5 reasons make the KPOP demons from Netflix rules the box office

In what can be considered a big bosom in the victory of Netflix, The King of the Streaming Game now has the first box office for the first time. This is thanks to the theatrical version of the company’s exclusive hits “KPOP Demon Hunters”, which has been dominating the signs of banners for weeks so far. It turned out, although it was available to watch at home, the audience was very happy to come to the event of only two nights.

“Kpop Demon Hunters” edition sings He made a sudden appearance on the top of the plans at the local box office, as it was estimated at $ 18 million. Keep in mind that this is only two days, unlike the full weekend. The film was also playing only 1700 screens. Compare this to the second film at the end of this week, or “Weapons” ($ 15.6 million locally), or “Freakier Friday”, which brought 9.2 million dollars to decline in third place. However, in both cases, the films were playing in more than 3,600 theaters.

So, what did he go here? Why was the fans more than happy to pay to watch a movie that they could actually watch at home? How did this become the first movie for Netflix, although the sign that released great titles in the theaters in the past? We’ll look at some of the biggest reasons why “KPOP Demon Hunters” is the sudden box office in August 2025. Let’s get into it.

Although it is not necessarily on everyone’s radar in the same way that it had films such as “Top Gun: MAVERICK” or “Avatar: The Way of Water” (i.e. to the point where the film feels everywhere culturally), it cannot be completely estimated. It has spent nine weeks in the ruling of Netflix plans and will soon become the film of the most watched company ever, as it exceeded “Red Entry”. It is also very likely that the meaningful star that Netflix tried to find, and failed to this point.

Even Netflix movies that have been broadcast largely can sometimes feel that they are barely present in the biggest cultural conversation. This movie, on the other hand, is an explicit blow. The soundtrack dominates Spotify and Billboard, and social media gossip is present, and it is a purposeful and distinguished success in communicating with the masses. The same thing can be said, for example, “Gray Man” when he first appeared on Netflix.

Sony may have lost a fortune by allowing “KPOP Demon Hunters” to go to NetflixIt is clear from the performance of the movie at the box office during the weekend. What we see is a cultural phenomenon in the real world in difficult numbers. Stimulating people from the sofa can be very difficult these days. The success of this film in theaters months after its initial release talks about volumes around Vandum around it.

The only thing that seemed to work here is the way Netflix managed to make this an inevitable event. Not only was “Kpop Demon Hunters” in coordination of singing, which encouraged the audience’s participation, but it was only two nights in a relatively limited number of theaters. Again, 1700 screens cannot sneeze, but it is much lower than 3000 or more that we see with a large -scale version that results in the studio. This creates a scarcity element in the procedures, which made her feel distinct.

Although Netflix was not brutal with an expensive marketing campaign for theatrical version, it was clarified that this was a “Go Now or Stefk” event. Consider, Netflix refused to keep “Glass Onion: A KNITES OUT Mystery” in theaters for a longer periodAlthough theaters wanted this – this film was only more than $ 9 million on the opening weekend. There is no doubt that theater owners will be more than welcoming another round of “Devil of the Fishermen”. But Netflix made it clear that he does not care about the box office, so there is a reason for the belief that this may be a real opportunity for one time (one fully benefited from it).

This is a somewhat clear point, but it involves repeating all of this. Studios A game did not come to August when it comes to the release evaluation, which left the door wide open to “KPOP Demon Hunters” to withdraw this sudden victory. It was the last weekend competition, with all the respect for the films concerned, barely impressive.

“La Honey” from Ethan Queen achieved $ 3 million and first appeared in the ninth, which is the best in the new arrivals. This will not be a huge blow, as much as it hurts to say that. Then we had Dub English’s A24 from “Ne Zha 2”, the largest animated film ever for $ 2.1 billion at the box office. Nevertheless, the English release of the English language received only $ 1.5 million on more than 2,200 screens, including IMAX. Then there is “Aden” from Ron Howard, who turned completely with only one million dollars.

All this means, it was a very weak weekend that was preceded by a weak weekend with the same extent (one I witnessed the release of silent films such as “No One” and “Witchboard”). Worse, the next weekend also lacks heavy hunger strikes, as “theft”, “roses” and “Avenger” on the deck, none of which seem to be mature of the possibility of collapse. Netflix chose the right film in time, which helped give the theaters something it possesses during this period.

It is not a secret that the box office has been on unconfirmed land over the past five years thanks to the Covid-19s, and the dramatic Hollywood turned into broadcasting, and the bubble that has suffered and changed the customs of the public, among other things. It is increasingly difficult to predict what will become or will not be successful, With even supernatural films struggling in theaters these days.

Movies for movies are not enough for the average person. For this reason, theaters offered everything from the bowling to throwing the ax as well. One thing we know is that the nature of “Enerized” for the film has started. Think about films that you feel cultural events, such as the phenomenon of Bernheimer’s or “sin” Ryan Koger. If the film is able to dismantle itself and feel like it happened in some way, this often helps in increasing the chances of its success. This leads us to “Kpop Demon Hunters”, which has developed Netflix a unique experience.

The limited version, along with the lyrical nature of the shows, helped make it worth it for the masses. The fact that they were familiar with songs like “Golden” made it worth going to theaters to see it, rather than watching it at home again. This lyrical component promised these tests that different energy is far from the quiet and dark room, the big screen experience. It was a smart step that worked very well. One still can only wonder the amount of money that Netflix has left on the table by not making a larger theatrical performance, but this is a conversation for another period.

As we mentioned, Netflix for years is trying to make its own privilege, specifically, which started in the broadcasting world. The company is the undoubted broadcasting king, but the fact that it has not been able to create a large property at home is one of the only major strikes against it in the success section. She thought she found her “Star Wars” Zack Snyder “Reebl Moon”, but both of these cinemaAnd countless quantities of Mirch that is not sold on the wolf shelves. Likewise, we still have no sequences of the “red notification” that we promised.

The important point is, for all Netflix’s efforts, success at the popular franchise level that translates into Fandom in the real world has remained out of reach. With “Kpop Demon Hunters”, however, the HSA company finally achieved. The success of the theatrical version of the film indicates a very real Vandum that the audience wanted to deal with. Watching the movie at home was very fun for these fans, but the broadcast can be a little isolated. There is still something that can be said about a theatrical experience, which can allow a movie to feel more clear. This is the secret sauce here.

Cake dollars, We’ll get a “Kpop Demon Hunters” supplement Urgent and not later. Perhaps we will also get cross operations and who knows what. Does this include any kind of theatrical release of future installments? It remains to see that, but we now know that there is a frenzied mass base there ready to interact with everything that comes after that.

“KPOP Demon Hunters” now flows on Netflix.