‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ could sing in the first theatrical success of Netflix

After popularity and demand for growing fans, Kpop demon hunters came to theaters across North America this weekend. And in what is surely a shock, the film could succeed in taking first place at the box office and giving Netflix something else to boast.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Kpop Singalong projections seek to win 18 to 20 million national dollars before the end of the weekend. This number is graceful of sources of exhibition and “rival studios” because Netflix does not report the figures when his films were released in theaters. But should Kpop Press this range (or exceed), this will first mark that a streamer’s film has supported the big screen. Among the major North American theater channels, AMC is the only one not to play it, and about 1,150 of its 1,700 projections sold earlier in the week.

Netflix has always had a difficult relationship with theaters, which has recently been examined. Earlier in August, Foreign things The creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced that they were moving to Paramount in April 2026 to make theatrical films – was a huge factor in their decision – and to Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein Will press the big screen in October. The people who looked Kpop demon hunters At home, that thought of it thinking that it could have been a success in theaters, and this two -day projection proves them a little. At the time of writing the editorial time, we do not know if Netflix will also allow more projections closer to the Oscar season, or even extend it to other countries, but it seems that there is no stop Kpop Demon Hunters’ Momentum for the foreseeable future.

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