How a lot do you need to wager they need this one again badly? Sony Photos Animation produced “KPop Demon Hunters,” doing so for a reported $100 million price range, after which offered it to Netflix for streaming. The studio walked away with a revenue on the movie — roughly $20 million for those who consider reviews — however as of in the present day, “KPop Demon Hunters” is now Netflix’s largest movie of all time. Toss within the shock field workplace success that positioned it a quiet No. 1 this weekend, and it’s important to surprise how a lot cash the studio left on the desk.
Netflix introduced Tuesday that “KPop Demon Hunters” is formally its largest English-language movie ever, with 236 million views. It’s been within the world Prime 10 for 10 straight weeks, and it took down the earlier entry that has held that spot for years, “Crimson Discover” starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds, which topped out at 230 million views. “Demon Hunters” nonetheless has a protracted methods to go too, so it tells you simply how massive this film has gotten.
Seems that’s not all, and Netflix is making an attempt to seize much more viewers by having launched the Sing-A-Lengthy model of the movie, the one which performed in theaters and made $18.8 million in two days, on Netflix for residence viewing. Presumably any viewing for that model of the movie would depend as a separate title and never for the principle movie.
For Netflix, “KPop Demon Hunters” is shaping as much as be its subsequent franchise, already being pushed on the coming Netflix Home venues opening later this yr, and certainly one which Netflix will desire a sequel to. So whereas Sony could be feeling some severe FOMO after seeing this movie blew up, presumably they might desire a greater piece of the pie when Netflix comes calling to make a follow-up.
Extra to come back…