Sydney Sweeney’s Record-Breaking R-Rated Thriller Officially Hits Key 30-Day Streaming Milestone

Published Nov 10, 2026, 4:10 PM EST Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sydney Sweeney's R-rated psychological thriller is coming for all the streaming records it can, having just hit a major milestone, and this sets up the actress' future on the big screen nicely. Sweeney has appeared in high-profile movies like the rom-com Anyone but You alongside Glen Powell and Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. That said, the actress is not slowing down, as Sweeney is set to lead multiple new movies, including a live-action adaptation of the video game Split Fiction, the sci-fi Gundam opposite Noah Centineo on Netflix, The Custom of the Country with Leo Woodall, and more. Among Sweeney's upcoming movies is a sequel to her biggest to date, as The Housemaid's universe will soon be expanding with another R-rated psychological thriller, The Housemaid's Secret, which will see Sweeney return as Millie Calloway, and debuts in theaters on December 17, 2027. The Housemaid is a record-breaker for Sweeney, holding her highest box office to date, as it amassed a whopping $400.5 million worldwide, explaining why Lionsgate has a sequel coming out only a couple of years after its 2025 release. Now, Sweeney's The Housemaid has continued its success on streaming, where the thriller just hit a major milestone. Sweeney's The Housemaid Just Crossed A Major Streaming Milestone The Housemaid has hit the milestone of 30 days trending on HBO Max in the United States, according to data from FlixPatrol. The R-rated psychological thriller starring Sweeney, Brandon Sklenar, and Amanda Seyfried was released on the streaming service on October 9. As such, it has been trending for nearly the entire period the movie has been available on HBO Max. The Housemaid currently holds the 4th longest total active streak on the streaming service's nationwide Top 10 chart, only falling behind The Polar Express, at 99 days, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, at 113 days, and Elf, at 116 days. Sweeney's R-rated thriller now looks to extend its stay on HBO Max's coveted US movie chart, where it is currently the streaming service's 5th most popular film. The Housemaid leaves behind movies like the horror thriller The First Purge, Jennifer Lawrence's spy thriller Red Sparrow, Hugh Jackman's The Wolverine, and even National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, which has a longer total streak on HBO Max's Top 10 than The Housemaid. At the time of writing, the most-watched movie on HBO Max in the United States is The Invite, which, like the Sweeney R-rated thriller, was one of HBO Max's October arrivals. The Housemaid Secret’s Cast Sets Up The Sequel For Massive Streaming Success The Housemaid's sequel, which is based on and titled after the Freida McFadden follow-up book The Housemaid's Secret, should not only build on the original's streaming success to be a hit in the medium after its theatrical debut in 2027, but also make full use of its cast's streaming appeal. After all, Sweeney will share the screen with new franchise stars like Stephen Kalyn, from Prime Video's Off Campus, Paul Anthony Kelly, from Ryan Murphy's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, and Brittany Snow, from Netflix's The Hunting Wives, all streaming hits. As such, The Housemaid's streaming success should be repeated. Release Date December 19, 2025 Runtime 131 Minutes Director Paul Feig Writers Rebecca Sonnenshine, Freida McFadden Producers Todd Lieberman, Paul Feig