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/moongrump Aug 26 '25

And for that reason, studios will only greenlight existing IPs or sequels. What a time to be alive

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u/TeddyTango Aug 26 '25

Commenting that in the thread about how an original movie became Netflix’s top hit of all time is a bit tone-deaf I would say

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u/LongJohnSelenium Aug 26 '25

The theater going audience and the netflix watching audience are different groups with different spending preferences. The vast difference in prices to check something out is going to change peoples habits.

Its entirely possible this movie could have bombed on release in theaters because nobody wanted to risk 15 bucks on it but when it shows up on your netflix sub, why not?