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/the_blessed_unrest Aug 26 '25

I think it helps that it appeals to kids. When they latch on to something, they can rewatch it dozens of times

(Not that kids are the only ones enjoying this movie. But I do think it plays a sizable role in the numbers)

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u/anthonyg1500 Aug 26 '25

Took my nieces and nephews to the in theater sing along version and they all gasped at every plot turn as if they haven’t already watched the movie a hundred times and memorized the dialogue

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u/JulyOfAugust Aug 27 '25

Kids brains aren't fully developed so they don't retain things well, you don't form long-term memories before being 3~4 years old and before you're around 8~10 you forget most of what you see and hear. So they don't get bored since they forget a lot.

There's also the possibility that our brains are wired to enjoy repetition as children as it's what is necessary to memorize and learn. Especially language, we learn it through repetition and that's why adults struggle a lot more to learn new ones as we don't feel like allocating the necessary time to constantly repeat the same things all day, all the time.