Sydney Sweeney‘s comeback film can be described as both a sleeper hit and an instant blockbuster. This is quite unusual. The movie continued to make millions of dollars at the box office even after the initial buzz around its strong opening had died down. The film’s success was made all the sweeter as Sweeney was coming off a streak of box-office disappointments. In the year preceding the blockbuster’s release, Sweeney starred in four films that either underperformed or straight-up bombed at the box office. Most of those movies, it was later understood, featured the Euphoria star in roles that audiences didn’t exactly want to see her in. Sweeney broke out with the HBO show, which is returning for a third season this Sunday, and then graduated to big-screen stardom with the romantic comedy Anyone But You.
Released at the tail end of 2023, Anyone But You became a word-of-mouth hit, grossing around $230 million worldwide. But Sweeney couldn’t sustain the momentum with her follow-up vehicles — the long-delayed neo-Western Americana, the star-studded survival drama Eden, the critically panned superhero movie Madame Web, and the sports film Christy. It took over a year for her to bounce back with her December 2025 release, The Housemaid. Based on a bestseller by Freida McFadden and directed by Paul Feig, the twisty thriller received positive reviews and greatly impressed its target audience.
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‘The Housemaid’ Seems To Have Stalled Painfully Short of a Massive Box Office Milestone
Also starringMamma Mia starAmanda Seyfried andTaylor Sheridan favoriteBrandon Sklenar ,the movie holds a " ;Certified Fresh" ;73% critics &apos ; score and a " ;Verified Hot" ;92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.The aggregator&apos ;s consensus reads," ;A sly throwback to the lurid thrillers that used to dominate multiplexes,The Housemaid " ; cleans up nicely thanks to its wicked sense of fun and delightfully unnerving performance from Amanda Seyfried." ;The Housemaid wasn&apos ;t just a hit domestically,but it also made a killing in international markets.Themovie&apos ;s cumulative worldwide haul stands at stunning $399 million.The movie continued to perform in theaters even after it was released on PVOD platforms.According to FlixPatrol,The Housemaid " ;has spent more than60 days on domestic iTunes chart." ;Feig and Sweeney are set to return for sequel ,which will also featureKirsten Dunst.Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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‘The Housemaid’ Seems To Have Stalled Painfully Short of a Massive Box Office Milestone
Also starringMamma Mia starAmanda Seyfried andTaylor Sheridan favoriteBrandon Sklenar ,the movie holds a " ;Certified Fresh" ;73% critics &apos ; score and a " ;Verified Hot" ;92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.The aggregator&apos ;s consensus reads," ;A sly throwback to the lurid thrillers that used to dominate multiplexes,The Housemaid " ; cleans up nicely thanks to its wicked sense of fun and delightfully unnerving performance from Amanda Seyfried." ;The Housemaid wasn&apos ;t just a hit domestically,but it also made a killing in international markets.Themovie&apos ;s cumulative worldwide haul stands at stunning $399 million.The movie continued to perform in theaters even after it was released on PVOD platforms.According to FlixPatrol,The Housemaid " ;has spent more than60 days on domestic iTunes chart." ;Feig and Sweeney are set to return for sequel ,which will also featureKirsten Dunst.Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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