The Invitation

2016 | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.

Scores

Overall Score
53.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.0%
Review Aggregate
73.4

Critic Consensus

89.7% Fresh • 116 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 116 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotsuspensefulpsychologicalcharacter-drivenemotionalgrittyrealisticfunnyscarydark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Logan Marshall-Green2016$42,000$55,000(est)
Tammy Blanchard2016$26,000$34,000(est)
Michiel Huisman2016$20,000$26,000(est)
Emayatzy Corinealdi2016$16,000$21,000(est)
Lindsay Burdge2016$14,000$18,000(est)
Michelle Krusiec2016$12,000$16,000(est)
Mike Doyle2016$11,000$14,000(est)
Jay Larson2016$10,000$13,000(est)
John Carroll Lynch2016$9,000$12,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count116
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$231,737$302,900
International2016$123,098$160,899
Worldwide2016$354,835$463,799

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$165,108$215,810
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,051,000$2,680,828
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,091,000$2,733,111
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,801,000$2,354,057
Physical Purchases ?2016$5,082,000$6,642,597
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$104,282$136,305
Total Revenues2016$11,294,389$14,762,708
Expenses
Budget ?2016$1,000,000$1,307,083
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$284,000 (est)$371,212 (est)
Participations2016$452,000$590,802
Residuals ?2016$634,000$828,691
Interest & Overhead2016$200,000$261,417
Total Expenses2016$2,570,000$3,359,204
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$8,724,389$11,403,504

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