Overview
- The Invite sold to A24 after a multi-day contest that narrowed to A24 and Focus Features, with other bidders including Netflix, Searchlight, Neon and a new Warner Bros. specialty label.
- Industry reports place the price in the eight-figure range, with offers surpassing $10 million and some accounts citing a figure north of $12 million.
- The single-location dramedy, an English-language remake of the Spanish film Sentimental, stars Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton from a script by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.
- The film premiered at Sundance to strong response, including a standing ovation at the Eccles Theatre, and was repped by UTA Independent Film Group and FilmNation; Wilde reteams with producer Megan Ellison/Annapurna.
- Separately, Neon is securing the horror title Leviticus in a seven-figure worldwide deal reported around the mid‑seven‑figure mark, signaling active buying across genres at the festival.