As reported by Variety, the film Saw Spiral was the winning film in May 2021 and collected only $4.5 million. The Invitation managed to earn only slightly more than that and was part of a wider domestic box office weekend that totaled $52.7 million in ticket sales. The next few weeks also look to be relatively quiet at the movies, with some of the big hitters remaining in the next couple of months consisting of Don’t Worry Darling on September 23rd, Halloween Ends on October 14th, and Black Adam on the 21st. October. As for The Invitation, the film only cost $10 million to make, and while it only added another $1.6 million overseas, it should be able to at least recoup the cost. In our review of The Invitation, we said it “represents everything that makes for a middle-of-the-road vampire experience, but doesn’t deserve to be written off entirely.” Bullet Train took second place with $5.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $78 million and its worldwide tally to $173.4 million. Idris Elba’s Monster followed in third place with $4.7 million and Top Gun: Maverick continued its reign in theaters with $4.75 million. Rounding out the top five was Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero with $4.45 million, down 78% from last weekend. George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing was one of the only other new films this weekend, managing to earn only $2.87 million despite its $60 million production budget. John Boyega’s Breaking also disappointed in theaters, bringing in just $1.022 million. Do you have a tip for us? Want to discuss a potential story? Send an email to [email protected] Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
