Inches Away From Overtaking Tom Cruise’s 24x Budget Classic Top Gun
The Housemaid Worldwide Box Office(Photo Credit –Facebook/Prime Video) The Housemaid has now completed eight weeks in theaters and has grossed an impressive $356.6 million worldwide. Paul Feig’s psychological thriller currently ranks among the top 20 highest-grossing films of 2025, placed just behind Ryan Coogler’s Sinners ($369 million), according to Box Office Mojo’s annual chart. Made on an estimated production budget of $35 million, the film needed to earn roughly $87.5 million to reach its break-even point, based on the commonly used 2.5x multiplier rule. This means the Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried starrer has already generated a massive box-office surplus of $269.1 million over its estimated break-even point. Although The Housemaid is now in the later stages of its theatrical run, it still has enough momentum left to chase additional milestones. One of its next major targets is an iconic aerial action drama starring Tom Cruise that earned nearly 24 times its budget. We’re talking about Tony Scott’s 1986 classic, Top Gun. Here’s how much more The Housemaid needs to earn worldwide to surpass it …
