"Sony Pictures Animation's KPop Demon Hunters is now the most-watched movie on Netflix ever. With over 236 million views, the bubblegum pop musical meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer fantasy and Josie and the Pussycats has become not just the most most-watched animated movie, but the most-watched movie overall on the streaming platform, leaving Red Notice and Carry-On trailing. This surprise success suggests that talk about a"
"Radford Sechrist is married to KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang and designed the character of the tiger (the blue, demonic-looking cat Derpy) in KPop Demon Hunters. He says the reason the movie has succeeded while other recent releases haven't done so well is because it doesn't look like it was designed for kids, but for young adults. The reason he thinks this is so important is because of the influence of YouTube (and perhaps"
KPop Demon Hunters registered over 236 million views to become the most-watched movie on Netflix, surpassing other animated and live-action titles. The film mixes bubblegum pop musical elements with supernatural fantasy and retro band aesthetics. The victory challenges assumptions that original animated projects are losing audience interest despite recent high-profile flops from major studios. A storyboard artist involved credits the film's success to its young-adult focus rather than child-targeted design and points to YouTube and TikTok influence among people in their early twenties. Sony and Netflix were surprised by the global scale of the response.
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