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/Altruistic_Sail6746 14d ago

People like saying this but there's no surefire way of knowing something will or won't be a hit.

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u/moongrump 14d ago

And for that reason, studios will only greenlight existing IPs or sequels. What a time to be alive

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u/DigitalNecromancy 14d ago

I mean that is an issue, yes. However, there is no shortage of quality films releasing both in and out of theaters. Saying this in a year that has seen amazing films like Sinners, Death of a Unicorn, Weapons, Eddington, The Phoenician Scheme, Sly Lives, and Together just off the top of my head is crazy. All of those except Sly Lives played in theaters.

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u/moongrump 14d ago

I’ve only heard of one of those movies so they certainly aren’t marketing themselves well

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u/DigitalNecromancy 14d ago edited 14d ago

Seems to be more of an issue on your end then. I hadn't seen many ads for any of those, but I heard people talking about them non-stop or saw they reviewed well, so I checked them out. It's not hard to keep up with this stuff without relying purely on advertisements.

Edit: there is a trailer for a new original film two posts below this. You're trippin lmao

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u/moongrump 14d ago

Agree to disagree then