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Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Edward Norton in “The Invite.”<\/p>\n
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The Invite, director Olivia Wilde\u2019s acclaimed comedy drama in which she stars alongside Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, arrives on digital streaming this week.<\/p>\n
The Invite opened in limited release on June 26 and expanded to theaters nationwide on July 10. Rogen<\/a> and Wilde<\/a> play Jill and Angela, who are going through bumps in their marriage. However, when the invite couple living upstairs from them \u2014 Hawk (Norton) and Pi\u00f1a (Cruz) \u2014 to dinner, the night takes a stranger turn with enigmatic couple than Joe and Angela expected.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Jackass: Best And Last\u2019 Tries To Up Ante On Streaming This Week After Franchise Wanes At Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Based on Cesc Gay\u2019s 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs, the screenplay for The Invite was adapted by actor-filmmakers Will McCormack and Rashida Jones.<\/p>\n The Invite had a solid run in theaters, earning nearly $24.3 million domestically and $18.6 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $42.9 million. According to the IMDb<\/a>, The Invite had an estimated production budget of $12 million before marketing costs.<\/p>\n The Invite also won critics and audiences over on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, earning a 97% \u201cfresh\u201d critics\u2019 score based on 267 reviews and an 89% \u201cfresh\u201d Popcornmeter score based on 1,000-plus verified user ratings.<\/p>\n The RT Critics Consensus for the film reads, \u201cPerversely funny while giving its quartet of fine actors some of their best material yet, The Invite is a sophisticated farce that reaffirms Olivia Wilde as one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.\u201d<\/p>\n ForbesNikki From \u2018Obsession\u2019 To Haunt Universal\u2019s Halloween Horror NightsBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n The reception of The Invite is doubt exciting to Wilde, who told the crowd at a screening of the film at the 79th Locarno Film Festival on Saturday (via The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>) that she had to fight to get the film released in theaters instead of having it premiere on a streaming platform.<\/p>\n \u201cThey bribe you to not take theatrical,\u201d Wilde told the festival crowd. \u201cWe have to fight for it to have a run in theaters.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Wilde said, the offer to go the streaming route instead of theatrical is of little benefit to the filmmaker.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a bribe. They pay you more,\u201d Wilde told the Locarno crowd (via THR). \u201cNot the filmmaker, no; the financiers will get a lot more money to go to streaming, and you can take that bribe and give that up if that\u2019s where your priorities lie. But we were really lucky that our financier gave me the opportunity to make this decision, which is something I don\u2019t take lightly. She could have very easily said no.\u201d<\/p>\n ForbesJon Cypher, \u2018Cinderella\u2019 And \u2018Hill Street Blues\u2019 Star, Dies At 94By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde in “The Invite.”<\/p>\n A24\u2018The Invite\u2019 Arrives On PVOD On Tuesday<\/p>\n The Invite will be released on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, Aug. 11, a new listing on Prime Video<\/a> confirms.<\/p>\n The Invite will be available to purchase on PVOD for $24.99 on such digital platforms as Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home and YouTube Movies & TV. The film is also available to rent for a 48-hour period for $19.99.<\/p>\n Rated R, The Invite, directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, as well as Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, is still playing in 342 theaters nationwide.<\/p>\n