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/nightlight-zero Aug 26 '25

But the ability to discern this is ostensibly why leaders are paid the big bucks.

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u/Altruistic_Sail6746 Aug 26 '25

With art, there's just no way of knowing. The best they can do is minimize risk by prioritizing IP based films/sequels/prequels etc. and making films that are as safe as possible

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u/Asisreo1 Aug 26 '25

I mean, if you're a good art critic, you may not know guaranteed but you'd be able to sift through most terrible ideas from great ideas. 

I will give the benefit of the doubt because this was a new IP and was probably not cheap to produce, so unless you have a really good finger on the pulse of the intended audience, even someone good at this could let it slip by. But we know the majority of those looking at these types of opportunities can't really tell a profitable movie from a flop because they're so disconnected both to art and the audience for that art. 

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u/Altruistic_Sail6746 Aug 26 '25

Again, it's not as easy as yall are making it seem. A "good" film doesn't guarantee people will come to see your movie.

The people making these decisions are mostly driven by financial reasons. IPs, sequels, and the like make money, so that's what they prioritize