The Housemaid has seen a considerable amount of success since its release this past December. Amid the first first box office weekend of 2026, Avatar: Fire and Ash may have remained on top, but Housemaid landed at #3 with a sturdy a weekend gross of over $14 million. Around that same time, the Sydney Sweeney-led film also reached $100 million globally. While the book-to-screen had a modest start, producer Todd Lieberman was confident that the film would eventually be a hit.
Considering the financial trajectory Housemaid has had, it's now fair to call it a sleeper hit. In other words, the film got off to a somewhat slower start and had lower promotion than some of its peers but gradually found success due to varying factors. Todd Lieberman spoke to Business Insider about the Paul Feig-helmed thriller and mused about the irony of having a sleeper hit:
