Netflix has a few of the most-streamed authentic motion pictures of all time. It’s straightforward to see why: in 2022, Netflix originals and exclusives accounted for greater than 50% of the platform’s US catalog for the first time in the firm’s 25-year historical past (as of 2025, that quantity has elevated to 60%). Of the high 10 hottest motion pictures globally on Netflix, the majority function stars that audiences are accustomed to seeing in multiplexes round the world, from Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot (Pink Discover) to Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence (Don’t Look Up).

However of all the star-studded choices, solely one in all Netflix’s high 10 English-language authentic motion pictures has the distinction of goin’ up, up, up the field workplace charts: smash hit KPop Demon Hunters. Netflix, which acquired the animated musical phenomenon from Sony Footage Animation, gave the movie a uncommon theatrical launch in 1,700 theaters over the weekend (Aug. 22-24) for a particular two-day sing-along model. Based on The Numbers, KPop Demon Hunters: Sing-Alongside grossed $19.2 million, making it the first Netflix authentic film to take the No. 1 spot at the field workplace (beating R-rated horror Weapons, which collected $15.4 million in its third weekend).  

In contrast to the earlier report holder — Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller, which opened in third place and grossed $15 million from 696 theaters throughout a week-long sneak preview in 2022 — KPop Demon Hunters: Sing-Alongside is already accessible to observe at dwelling. (Glass Onion didn’t make its approach to Netflix till a month after leaving theaters.)

Find out how to Stream KPop Demon Hunters: Sing-Alongside

Netflix introduced Monday that KPop Demon Hunters: Sing-Alongside is offered to stream beginning Aug. 25. You’ll discover “the final fan version” in the “Just lately Added” part or the new KPop Demon Hunters Assortment.

KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s most-watched animated film of all time and the solely animated movie amongst the high 10 hottest English-language motion pictures. With greater than 210 million views clocked to this point, KPop Demon Hunters ranks at #2 however is projected to surpass 2021’s Pink Discover (231 million views) as No. 1 on Netflix’s all-time listing.

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, KPop Demon Hunters follows the trio of Huntr/x — Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (Might Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo) — Okay-pop idols born with voices able to driving again the darkness in a world haunted by demons. With their songs of braveness and hope, the warriors face the Saja Boys, a viral boy band consisting of demons Jinu (Ahn Hyo-seop), Romance (Joel Kim Booster), Thriller (Alan Lee), Abby/Abs (SungWon Cho), and Child Saja (Danny Chung), who channel energy to their king, Gwi-Ma (Squid Recreation‘s Lee Byung-hun).

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