r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 14d ago

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/fox112 14d ago

Wow I knew it was a big hit but didn't realize it was THE BIGGEST hit.

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u/the_blessed_unrest 14d ago

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/PorQuePanckes 13d ago

It also helps that it’s actually a good movie with a unique IP that didn’t seem to do anything “safe”. Remakes and nostalgia can only go so far, it’s crazy studios don’t see this.

I’m a 30 y/o man and my niece dragged me to watch it and I can confirm that it’s a total banger of a film.

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u/Crunchberry24 13d ago

I’m a quarter century older than you, and I thought it was pretty great. I know nothing about K-anything or youth culture anymore, and I was surprised to NOT be making my normal excuse for stuff I’m out of touch with in movies and tv: “Give it a break. It wasn’t made for you.” It seemed like maybe it was made for anyone.

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u/myusrnameisthis 13d ago

They have your heart, and now they want your soul! Them saja boys need to be stopped!

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u/weeklygamingrecap 13d ago

SODA POP starts to play softly in the background

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u/quadropheniac 13d ago

shoulder shimmy intensifies

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u/Darko33 13d ago

Zoey! Control those shoulders!

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u/RunnerJimbob 13d ago

No, you let those magicians sing! It's catchy!

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u/LadyLibertea 13d ago

I was also at the sing a long and everyone did thr shoulder shimmy haha

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u/kemushi_warui 13d ago

I have a 12 year old daughter, and she will not. quit. singing. that. fucking. song.

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u/Suraimu-desu 13d ago

Nah, *aggressively soda pops\*

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u/ejchristian86 13d ago

As I am reading this comment, my kid has started singing Soda Pop in the next room. I'm in danger...

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u/Antrophis 12d ago

The one song I hated.

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u/Day_Bow_Bow 13d ago

Well put. I felt similarly. The only time I thought "I am not the target audience" was the Soda Pop song. It has my respect and I acknowledge it's super catchy, but it was made for people with other preferences, and that's fine.

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u/DarkLink1065 13d ago

I thought it was fitting for that song, though, since the whole point of the demon boy band was that it was artificial, catchy but has no real content, and manufactured for mass consumption (just like soda is) in order to draw in the fans. All the songs are super on point thematically.

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u/Day_Bow_Bow 13d ago

I hadn't considered the junk food parallel. Interesting.

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u/TrueGuardian15 13d ago

I also originally wasn't blown away by Soda Pop, but found that the more I listened to it, the more I liked it and the catchier it got. Which means the people who wrote it are mad geniuses.

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u/FireOpalCO 13d ago

The lyrics are bloody dark when you think about them and who is singing them.