Wilde’s Booksmart finished its 2019 run at $24.9 million worldwide against a $6 million budget, and the industry filed it as proof that original comedy could not open. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, the platform-release benchmark of the post-pandemic summer, ended at $28.2 million domestic and $54 million worldwide off a $25 million budget. Wilde’s The Invite box office run arrived without a single asset the modern theatrical business claims it needs. The Invite Movie / Photo Credit: A24Seven Screens to 2,110, Weekend by WeekendThe Invite box office numbers describe a platform release run the way platform releases used to be run. The Invite / Photo Credit: A24The Genre the Business Gave AwayA24’s The Invite box office result matters less for its size than for its category.