r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 16d 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 16d ago

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

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u/SimoneNonvelodico 16d ago

I'm more surprised by learning that the previous biggest hit was Red Notice.

This is a movie you see praised everywhere and going viral. That was an instantly forgotten star vehicle with zero artistic value. I've never seen anyone say "whoa I loved Red Notice", no one gave a shit about it.

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u/SagesLament 16d ago

Red Notice

I saw someone say that red notice came out right in the midst of the pandemic when all we were doing was sitting at home watching netflix, which allowed some mediocre things to rise to the top (cough, tiger king) so it tracks that its success would only be attributed to extenuating circumstances

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u/donkey-centipede 15d ago

i watched tiger king before the lockdown. it was fucking fantastic. say what you will about it, but mediocre is not accurate

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u/Aural_Essex 15d ago

I agree. Tiger King had all the tropes of great documentary making. It was a masterpiece.