The Housemaid, Sydney Sweeney's 2025 thriller, returns to No. 1 on HBO Max
The 2025 thriller The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, is back at the top of HBO Max's streaming chart in October 2026, after earning about $400 million worldwide in cinemas.
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Centre · 2The Housemaid, a 2025 psychological thriller starring Sydney Sweeney, is again at the top of HBO Max's streaming chart in October 2026. Screen RantN “The movie is currently sitting at the top of HBO Max's streaming chart.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ ColliderN “it is the #1 movie in the U.S.” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant says the film beat several horror titles to the top spot, including Backrooms, Coraline, Corpse Bride and Evil Dead Burn, and calls that notable for October because The Housemaid is not the same kind of spooky as those films. Screen RantN “it had to beat out several horror movies, including Backrooms, Coraline, Corpse Bride, and Evil Dead Burn.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 2The film adapts Freida McFadden's bestselling novel. Sweeney plays Millie Calloway, a young woman in need of a fresh start who takes a job as a live-in maid for a wealthy couple, and the family's seemingly perfect life turns out to hide secrets. ColliderN “the psychological thriller based on Freida McFadden's bestselling novel” Read at Collider ↗ Screen RantN “takes a job as a live-in maid for an ultra-rich couple” Read at Screen Rant ↗
Centre · 2Collider says Paul Feig directed it. Amanda Seyfried co-stars as Nina Winchester, and the cast also includes Michele Morrone. ColliderN “Directed by Paul Feig (A Simple Favor)” Read at Collider ↗ Screen RantN “Amanda Seyfried stars opposite Sweeney” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 2Both outlets put its worldwide box office at about $400 million. Screen Rant adds that this came on an estimated $35 million budget and is an impressive total for a book adaptation outside a major franchise. Screen RantN “The movie made $400 million worldwide on its estimated $35 million budget.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ ColliderN “which has earned around $400 million worldwide” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 2A sequel based on McFadden's The Housemaid's Secret has been confirmed. Screen Rant reports that its budget is reportedly set at $70-80 million, about double the first film's. Collider says the sequel is due to open next December. Screen RantN “will also reportedly double the first film's budget, with a projected $70-80 million set aside for it.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ ColliderN “The Housemaid's Secret is due to open next December.” Read at Collider ↗
Centre · 1Collider cites its own review by Jeff Ewing, who found Sweeney struggled in the quieter early moments but stepped up as the film grew more deranged, praised Seyfried as "stellar throughout", and said the film "sticks the landing for one of the most entertaining finales this year". ColliderN “"sticks the landing for one of the most entertaining finales this year,"” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 2Both pieces place the chart result within Sweeney's rise, citing earlier hits such as Anyone But You. Screen Rant also mentions Immaculate and her two 2022 Emmy nominations, for Euphoria and The White Lotus. ColliderN “Anyone but You was as straightforward a rom-com as you could see” Read at Collider ↗ Screen RantN “she was nominated for two Emmys in the same year” Read at Screen Rant ↗
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- Both entertainment outlets treat the chart result as a good-news success story for Sweeney and the film, pairing it with box-office figures and the coming sequel.
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- Screen Rant stresses profit margin, the October horror competition and the sequel's budget. Collider stresses Sweeney's star status, the film's theatrical achievement and its review.
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- Neither gives viewing figures or says how long the film has held the top spot. The article text gives no streaming data source. Collider doesn't mention the film's budget.
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- “Officially Back”“Queen of HBO Max”“smash-hit”
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“Sydney Sweeney's Hit R-Rated Thriller Is Officially Back As One Of Streaming's Biggest Hits” — Screen Rant
“Sydney Sweeney Is Officially the Queen of HBO Max” — Collider
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What every side reports
- The Housemaid is currently the top film on HBO Max's chart.
- The film has earned around $400 million worldwide.
- It is based on Freida McFadden's novel and stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.
- A sequel, The Housemaid's Secret, is on the way.
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The coverage presents Sweeney as a star whose career has surged, with The Housemaid as her latest hit; she is not quoted in either piece.
“Sydney Sweeney has very quickly become one of Hollywood's biggest, busiest stars” — Collider
“Sydney Sweeney has had one of the biggest career explosions of the last few years.” — Screen Rant
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Sydney Sweeney's Hit R-Rated Thriller Is Officially Back As One Of Streaming's Biggest Hits
Celebratory Presents the chart return as a notable win, set against October horror competition and the film's profit and sequel plans.
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Sydney Sweeney Is Officially the Queen of HBO Max
Celebratory Treats the No. 1 spot as proof of Sweeney's A-list status, leaning on box-office figures and a review of the film.
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- 11 Oct 16:31 First Screen RantN Sydney Sweeney's Hit R-Rated Thriller Is Officially Back As One Of Streaming's Biggest Hits
- 14 Oct 03:00 +58h 28m ColliderN Sydney Sweeney Is Officially the Queen of HBO Max
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