This New Hit Film Just Became the Most-Watched Movie on Netflix…Ever

A record has been set

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It’s official. K-Pop Demon Hunters is now the most-watched movie on Netflix…ever.

The hit animated musical first premiered on June 20, making this two-month feat an impressive one. According to the most recent update shared by Netflix, the film has now reached 236 million views on the platform’s global most popular list. This comes alongside a stellar box office run, where select theaters hosted a special two-day sing-along event, which saw the film rake in $18 million, making it the first Netflix film to reach the number one spot at the box office.

Starring Arden Cho, May Hong and Ji-young Yoo, KPop Demon Hunters is a mixture of K-pop fantasy and supernatural action-comedy, and tells the story of K-pop girl group members Rumi, Mira and Zoey, who are secretly fighting demons and saving fans from danger when they aren’t topping the charts or performing at sold-out arenas. 

Things change, however, when a rival boy band made up of demons in disguise emerges onto the scene. The ratings for K-Pop Demon Hunters have also been through the roof, as it holds a 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, and a 99 percent on the Popcornmeter.

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One audience member writes, “I put this movie off for a few months until I remembered it existed. It has classic and plain tropes that successfully generate into a beautiful message and story. On top of the quality animation and catchy songs, Sony Animation continues to reign the animation industry.” Another member adds, “Fantastic Four was great, Superman was a complete knockout that singlehandedly will invigorate the DCU brand for years.. but K-Pop Demon Hunters is, despite its kitschy-cringe name, is absolutely the movie of the summer—if not the year, and maybe more."

They continue, "The fact that the original songs from the soundtrack attributed to fictional K-pop acts have completely dominated the charts for weeks now, and that a super limited one-weekend theater run where the explicit goal was to have people who have ALREADY SEEN THE FILM MANY TIMES to shell out close to $20 a ticket each to see this movie on the big screen and turn their theaters into little concert venues, full-throatedly belting out the songs and laughing and crying in their seats…these are a testament to the movie's staying power, and I for one hope this trend continues into the future."

I, too, have had K-Pop Demon Hunters on my streaming list for months, so I need to give it a watch.

You can stream K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix.

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