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Grade A20 sourcesHIS-01304

The Housemaid

Book · 2022 · Notable

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Bookouture reported 5 million copies sold for a thriller carried by BookTok.

Trailer · Lionsgate Movies on YouTube
Cover of The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Goodreads
Official trailer for the 2025 film adaptation
Lionsgate Movies on YouTube
Freida McFadden
Bookouture
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, stars of the film
Variety

Spread Score

How it works
Reach54ContagionNo data yetBreadth60Velocity63Longevity5758

Numbers

Observed peak date
Week of Sep 22, 2025
Apr 26 ’22 to Week of Sep 22, 2025
Platforms
5
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

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  • Maker origin
  • Platform jumpPrimary

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Bookouture released The Housemaid after advance-copy seeding. BookTok recommendations reached book clubs as print distribution widened access. Wikipedia attention peaked in the observed window after the film trailer; the novel led NIQ’s 2025 print ranking.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia viewsFeb ’22MayAugOctMar ’23SepMar ’24OctFeb ’25JulOctApr ’26NovObserved peakOpen webPressRetailAudioYouTube
Open webPressRetailAudioYouTube

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  1. March 2022

    Lit with Leigh precursor · Mar 22 ’22

    A Goodreads reviewer disclosed a Bookouture and NetGalley advance copy and gave it two stars.[1]

    Cover of The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
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  2. April 2022

    Freida McFadden / Bookouture seed · Apr 26 ’22

    Bookouture released The Housemaid in ebook, audio and paperback.[2]

  3. July 2022

    Deadline press · Jul 19 ’22

    Deadline reported that Hidden Pictures had acquired film rights in competition with other bidders.[3][4]

  1. owner response · Aug 10 ’22

  2. platform jump · Aug 23 ’22

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Entertainment
Region
US
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Evidence
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