"After two months on the streaming service, KPop Demon Hunters has officially surpassed to become Netflix's most popular movie ever . Consider the Honmoon sealed, hunters. The animated musical took the crown on August 26, lapping the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ryan Reynolds-led action comedy by six million streams. As of right now, has been viewed 236 million times, and that's not even counting its KPop Demon Hunters limited-time singalong screenings in movie theaters this past weekend."
"I hadn't really been paying attention to what the most popular Netflix movies were until the Sony Animation film launched in June, but I was flabbergasted to see , a movie with big names and no notable cultural cache, had such a massive gap between it and former runner-up , another movie I could not identify if you put a gun to my head. I know Don't Look Up and , though, which are also on the top 10 list."
"As a fan of the film, I'm happy to see soar, especially as it defies all expectations the companies behind it had for it. It's such a colossal miscalculation on Sony and Netflix's parts that they clearly didn't anticipate this film would become KPop Demon Hunters such a cultural juggernaut. A better-prepared company would have dolls of the titular trio in the toy aisle of every store and costumes up for preorder for Halloween,"
KPop Demon Hunters launched on the streaming service in June and, after two months, surpassed previous titles to become Netflix's most popular movie. The animated musical reached 236 million views as of August 26, outpacing a Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ryan Reynolds-led action comedy by six million streams. The film also had limited-time singalong theatrical screenings the past weekend. The title generated strong family and children’s engagement with high repeat viewership over two months. Sony and Netflix appear to have underestimated the film's appeal, missing merchandising opportunities and longer theatrical runs. Fans seek continued development of the story by the creative team.
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