Overview
- Hideo Kojima praised the film on social media, calling it “so good” and saying he “ended up bawling” by the end.
- Coverage reports it as Netflix’s most-watched original movie with 365 million views to date, alongside a soundtrack that propelled its fictional groups onto Billboard charts.
- A sequel has been announced, with the follow-up currently targeted for a 2029 release.
- Despite launching on Netflix, the movie drew sizable audiences to a two-day sing-along event on roughly 1,700 U.S. screens and later to a U.S. and Europe re-release.
- Industry reporting ties the breakout’s momentum to a thaw between Netflix and AMC, including a new agreement to put a Netflix movie in theaters.