If three new films debut in theatres, but no one goes to see them...

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Thus Sony's horror thriller "The Invitation" topped the box office charts with only $7 million

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Its victories come with some pretty weak bragging rights

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This is the lowest first since May 2021, when COVID was keeping people at home

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Now, it is not the pandemic that is stopping the audience from visiting theatres

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it is the lack of attractive options. Overall, the domestic box office grossed just $54 million over the weekend

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And the bad times are expected to continue until at least late September or early October

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Over the weekend, two other films — director George Miller's R-rated dark fantasy "Three Thousand Years of Longing

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The "Invitation" cost $10 million to produce, so it wouldn't take a ton of coin to make a profit

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