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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Delivers Netflix’s First No. 1 Weekend at the North American Box Office

A sing-along event on roughly 1,700 screens drew box-office-leading turnout based on industry estimates.

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Esta imagen publicada por Netflix muestra a los personajes, de izquierda a derecha, Rumi, Zoey y Mira en una escena de "KPop Demon Hunters". (Netflix via AP)

Overview

  • Rival-studio and Comscore-based estimates put the weekend gross in the $16–18 million range, with some figures reaching $20 million.
  • Netflix staged limited karaoke screenings across about 1,700 to 1,750 theaters, marking the streamer’s largest theatrical footprint to date.
  • AMC Theatres declined to book the title, yet the film still appears to have led the weekend in North America.
  • The animated feature debuted on Netflix in late June and is currently the service’s most-viewed original animated film.
  • Developed and produced by Sony Pictures before being sold to Netflix, the movie is drawing awards chatter as its song ‘Golden’ charts on Billboard and earns a David Guetta remix.