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We knew the American movie box office wasn’t exactly doing great in 2025—this summer has performed marginally better than last year’s, but only barely—but it’s still pretty wild when it suddenly starts looking like a movie that’s already been out on streaming for two full months might dip into theaters for a weekend and win the weekend box office. Admittedly, said …

Talk to distrib sources and they’re crying how we’re bound for one of the lowest grossing weekends of the year. There’s even unfortunate chatter out there that this summer, currently at $3.4 billion, +2% from last summer, might come in even or under 2024’s. Yikes. Then out of the blue, Netflix, the $512.6 billion content streaming company, which is all …

On August 23 and 24, KPop Demon Hunters, the animated Netflix musical about a K-pop girl group doubling as demon slayers, will play in theaters across North America, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. And if early numbers are any indication, Netflix might have stumbled onto a winning formula. As of August 19, insiders told The Hollywood Reporter that 1,000 …

As KPop Demon Hunters continues to grow into a full blown cultural phenomena, Netflix is preparing to put a sing-along version of film into theaters this weekend. EJAE, the singing voice of Rumi and one of the songwriters responsible for some of the film’s biggest hits, stopped by an advanced screening of the sing-along at Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters Tuesday night. …

Netflix is delivering the late-summer box office a surprise (and needed) gift. The streamer and theater owners, and particularly the major chains, have been at loggerheads for years over exclusive theatrical windows. Netflix has always made it clear that its subscribers are its first priority, resulting in its titles often being boycotted by the bigger circuits. But in this case, …

“Almost like having a secret identity…” Koreaboo Yesterday The hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters has continued to capture the attention of global fans, especially with its fictional idol group Saja Boys gaining popularity of their own. Now, director Maggie Kang has revealed the real-life inspiration behind the characters. | Netflix Kang shared that her love for K-Pop goes back …

According to a new report from Puck, Sony Pictures is watching from the sidelines as one of the summer’s biggest cultural phenomena unfolds. KPop Demon Hunters, an anime-style musical about a K-pop girl group that doubles as a team of monster fighters, has become a runaway hit on Netflix, yet the studio that developed and produced it is seeing little …

How Netflix struck gold on the Billboard charts with ‘KPop Demon Hunters’  MarketWatch With ‘Golden’ topping ‘Ordinary,’ a K-pop girl group hits No. 1 for the first time  NPR Fictional K-pop trio hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100  The Washington Post Netflix wanted to beat Disney in family animation. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is its best chance  CNBC ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Stars on Making …

A Special KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along Event Is Headed to a Theater Near You  Netflix KPop Demon Hunters Singer Drops A Blunt Response To Claims That The Movie’s Songs Are AI-Made  yahoo.com With ‘Golden’ topping ‘Ordinary,’ a K-pop girl group hits No. 1 for the first time  NPR Fictional K-pop trio hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100  The Washington Post ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ …

This summer’s zeitgeist-defining animated film isn’t coming from theaters. It’s coming from streaming with Netflix/Sony Animation’s “KPop Demon Hunters,” which has defied gravity in a way that no film in the streamer’s history has ever achieved before. Since its June 20 release, the original English-language animated film about Huntr/x, a K-Pop trio who uses their music and sharp blades to …