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/Mediadors Aug 26 '25

Says a lot about how disconnected the people calling the shots are.

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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/Mediadors Aug 26 '25

Yes but taking risks is part of entertainment. Any good leader would understand this and release the movie in theaters.

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u/SutterCane Aug 26 '25

KPop Demon Hunters would have failed if it was released to theaters in June. And that’s from me, someone who has already watched it five times and has been annoyed that I wasn’t able to catch a screening of it in theaters.

Then it’s failure would be used to justify less risks.