{"id":71188,"date":"2025-07-17T23:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71188\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T23:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:47:09","slug":"ted-sarandos-talks-up-netflix-animated-hit-kpop-demon-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71188\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Sarandos Talks Up Netflix Animated Hit ‘KPop Demon Hunters’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKPop Demon Hunters<\/a>, released June 20 and, at 80 million views, one of Netflix\u2019s biggest animated films eve<\/a>r with chart-topping music to boot, had co-CEO Ted Sarandos singing its praises today.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film \u201cis a phenomenal success out of the gate. One of the things that I\u2019m excited, really proud of the team over, is [that it\u2019s] original animation \u2014 not a sequel, not a live action remake. Original animation \u2026 is very tough and has been struggling for years.\u201d Leo, The Sea Beast and now Kpop Demon Hunters are original animation and \u201cwe\u2019re super thrilled about that,\u201d he said on a call after the giant streamer\u2019s second-quarter earnings<\/a>, noting the latter\u2019s winning mix of music and pop culture. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGetting it right matters. The storytelling matters. The innovation and animation itself matters. And the fact that people are in love with this film and in love with the music from this film, that will keep it going for a long time. So we\u2019re really thrilled. And now the next beat is, where does it go from here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe fictional bands featured in the film are currently breaking K-pop records set by BTS and Blackpink with the highest-charting soundtrack of 2025 on the Billboard 200. This week, \u201cGolden\u201d hit #1 on the Billboard Global Charts, Netflix<\/a> noted in a letter to shareholders. Other stats: the soundtrack is currently the #1 movie soundtrack on Spotify and the first K-pop album to ever be #1 on the U.S. Apple Music chart and on iTunes charts simultaneously. There are seven tracks from the album on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe music will \u201cdrive fandom for these fictional K-pop bands that we have, but more importantly, for the song Golden and for the song Soda Pop. These are enormous hits and they all came from a film that\u2019s available only on Netflix. So we\u2019re really excited that we can pierce the culture with original animated features,\u201d Sarandos said.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, Back in Action (165 million views), Tyler Perry\u2019s STRAW (103 million) and The Life List (96 million) starring Sofia Carson took the top three spots on the streamer\u2019s tally of its most-watched films in the first half of 2025. Seth Gordon\u2019s Back In Action starring\u00a0Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz was the streamer\u2019s most-viewed title overall.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tNon-English language fare with global success included Exterritorial (88 million views) from Germany at no 4, its fourth most popular non-English language film ever. Other toppers include Counterattack (71M) from Mexico (no. 8); iHostage (57M) from the Netherlands; Ad Vitam (70M) no. 9 and K.O. (44M) from France; Bullet Train Explosion (33M) from Japan; Jewel Thief \u2013 The Heist Begins (23M) from India; and Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful from Colombia (13M), according to the company\u2019s bi-annual data bonanza of stats from series and films. It releases the numbers alongside second and fourth quarter earnings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tStarting this year, it no longer provides overall quarterly subscriber data.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso among its top films. Havoc was no. 5 at 87 million views; The Secret Life of Pets 2 was \u00a0no. 6 with 75 million views; The Electric State came in at no. 7 with 74 million view; and Despicable Me 2 rounded out the top 10 with 60 million views.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe streamer gave a shoutout to Vince Vaughn-starring Nonnas at 58 million views and tStudio Ghibli\u2019s Spirited Away (6M) and Howl\u2019s Moving Castle (6M).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe letter touted Adam Sandler\u2019s upcoming Happy Gilmore 2 as well as Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s political thriller A House of Dynamite and Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Frankenstein. Other high-profile films the streamer\u2019s announced include Noah Baumbach\u2019s coming-of-age comedy\/drama Jay Kelly starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler, and animated film In Your Dreams, another original animated musical.<\/p>\n

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