Blumhouse AI Spinoff 'Soulm8te' Skips Theaters, Lands on Digital August 1

After M3GAN 2.0 grossed a reported $21 million domestic against a $75 million budget, the franchise's next installment won't get the chance to embarrass itself in multiplexes.

Soulm8te, a spinoff of Blumhouse's AI-doll horror franchise, will bypass theatrical release entirely.
The film is scheduled for home digital release on August 1, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
M3GAN 2.0 opened in June 2025 and is widely reported to have underperformed significantly against its production budget.
The original M3GAN grossed over $180 million worldwide on a $12 million budget in 2023.
No theatrical window, no platform partner, and no wide release date have been announced for Soulm8te.

Blumhouse's AI-doll franchise is not having a 2025. M3GAN 2.0, the sequel to the 2023 breakout horror hit, posted a reported $21 million domestic gross against a production budget in the range of $75 million. The original film had cost $12 million and returned north of $180 million worldwide.

Now the franchise's planned spinoff, Soulm8te, will not see the inside of a multiplex. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the title is headed directly to home digital on August 1, making it one of the more conspicuous same-day-or-earlier VOD pivots of the summer season.

Soulm8te was developed as a companion piece to the M3GAN universe, centering on a different AI companion concept. Details on cast and runtime have not been widely circulated ahead of the digital drop.

The August 1 date gives the title a Friday release slot — the traditional theatrical launch window — without the theaters.