LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “The Invitation” required just $7 million to top the North American box office’s weakest weekend of the summer, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Directed and co-written by Jessica M. Thompson and starring “Game of Thrones” actor Natalie Emmanuel, “The Invitation” tells the story of a young woman who discovers dark secrets in her family’s rural English home after the death of her mother. is.
It debuted on Sony’s 3,141 screen and cost just $10 million to produce.
Sony also produced the second-largest film featuring Brad Pitt’s vehicle, “Bullet Train,” which grossed an estimated $5.6 million from 3,513 screens in its fourth week, bringing its domestic total to $78.2 million. I was.
Universal’s “Beast,” starring Idris Elba, made $11.6 million in its first week, ranking second, before finishing third in its second week with $4.9 million.
Elba was also the star of “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” another major debut of the week. This is the fantasy epic directed by George Miller of ‘Mad Max’, which earned her just $2.9 million on 2,436 screens and finished in 7th place.
The delayed results weren’t a big surprise for this time of the year.
Comscore Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said: “Given this weekend’s movie line-up, this was to be expected.”
Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” remained at No. 4 for its 14th weekend in theaters, adding $4.8 million. To date in North America he has earned over $691 million, making him the sixth highest-grossing domestic release of all time.
Last week’s No. 1 Dragon Ball Super: Super Heroes plummeted to No. 5 with $4.6 million in its second weekend after earning $20.1 million in its debut.
Over the weekend, ticket sales in North America were about $52.7 million, the weakest in months. Year-to-date box office earnings are still up significantly from his lukewarm year of 2021 thanks to a strong summer, but until expected blockbusters like ‘Halloween’s End’ and ‘Black Adam’ surge again. A long drought awaits. Both will be released in October.
With the box office slowing down, tickets to the movie will be as little as $3 in most American cinemas as part of Saturday’s newly launched National Cinema Day. Big chains like AMC and Regal Cinemas are on board, as are all major movie studios.
Estimated ticket sales Friday through Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore.
1. “Invitation” $7 million.
2. “Shinkansen,” $5.6 million.
3. “Beast” $4.9 million.
4. “Top Gun: Maverick” $4.8 million.
5. “Dragon Ball Super: Super Heroes” $4.6 million.
6. “DC League of Super Pets,” $4.2 million.
7. “Three Thousand Years of Longing” $2.9 million
8. “Minions: Rise of Gru,” $2.74 million.
9. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $2.7 million.
10. “Where Crowdad Sings” $2.3 million
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