Sydney Sweeney’s impressive streak with mid-budget original films, a rarity in today’s studio landscape, has been notably overshadowed. While her rom-com Anyone but You revitalized the genre and her horror film Immaculate proved her star power could drive box office openings, it was the erotic thriller The Housemaid that initially seemed her biggest triumph. With a reported production budget of just $35 million, the film leveraged Freida McFadden’s extensive readership and Sweeney’s promotional prowess to achieve a staggering $400.5 million globally last winter. However, this financial juggernaut has now been surpassed in sheer impact by a $10 million sleeper-hit sensation that has taken the box office by storm, demonstrating that even massive successes can be dwarfed by unexpected, cost-effective phenomena.
Adapted from: MovieWeb
