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The Housemaid is showing great hold against the James Cameron helmed Avatar: Fire and Ash at the domestic box office. Sydney Sweeney’s film is closing in on Avatar 3’s dailies and might even outperform it someday. The R-rated thriller is also on track to surpass the domestic haul of this fantasy film, with a budget exceeding its production cost by over seven times. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The R-rated thriller has crossed the $100 million milestone at the worldwide box office. It has achieved its break-even target and is now going for the $150 million milestone. It is poised for a strong run at the domestic box office, bringing some relief to Lionsgate, which has been going through a rough patch at the box office.
The Housemaid’s domestic box office collection after 20 days
Lionsgate’s R-rated thriller is currently ranked #3 in the domestic box office. According to the latest numbers provided on Box Office Mojo, The Housemaid collected $1.7 million on its 3rd Wednesday at the North American box office. It has a spectacular hold at the domestic box office, dropping by 20.9% only from its last Wednesday. With that, the Sydney Sweeney starrer has hit the $81.4 million cume in North America.
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On track to beat Disney’s Snow White domestically
Disney‘s Snow White is one of the biggest misses in 2025 at the box office. The film, with an estimated budget of over $269 million, failed miserably at the box office. It collected just $87.2 million during its domestic run, which spanned 77 days. The Amanda Seyfried starrer is now less than $7 million away from surpassing Snow White, which has a 668% higher budget. For the record, the Lionsgate thriller was made on a budget of $35 million.
What does it mean for The Housemaid?
It means a film made for nearly 1/8th the cost is outperforming a mega-budget studio tentpole. That’s a massive ROI gap and a win for lean filmmaking. It highlights better ROI, lower risk, and stronger efficiency, signals audience fatigue with costly IP remakes, and reinforces that mid-budget films can be more profitable than bloated blockbusters—a major red flag for big-studio spending models. The Housemaid was released on December 19.
Box office summary
- North America – $81.4 million
- International – $43.2 million
- Worldwide – $124.6 million
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