US Edition‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Has Set Yet Another Netflix Movie Record
GLOBAL, JUL 16 – Netflix’s animated musical film blends K-pop culture with supernatural action and has logged 40.4 million viewing hours, topping charts in 26 countries, Billboard reported.
- Netflix debuted the musical animation KPop Demon Hunters on June 20, 2025; the story centers on fictional K-pop groups battling demons and is now available for streaming globally.
- The film's success is the result of over a year of close collaboration between executive music producer Ian Eisendrath, filmmakers Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, and producer Michelle Wong, alongside multiple songwriters who helped craft an authentic K-pop soundtrack.
- KPop Demon Hunters has maintained a position on Netflix’s global Top 10 list for English-language films for an entire month, securing the number one spot in 26 countries such as Canada and the UK, and currently holds a 96% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- The film’s soundtrack leads charts with seven tracks on the Billboard Hot 100, including 'Golden' at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 and the Spotify #1 movie soundtrack; 'Your Idol' by Saja Boys topped the US Spotify chart recently.
- Though KPop Demon Hunters has not joined Netflix's all-time most-watched list, its ongoing popularity and positive word of mouth highlight its cultural impact, while Netflix’s plans for future content remain unknown.
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The #1 Netflix movie right now has spent an entire month in the streamer's global Top 10
Netflix, I hope you have profusely thanked directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, along with everyone else who worked on KPop Demon Hunters -- a glittery, candy-colored spectacle of an animated gem that's not only one of the best original movies the streamer has released in years, but also a ratings smash hit for the streamer. The movie, about a fictional K-pop girl group that hunts demons, is so big that it's actually dominated the Netflix …
The music for the Netflix production «KPop Demon Hunters» continues to dominate the German album charts. The soundtrack of the animated film is again on the top of the ranking list, the chart media of GfK Entertainment announced. Last week, it was the first soundtrack to lead the list since «Fifty Shades Of Grey – Liberated Lust» of 2018. «KPop Demon Hunters» revolves around a K-pop girl group and on Friday afternoon stood at number three of the…
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