The Host
“Choose to believe. Choose to fight. Choose to love.”
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Studio
Open Road Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Host performed
Budget
$44.0M
Worldwide Gross
$63.3M
Gross Profit
$19.3M
Return
1.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$8M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Melanie Stryder / Wanda
Saoirse Ronan
Melanie Stryder / Wanda
The Seeker / Lacey
Diane Kruger
The Seeker / Lacey
Jared Howe
Max Irons
Jared Howe
Ian O'Shea
Jake Abel
Ian O'Shea
Jeb Stryder
William Hurt
Jeb Stryder
Maggie Stryder
Frances Fisher
Maggie Stryder
Jamie Stryder
Chandler Canterbury
Jamie Stryder
Kyle O'Shea
Boyd Holbrook
Kyle O'Shea
Seeker Reed
Stephen Rider
Seeker Reed
Seeker Burns
Alex Russell
Seeker Burns
Soul Fleur
Rachel Roberts
Soul Fleur
Trevor Stryder
J.D. Evermore
Trevor Stryder
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