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KPop Demon Hunters’ Nears Netflix All‑Time Record as Sold‑Out Sing‑Along Screenings Roll Out This Weekend

A chart‑topping soundtrack plus sustained streaming growth are propelling the animated musical into a rare Netflix–theatrical crossover.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - When they aren't selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.
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Overview

  • Netflix data puts the film at 210.5 million views to date, leaving roughly 20–21 million views to surpass Red Notice as the service’s most‑watched movie.
  • In its ninth week, the title logged 26 million views and 43.3 million hours, a pace nearly four times its closest rival over the same period, according to Forbes’ analysis of Netflix’s weekly charts.
  • Sing‑along events are set for Aug. 23–24 across North America, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, with 1,700 cinemas booked in the U.S. and Canada and about 1,000 showtimes sold out as of late Aug. 19.
  • Major chains including Regal, Cinemark and Alamo Drafthouse are participating, an uncommon alignment for a Netflix title, while AMC had not been listed as of the latest reports.
  • The soundtrack has crossed into the mainstream, with Golden hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and multiple songs in the Top 10, as reports also point to sequels, a live‑action remake, a series and a stage musical in development that have not been formally greenlit.