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Sydney Sweeney’s luck has finally turned around as her new movie raked in millions in its first days after its premiere.
The actress, 28, stars in thriller The Housemaid alongside Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone and Indiana Elle.
Sydney, who has been left embarrassed after her recent movies flopped, plays a troubled young woman who takes a live-in role with a volatile family that are hiding dark secrets.
She is believed to have pocketed £5.6million for her role.
The Housemaid is based off of Freida McFadden’s novel, which was released in 2022.
Early figures show the flick is a success, pulling in an impressive £4.4million in its first three days after its UK premiere on Boxing Day.
Over in the US, it debuted to figures of $19-20million in its opening weekend.
Avatar: Fire And Ash made slightly more in the UK, making £6million by its second week in cinemas.
However, The Housemaid did beat The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants and Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme.
Speaking about a potential sequel to The Housemaid, Sydney said: ‘I think that we’ll just have to wait and see.’
She continued: ‘I hope that the audience loves the movies just like we love the books.
‘And we can continue to hopefully share that love within more of the films.’
Sydney’s newfound success comes after recent movies such as Americana, Eden and Christy failed to connect with its viewers.
Christy, which was released in November 2025, saw Sydney undergo a major physical transformation for the role as boxer Christy Martin.
It chronicled the sport star’s rise in the sport, though pulled in just £54,360 in its opening weekend in the UK.
Last year Sydney caused controversy when she collaborated with American Eagle jeans for an advert with the tagline: ‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,’ a pun on ‘great genes’.
The phrase – and the actress’s blonde good looks – ignited a heated debate online when it launched in July with many accusing the company of promoting eugenics and white supremacy. Some even compared the ad to ‘Nazi propaganda’.
The actress first addressed the furore over her American Eagle ad in a November interview with GQ, saying she did ‘a jean ad’ and was too busy filming to notice the backlash.
‘I did a jean ad. I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life,’ she told the magazine.
‘I knew at the end of the day what that ad was for, and it was great jeans, it didn’t affect me one way or the other.
‘I’ve always believed that I’m not here to tell people what to think. I know who I am. I know what I value. I know that I’m a kind person. I know that I love a lot, and I know that I’m just excited to see what happens next. And so I don’t really let other people define who I am.’
