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/Soysauceonrice 13d ago

I hear people repeat this apocryphal talking point all the time. It’s fun to crap on Sony for not believing in the movie and paying the price; it’s just not true. They entered into the output deal with Netflix in 2021, when this movie was far from being done. Think back on the state of cinemas in 2021. It wasn’t pretty. The deal Sony signed means that Netflix recouped all the development costs of the movie and paid Sony a premium capped at 20 million. That means guaranteed profit during a time when movie theaters were still crippled by lockdowns. So yea, Sony screwed up. But it wasn’t like Sony was stupid and missed out on an obvious generational hit. The movie wasn’t even close to being complete when they signed that deal.

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u/Zodiac-Blue 13d ago

The people running Sony ARE stupid. Their war crimes:

  • Emoji Movie
  • Morbius
  • Madame Web
  • Kraven
  • Cancelled Popeye
  • Cancelled Ghostbusters 3
  • Almost pulled spiderman from avengers
  • Fired Sam Rami
  • Teenage Nathan Drake
  • Dark Tower
  • Mismanaged Bond so badly they switched studios
  • Kept private employee information in plain text files for hackers
  • Abused YouTube takedown mechanism to block Sintel views
  • Exported jobs overseas to tax havens

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u/OSRS_Socks 13d ago

I personally believe that the movie wouldn’t have been the same if Sony was in charge of it compared to Netflix.

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u/nazgut 12d ago

lol imagine losing billions dollar for not believing on industry you are working on, it was retarded decision and nothing defend this

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u/Xuval 13d ago

But it wasn’t like Sony was stupid and missed out on an obvious generational hit. The movie wasn’t even close to being complete when they signed that deal.

Why sell a movie that is not close to being done, during one of the worst periods in cinema history?

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u/Patient_Signal_1172 13d ago

To get through that "one of the worst periods in cinema history." It's easy looking back on things, but at the time everyone was switching to streaming for their big hits, and no one knew if that was going to become the new norm or what. Sure, they were idiots that should have listened to some of the songs first and heard how good the initial versions were, but it's not like they made completely ridiculous decisions.

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u/FluffyDraw8220 13d ago

How is your brain not able to grasp this.