It’s Official, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s Most Watched Original Film Ever

Netflix and Sony’s KPop Demon Hunters has officially claimed the title of the most-watched original film in the streamer’s history.

The film, which premiered June 20, racked up another 25.4 million views between August 18–24, pushing its lifetime total to 236 million. That tally edges out 2021’s Red Notice (230 million in its first 91 days) to take the top spot on Netflix’s all-time English-language films list.

Remarkably, the film’s audience has hardly slowed. Over the past three weeks, KPop Demon Hunters has posted virtually no decline in viewership, maintaining momentum that’s rare for any title on the platform.

The surge coincides with Netflix’s rollout of KPop Demon Hunters: The Sing-Along Event, which dropped last week on the service and also played in theaters. The special edition proved a box office draw as well, topping the weekend charts with a reported $19+ million and beating Weapons for first place domestically. Netflix counts streams of both versions together, setting the stage for even higher numbers in the weeks ahead.

That runway is significant: the film still has 24 days left in its 91-day premiere window, meaning its record will likely be pushed far beyond Red Notice’s once-formidable benchmark and set a new standard that will be hard to beat.

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, KPop Demon Hunters blends K-pop vibrancy with supernatural action and flashy battle scenes. The story follows Rumi, Mira, and Zoey — global pop idols by day, demon fighters by night — who must battle a rival boy band with dark powers of their own.

The soundtrack has been just as historic as the film itself. Led by HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” which returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, the album became the first soundtrack in nearly 30 years to place four songs in the top 10 simultaneously.

Alongside “Golden,” the Saja Boys’ “Your Idol” held steady at No. 4, their “Soda Pop” climbed from 10 to 5, and HUNTR/X landed another entry with “How It’s Done” debuting at No. 10. That feat makes KPop Demon Hunters only the fifth soundtrack ever to achieve four Hot 100 top 10s, and the first since Waiting to Exhale in 1995–96.