Companion (film)

***Companion*** is a 2025 American science fiction thriller film starnin Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Cage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, an Rupert Friend. The film is scrieved an directit bi Drew Hancock an producit bi Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, an J. D. Lifshitz.

*Companion* wis lowsed in the Unitit States bi Warner Bros. Pictures on 31 Januar 2025. The film received positive reviews frae critics.

## Cast

* Sophie Thatcher as Iris
* Jack Quaid as Josh
* Lukas Gage as Patrick
* Megan Suri as Kat
* Harvey Guillén as Eli
* Rupert Friend as Sergey
* Jaboukie Young-White as Teddy
* Matthew J. McCarthy as Sid
* Marc Menchaca as Deputy Hendrix

## Production
In Februar 2023, it wis reportit that *Companion* wis in the warks frae New Line Cinema wi a script frae Drew Hancock, wha wis set tae direct, an Zach Cregger, Raphael Margules, J. D. Lifshitz, an Roy Lee set tae produce. Cregger origeenally planned tae direct but suggestit Hancock teuk ower. In Mey 2023, Jack Quaid jyned the cast. In Juin, Harvey Guillén, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Sophie Thatcher, an Rupert Friend whaur addit tae the cast. Principal photografie took place in the New York coonties o Dutchess an Putnam, includin Garrison (the loch hoose), Fishkill (the openin sequence), Beacon, an the Putnam Valley. Filmin wis completit in Januar 2024. Hrishikesh Hirway componed the score.

## Release
*Companion* wis lowsed in the Unitit States bi Warner Bros. Pictures on 31 Januar 2025, includin in IMAX. It wis previously set tae be lowsed on 10 Januar 2025. The film wis lowsed on digital on Februar 18, follaed bi a 4K UHD, Blu-ray, an DVD lowse on 1 Aprile.

## Reception

### Bax affice
As o 23 Mairch 2025, *Companion* haes earnt $20.8 million in the Unitit States an Canadae, an $15.9 million in ither territories, fur a warldwide tot o $36.7 million.

In the Unitit States an Canadae, *Companion* wis lowsed alangside *[[Dog Man (film)|Dog Man]]* an *[[Valiant One]]* an wis projectit tae earnt  $8–10 million frae 3,285 theaters in its openin weekend. It makkit $4 million on its first day, includin an estimatit $1.7 million frae Monanday an Fuirsday nicht previews. It went on tae debut tae $9.3 million, finishin seicont behind *Dog Man*. Exit pollin indicatit that 43% o attendees saw the film acause it wis advertisit as horror an 26% went fur Thatcher. Men accoontit fur 51% o the openin weekend audience, wi fowk aged 18 tae 34 comprisin 68%, those 24 tae 34 makin up aroond 40%, an IMAX an premium muckle format screens contributin 34% (wi IMAX accoontin fur $1.6 million (17%) o the openin). The film makkit $3 million in its seicont weekend an $1.8 million in its third afore drappin oot o the box office tap ten in its fourth. *Deadline Hollywood* describit it as profitable.

### Creetical response
On the review aggregator wabsteid Rotten Tomatoes, 93% o 246 critics' reviews are positive, wi an average ratin o 7.5/10. The wabsteid's consensus reads: "A fiendishly clever contraption that doesn't rest on the laurels of its twists, *Companion* thrillingly puts the demented into domestic bliss." Metacritic, whilk uises a weighted average, assigned the film a score o 70 oot o 100, based on 40 critics, indicatin "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences surveyed bi CinemaScore gave the film an average grade o "B+" on an A+ tae F scale, whilk those polled bi PostTrak gave it 4 oot o 5 starns.

## References

## Freemit airtins

* Offeecial wabsteid 
* ** on IMDb
* ''Companion'' at Metacritic
* *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/companion_2025 Companion]* at Rotten Tomatoes