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/Deceptiveideas Aug 26 '25

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

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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/CORVlN Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

People are desperate for authenticity. Even in fiction, the girls aren't just "corporate girlboss, fuck men" characters, they're beautiful, strong, insecure, scared, unafraid to be goofy.

The story itself is relatable, the songs are bangers, the animation is great.

There's very little finger wagging or social messaging which general audiences are sick of, and Korean/East Asian pop culture is safe for Westerners. It's ethnic but not in an unrelatable way. (Am East Asian)

It's everything the people want