{"id":177905,"date":"2025-08-26T20:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/177905\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:21:08","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-is-netflixs-most-watched-movie-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/177905\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;KPop Demon Hunters&#8217; Is Netflix&#8217;s Most-Watched Movie in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/kpop-demon-hunters\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kpop-demon-hunters\" data-tag=\"kpop-demon-hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>,\u201d the animated phenomenon of the summer, is now the most-streamed movie in <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> history. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film about a K-pop girl group who track down mythical monsters when not filling stadiums and arenas has overtaken \u201cRed Notice,\u201d an action comedy with Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, as the most-watched film on the service. \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d has attracted 236 million total views compared to the 230.9 million that \u201cRed Notice\u201d garnered. Rounding out the top five list of films on Netflix\u2019s most-streamed list are the Taron Egerton thriller \u201cCarry-On,\u201d the Leonardo DiCaprio satire \u201cDon\u2019t Look Up\u201d and \u201cThe Adam Project,\u201d an adventure film with Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d scored a rare theatrical release from Netflix last weekend. The streaming service did not publicly share box office results, but sources say it was the<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/box-office\/box-office-kpop-demon-hunters-leads-box-office-over-weapons-1236497070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> highest-grossing movie of the weekend<\/a>, earning between $18 million to $20 million. \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d was also the most-streamed movie last week on Netflix, attracting another 25.4 million views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d was directed by\u00a0Maggie Kang\u00a0and\u00a0Chris Appelhans\u00a0from a screenplay they co-wrote with Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan. It was based on a story conceived by Kang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tArden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong and Ji-young Yoo lead the voice cast. The film\u2019s original songs were written by Ejae,\u00a0Jenna Andrews, Danny Chung, Ido, Vince, Kush,\u00a0Daniel Rojas, Stephen Kirk, Lindgren and Mark Sonnenblick. The soundtrack was also a hit, topping charts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNetflix debuted \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d on June 20. Critics embraced the film\u2019s style and inventiveness, with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/reviews\/kpop-demon-hunters-review-1236437235\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety\u2019s Peter Debruge calling it<\/a> \u201chigh-energy\u201d and \u201chigh-concept\u201d and the New York Times\u2019 Brandon Yu praising it for creating a \u201ccharming, funny and artfully punchy original universe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cKPop Demon Hunters,\u201d the animated phenomenon of the summer, is now the most-streamed movie in Netflix history. 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