After grossing more than $400 million at the global box office, The employee made the leap to streaming. The film starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried can now be seen online and will have a new exhibition window.
With a budget of 35 million dollarsthe film grossed 126.4 million in the United States and close to 274 million in international markets. In total, it exceeded 400 million dollars worldwide.
Directed by Pablo Feigthe film stars Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenarwho lead a psychological thriller marked by secrets, manipulations and unexpected turns.
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What is it about? The employee?
Based on the novel of the same name by Freida McFadden, The employee follow Millie Callowaya young woman trying to rebuild her life after going through a complicated period.
When she gets a job as a maid in the luxurious residence of Nina and Andrew WinchesterMillie believes she has found the perfect opportunity to start over. However, behind the family’s apparent perfection hide secrets that soon begin to come to light.
What seemed to be an ideal job turns into a dangerous web of lies, manipulations and obsessions that will put Millie’s stability and her own life at risk.
Who acts in The employee?
The main cast of the film is made up of:
- Sidney Sweeney like Millie Calloway.
- Amanda Seyfried like Nina Winchester.
- Brandon Sklenar like Andrew Winchester.
- Michele Morrone Like Enzo.
- Elizabeth Perkins like Evelyn Winchester.
- Indiana Ella like Cecilia Winchester.
The film is directed by Pablo Feigfilmmaker known for titles such as Ladies at war (bridesmaids), a small favor and Ghostbusters.
Because The employee Was it a box office phenomenon?
The success of The employee surprised by the relationship between its budget and its income. With an approximate investment of 35 million dollarsthe film got more than 400 million dollars at the global box office.
The figure represents more than eleven times its production budget and made the film one of the great commercial phenomena of 2025.
It also became the first film starring Sidney Sweeney to exceed $400 million in worldwide revenue, consolidating his presence as one of the main young figures in Hollywood.
TO Pablo FeigIn addition, it represented the greatest commercial success of his career, above productions such as Ladies at war.
In United Kingdom and Ireland, The employee achieved especially notable figures for Lionsgate. Part of its performance was related to the interest generated by reading communities on social networks, especially in BookTokwhere McFadden’s novel already had a significant fan base.
What did the critics say about The employee?
The reception of The employee It was mostly positive. In rotten tomatoesthe film got a 74% approval among criticswhile in metacritic achieved a score of 65 out of 100corresponding to generally favorable reviews.
Among the aspects highlighted by critics were the performance of Amanda Seyfried and the work of Paul Feig to recover some characteristic elements of the psychological thrillers of the 1980s and 1990s.
The film also received favorable comments for its combination of suspense, mystery and black humor, elements that contributed to maintaining the public’s interest during its run in theaters.
What did Paul Feig say about The employee?
Paul Feig explained that one of his main goals was to maintain tension throughout the film without revealing its main twists too soon.
“Hitchcock said it’s like pulling a rope. If you pull too much, it breaks; if you don’t pull enough, it loosens. We wanted to see how far we could pull the rope without it breaking,” said the director.
The combination of suspense, black humor and surprises ended up becoming one of the central elements of a production that went from being a moderate-budget bet to becoming one of the great commercial successes of its year.
¿The employee will there be a sequel?
Yes. Due to the success of the first film, Lionsgate confirmed a sequel titled The maid’s secret.
The new film will once again feature Sidney Sweeney as the protagonist and will have Kirsten Dunst as a new member of the cast.
The US release is scheduled for December 2027while the release date for Latin America has yet to be announced.
The sequel will thus continue the cinematographic story based on the universe created by Freida McFadden, whose novel The maid’s secret It was published as a continuation of the first installment.
Where to see The employee and streaming?
The employee arrived on Prime Video on May 31, 2026after its successful run through movie theaters. The film is available to subscribers of the platform.
In addition, the thriller will have a new exhibition window in HBO Max starting October 9, 2026about a year after its film premiere.
In this way, those who have not yet seen the film will be able to find it soon on the Warner Bros. Discovery platform, while Prime Video has maintained its availability since May.
