If there was one factor that nobody would have anticipated to beat The Rock into submission, kill off Deadpool, and feed the Depraved Queen her personal poison apple, then a trio of feisty singing demon hunters from Korea would in all probability be on the high of the checklist. However, in a surreal method, that’s precisely what has occurred as Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot’s Netflix hit Pink Discover has been dethroned because the most-watched movie in Netflix historical past by KPop Demon Hunters.
Pink Discover was launched on Netflix in 2021, and regardless of taking a pounding from critics, it smashed by means of each report to turn out to be far-and-away the most important film to ever hit the platform. Since then, nothing has been capable of come near taking the crown from the star-studded film, however after racking up a mind-boggling 236 million views within the final two months, KPop Demon Hunters is now formally the most important film on the earth – and it’ll take some beating.
And that’s not the one factor Netflix can be celebrating proper now. The sing-along model of the film was launched for 2 days in cinemas on August 23 and 24, promoting out 1000’s of screenings, and making a reported $20 million, technically turning into the primary film in one other first for the streamer. Proper now, the unique film is holding the quantity 2 spot on Netflix, and the sing-along model is at quantity 3, seemingly which means that the movie will prolong its lead on the high of Netflix’s all-time checklist.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a International Phenomenon
Produced by Sony Footage Animation – who bought the film off to Netflix quite than distributing it themselves – KPop Demon Hunters blends day-glow visuals with the story of worldwide girl-group HUNTR/X (Rumi, Mira and Zoey) as they juggle pop stardom with a secret night time job combating demons – which occurs to incorporate a rival boy band, the Saja Boys, who’re actually from hell. In addition to an progressive animation fashion – which is simply to be anticipated coming from the studio behind the Spider-Verse films – the musical side of the movie has actually helped it discover an viewers.
In addition to instigating the theatrical sing-along model of the film, the soundtrack has scored 4 hit singles, which in flip have introduced much more viewers on board. With speak of a franchise now being nearly assured, KPop Demon Hunters shouldn’t be going to be a film that’s simply forgotten. It has already spent two stable months on the high finish of the Netflix chart, and the arrival of the sing-along choice is simply going to spice up its maintain on the streamer.
What’s much more spectacular is that KPop Demon Hunters can be a film that has elevated its Rotten Tomatoes rating after its theatrical stint, pushing up from a 98% Popcornmeter to 99% over the weekend. With the hype across the film rising on a regular basis, it appears that evidently, when all is alleged and completed, KPop Demon Hunters is an unstoppable power that’s going to stay Netflix’s greatest film for a really, very very long time.
KPop Demon Hunters
- Launch Date
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June 20, 2025
- Runtime
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96 minutes
- Director
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Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang