A24 Buys Olivia Wilde's The Invite for Over $12 Million After 72-Hour Sundance Bidding War
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Updated · The Cut · Jun 24
A24 Buys Olivia Wilde's The Invite for Over $12 Million After 72-Hour Sundance Bidding War
3 articles · Updated · The Cut · Jun 24
Summary
A24 paid more than $12 million for Olivia Wilde’s The Invite after a 72-hour Sundance bidding war, beating Warner Bros. and Netflix in one of the festival’s biggest sales.
The deal gives Wilde the theatrical release she wanted for her third feature, a dark comedy inspired by Spain’s Sentimental that premiered to a standing ovation in Park City.
The Invite stars Wilde and Seth Rogen as a bitter married couple whose dinner with swinger neighbors played by Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz spirals into a one-night marital collapse.
For Wilde, the sale marks a rebound after 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling backlash; she said the new film became an unexpected “healing experience” after years spent rebuilding personally and professionally.