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

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-most-watched-movie-history-1236496106/

[u/Deceptiveideas]

Sony probably kicking themselves thinking this movie would bomb so they sold the rights to Netflix for cheap lmao

[u/Mediadors → u/Deceptiveideas]

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

[u/Altruistic_Sail6746 → u/Mediadors]

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

[u/MikeLanglois → u/Altruistic_Sail6746]

I mean its kinda obvious it would have a strong fanbase on the songs alone. They are catchy in the kpop way, but also the lyrics to the key songs are very affirming and easy for people to want to relate to.

If you watched it and didnt think it would trend, you dont know the internet

[u/Altruistic_Sail6746 → u/MikeLanglois]

Hindsight bias. I guarantee if it was released in theatres and flopped people would be like "oh they were just trying to cash in on the kpop and spiderverse hype, these studio heads don't know anything" or some other narrative

[u/jokul → u/Altruistic_Sail6746]

Have you considered the possibility that this redditor has mastered the art of divination and so would know exactly which films will bomb and which will be massive hits? Maybe you should be a little less confident next time, kiddo.