Sydney Sweeney’s latest indie film, Americana, has finally been theatrically released two years after it premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. The film stars Sweeney as Penny Jo Poplin,

Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney’s latest 2025 movie release Americana failed to crack the top twenty, earning just $500K in its opening weekend. That led many to label it a “bomb,” but the reality behind its box office tells a different story.

In fact, the studio believes "Americana" will turn an easy profit when all is said and done. We've heard the studio spin before: box office opening weekend isn't what it used to be, and these movies are designed to turn a profit while looking at the long game of putting it on PVOD and licensing it to a streamer.