A few years ago,Netflixbegan updating an official chart of its most-streamed movies of all time every week. In 2021, Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot’s expensive action blockbusterRed Noticejumped to the top of the charts with a mammoth 230 million views and has remained there, unmatched.
One of the more recent Netflix efforts, and one ofSofia Carson’s best movies,Carry-Oncurrently holds the number 2 spot on the list, with 172,100,000 viewstotaling 344,100,000 hours. The top three are currently rounded out byDon’t Look Up, Adam McKay’s star-studded awards contender from 2022.
Themost-watched Netflix moviesrepresent all kinds of different kinds of entertainment, with movies likeLeave the World BehindandThe Adam Projectboth making it into the top ten.
Netflix’s top 10 only counts views accumulated in the first 91 days of release
Many top Netflix movies have big stars or directors involved.Bird Boxbecame one ofSandra Bullock’s best movies, andThe Gray Manwas bolstered both by its star-studded cast of Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans and by its directorial talent. Still,a new movie with little of this same appeal may soon climb to the top of this list.
KPop Demon Hunters Has Climbed To 4th All-Time On Netflix’s Charts
In a shocking development,KPop Demon Huntershas become the fourth most-watched movie of all time on Netflix.Demon Hunters' addition to the most popular Netflixmovies became possible in recent weeks, asthe film’s popularity has continued to soar globally.
Following its release on June 20, the animated movie with a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score quickly rose up Netflix’s charts. It finished its first week with 9.2 million views, which was good for second place that week.
Since then,KPop Demon Huntershas turned in six consecutive weeks with over 20 million views. It pulled in 24.2 million views in week 2, 22.7 million views in week 3, 24.2 million views in week 4, 25.8 million views in week 5, 26.3 million views in week 6, and 26.3 million views again in week 7.
That is howKPop Demon Huntershas earned 158.8 million viewsto this point and jumped into fourth place on Netflix’s charts. Through it all, it has been the first or second most-streamed movie on the platform the entire time.
Directed by Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang, the new film’s success is unprecedented. Developed with Sony Pictures Animation, it is seeing success that drawscomparison to Disney’sFrozen, with great music, strong female characters, and a compelling and rewatchable story.The property has become an immediate franchise,with multiple sequels, spinoffs, and a live-action remake already confirmed.
KPop Demon Hunterstells the story of HUNTR/X, an international girl group, whose members are also demon hunters.Tasked with an ongoing mission to defeat Gwi-Ma, the three main characters areinfluenced by Korean stars and idolsand are depicted in stunning animation, both in battle and onstage.
The appeal ofKPop Demon Huntersis unique.The film tells a story about K-pop, one of the biggest genres of music in the world, but adds in clever science-fiction elements.The movie is funny, edgy, and smart, and features beautiful animation alongside strong characters in Rumi and Jinu among the rest of their respective bands.
K-pop fans are passionate and make up a large proportion of the global audience. Following the massive success of projects likeSquid Gameand the 2019 success ofParasite,Korean media has become much bigger on the global stage.WhileDemon Huntersis an American production, it brings in much of its talent from Korean creatives.
Even theKPop Demon Hunterssoundtrackis huge, with songs like “Golden” dominating worldwide charts. This success is incredible and not totally foreseen. Streaming movies don’t tend to have great legs like this. Since this one does, it’s in a rare spot to keep generating strong viewership figures going forward.
KPop Demon Hunter’s Popularity Gives It A Shot To Beat Red Notice For #1
Red Noticewas a big hit for Netflix, but it did not hold on. Thereviews forRed Noticeweren’t strong, and despite audiences watching it to see Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot onscreen together,few returned regularly to the movie, and it has largely faded from the public consciousness.
Meanwhile,KPop Demon Huntershas only grown stronger with time. Following a strong debut,the film has continued to dominate the charts,making history by having its highest viewership in itsfifth week on Netflix. Audiences continue to discover the film, and many have returned to it repeatedly.
This is largely due to the very strong quality of the movie. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score forKPop Demon Huntersis excellent, sitting at 92%. With the critical acclaim and strong word of mouth, it looks likely that the coming weeks will only lift it even higher.
With only a little more than 70 million more views required forKPopto overtakeRed Notice’s 230,900,000 views,it looks likely that this could occur in the coming weeks. With the recent announcements ofsequels toKPop Demon Hunters,the film has received another spike in popularity. Especially considering the streaming success of animation, the film’s prospects are great.
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Animation is huge at home, as can be seen with films likeMoanabeing the most-streamed movie of 2023a full seven years after its initial release.Many movies that connect with young audiences are watched repeatedly,andKPop Demon Huntersshouldcontinue to add numbers to its viewership in the short and long term.
This will enable the movie to keep climbing up Netflix’s all-time charts.It will beatDon’t Look UpandCarry-Onin the next week or soto get into the second-place spot if interest remains steady.
That will leave about a 50 million views gap between the animated hit andRed Notice. Even if some demand slips,KPop Demon Huntersshould have a full month left to make up that ground and dethrone Dwayne Johnson’s blockbuster for Netflix’s top spot all time.
