwide, The Invitation has sunk its teeth into $18,545,000.
The Invitation has been compared by many fans to Ready or Not, a horror movie that opened with $8 million domestically back in 2019. That film ended up legging its way to $28.7 million in the United States and $57.6 million worldwide, numbers The Invitation isn’t likely to hit.
Nevertheless, The Invitation is out-pacing expectations in theaters. And with a reported $10 million production budget attached to it, it’s on its way to being profitable for Sony.
Stay tuned for more box office updates as we have them.
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THE INVITATION
Described as “a contemporary horror thriller,” The Invitation tells “the story of a young woman who is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.”
That “gothic conspiracy,” it turns out, involves blood-drinking, with Evie drawn into a world of vampires. This is very much a Dracula tale, only with a fresh new twist to it.
Here’s the full plot synopsis: “After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test…and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she’s at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host.
“But Evie is soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.”
Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones”), Thomas Doherty (“Gossip Girl”), Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden, and Stephanie Corneliussen star.
Blair Butler wrote the original script, with revisions by Jessica M. Thompson.
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