Multiple studios wanted to accept The Invite.
Photo: Sundance Institute
For cinephiles who don’t want to say “ski you later” to Utah, the memories made at the last-ever Sundance Film Festival in Park City will be priceless … but the films on its 2026 lineup certainly aren’t. This year, Olivia Wilde’s The Invite was the subject of a 72-hour bidding war involving offers from multiple industry heavy hitters. Ultimately, A24 emerged victorious as the studio that will be sending The Invite out to moviegoers. Sales have otherwise gotten off to a slow start during a week of premieres, parties, and protests at the festival. But buyers still have time to open their wallets and fuel speculation about which titles have awards-season potential. (After all, Train Dreams sold at Sundance last year and ended up chugging its way to an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.) Below, an updated list of all the movies from Sundance 2026 that have sold so far, and for how much.
Distributor: A24
Olivia Wilde directs and stars as Seth Rogen’s wife in this romantic comedy. On a night when the couple’s relationship might fall apart, their swinging upstairs neighbors (Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz) come over for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse. Will McCormack and Rashida Jones wrote the screenplay based on the 2019 Spanish film Sentimental, itself adapted from a stage play by Cesc Gay. Wilde reportedly pushed for a theatrical release during a multiday bidding war with offers from Focus Features, Netflix, Apple, Searchlight, Sony, and Black Bear.
Price: Eight figures (“north of” $12 million, per Variety)
Release date: To be announced
Distributor: Neon
Writer-director Adrian Chiarella’s queer horror film follows star-crossed teenage boys who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other. Mia Wasikowska stars as one of the boys’ mothers in her return to the screen after three years.
Price: Seven figures, according to Deadline
Release date: Sometime in 2026
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Oscar-nominated Babel actress Rinko Kikuchi stars as Haru, who loves competing in Tokyo’s ballroom-dance scene with her Mexican husband, Luis. While she is grieving his unexpected death, her friends coax her back to the studio, and she becomes infatuated with the new instructor. The Josef Kubota Wladyka–directed film got a standing ovation on the opening night of the festival and is the first sale out of the dramatic narrative competition section.
Price: Not disclosed
Release date: To be announced
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