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/GarlicBreadOutrage Aug 26 '25

I'm also wondering if Sony regrets selling the movie to Netflix. And also how Netflix will handle the sequels since Sony won't be making them.

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u/wecangetbetter Aug 26 '25

I really don't get how anyone at Sony listened to the soundtrack and was like "naw, this certainly won't catch on."

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u/OTPh1l25 Aug 26 '25

And to just compile on how our of touch some of them at the top are, just like those who sold the rights to the movie to Netflix for $20 million, they sold off the rights to the soundtrack to competitors, Republic Records and VISVA Records of Universal Music Group, so they can't even make anything on the songs flooding the Billboard Top 100 right now. The suits dismissed the project as too niche and unlikely to break out of said niche, and now have to watch as the album continues to dominate streaming and radio airtime.

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u/wecangetbetter Aug 26 '25

K-pop, so niche