The Invite Outpaces A24 Platform Openings at Indie Box Office
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- The Invite opened on 7 screens in a platform release, grossing $393,357 and averaging $56,194 per screen — a debut A24 secured in an aggressive bidding war out of Sundance.
- A24's recent platform releases serve as the benchmark: 'The Moment' made $427K on 4 theaters, 'Pillion' averaged just above $60K on 4 screens en route to a $3.8M total, and 'Mother Mary' managed only $168K from 5 screens.
- Marty Supreme remains A24's high-water mark for platform releases, nearly outgrossing 'The Invite' in a single opening day and ultimately posting $863K on opening weekend from 6 screens.
- Maddie's Secret (John Early) and Rose of Nevada each added 8 screens in their second weekend, indicating sustained specialized-run momentum beyond their debuts.
- Romeria, Carla Simón's Cannes drama from last year, debuted at #6 on the specialized list with $15,193, while Italian drama For the Love of a Woman (Guido Chisea) entered at #8 with $4,294.
- Blue Heron (Janus Films) crept back into the Top 10 in its 11th weekend of release, approaching $600K domestic and securing a streaming date on The Criterion Channel.
Why it matters: A24 is using 'The Invite' to test whether platform openings still work in a distributor increasingly known for wide launches — the $393K debut already tops 'Mother Mary' but sits at less than half of A24's 'Marty Supreme' platform record, leaving the distributor's per-screen economics somewhere between its recent underperformers and its best-case A24 platform run.
