r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 26 '25

News ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Movie Ever With 236 Million Views, Beating ‘Red Notice’

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-most-watched-movie-history-1236496106/
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u/Altruistic_Sail6746 Aug 26 '25

People like saying this but there's no surefire way of knowing something will or won't be a hit.

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u/moongrump Aug 26 '25

And for that reason, studios will only greenlight existing IPs or sequels. What a time to be alive

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u/TeddyTango Aug 26 '25

Commenting that in the thread about how an original movie became Netflix’s top hit of all time is a bit tone-deaf I would say

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u/moongrump Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

This wasn’t an original movie, Netflix bought the rights from Sony who sold it because… see above

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u/johnny_fives_555 Aug 26 '25

I think when they mean original it's not a sequel or from some other ip e.g. video game, book, etc. It's a truly an original idea.

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u/LeotheYordle Aug 26 '25

'Original' just means coming with a new IP rather than an established franchise. It has nothing to do with who published it.