The thriller The Invitation, produced by Sony, managed to debut at the top of the North American box office with a profit of 7 million dollars in 3,114 theaters, according to Variety magazine, cited by News.ro.

A frame from the movie “The Invitation”Photo: LMK / Landmark / Profimedia Images

This is the weakest debut from the top spot since May 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic kept audiences out of theaters and Spiral it only raised $4.5 million.

production Invitation it cost $10 million. Director: Jessica M. Thompson, Invitation follows Evie (Natalie Emmanuel z game of Thrones), who is invited to her family home in the English countryside, where she discovers sinister secrets.

Despite the good reviews, Three thousand years of longingstarring Idris Elba as the Genie and Tilda Swinton as a scientist who grants three wishes, debuted seventh on the chart with $2.87 million from 2,436 locations.

According to Variety, this is a terrible result for a film that is playing in thousands of theaters in the US.

“Top Gun: Maverick” and “Bullet Train” remain among the most popular films in North American theaters

No competition with new movies, High-speed train, Top Gun: Maverick, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and Beast they ranked in the top five at the North American box office.

High-speed train came in second with $5.6 million from 3,513 theaters. After a month on the big screen, the Brad Pitt film has earned $78 million to date.

High-speed train it also grossed $95.4 million at the international box office, with global ticket sales reaching $173.4 million.

Thriller from Universal Beast, starring Idris Elba, came in third with $4.9 million from 3,754 theaters. To date, the film has grossed $20 million in North America.

in fourth place Top Gun: Maverick grossed $4.75 million in 2,962 theaters over 14 weekends.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Herowhich topped the box office last weekend, plummeted to No. 5 with $4.45 million from 3,100 locations.

The top is complete Minions: The Rise of Gru in eighth place, behind him Thor: Love and Thunder and Where the Crawdads sing.

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