“The Housemaid” has surpassed a notable box office milestone with worldwide ticket sales exceeding $200 million.
The R-rated film, starring Sidney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, grossed $100 million domestically and $100 million internationally after its first four weekends. These ticket sales are especially promising considering Lionsgate spent just $35 million to make the film.
The Housemaid was released in North America on December 19th to a modest box office gross of $19 million. Thanks to great word of mouth, the psychological thriller is expected to finish its theatrical run with a box office gross of $225 million to $275 million worldwide, a huge achievement in a challenging time for mid-budget films. In a perverse twist, international tallies have already outpaced domestic sales, with the top regions including the UK (where The Housemaid topped Avatar: Fire and Ashes and Zootopia last weekend) with $23.7 million, France with $17.5 million and Australia with $5.6 million.
“‘The Housemaid’ shows what can be achieved when the right stars like Sidney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Skenner, Michelle Morrone and Elizabeth Perkins are matched with great filmmakers and compelling material, all of which can come together to create a truly captivating cinematic experience and an undeniable desire to see more,” Lionsgate Film Group’s Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “Paul Feig exceeded expectations by delivering a thriller that was everything audiences wanted. Our team, and especially the women at Lionsgate, recognized early on that Frieda McFadden’s trilogy was great film material before it became a literary phenomenon. Congratulations to our outstanding cast and filmmakers, and to the entire team at Lionsgate.”
“The Housemaid” is Lionsgate’s second consecutive wide release to surpass $200 million worldwide, following November’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” ($241 million). The studio had an otherwise quiet 2025, with hits like the John Wick spinoff “Ballerina” ($137 million on a $90 million budget) and the Aziz Ansari comedy “Good Fortune” ($26 million on a $30 million budget).
Directed by Feig (Bridesmaids) and adapted from Frieda McFadden’s best-selling novel, The Housemaid follows a troubled young woman (Sweeney) who becomes a live-in maid for an ultra-wealthy family (Seyfried and Skrenner play a less-than-picture-perfect couple). Owen Gleiberman of Variety magazine praised the creepy nature of The Housemaid, saying that the film “goes too far, but does it in an unusually clever and savvy way.”
“The Housemaid” is the first novel in McFadden’s bestselling trilogy, so it’s no surprise that the sequel, “The Housemaid’s Secret,” is already in collaboration with Sweeney and Feig.
