“Kpop Demon Hunters Sing-Along” gives Netflix the first victory at the box office
Is the feeling of the animated film Kpop demon hunters A unicorn or the beginning of a beautiful new friendship between Netflix and the theater owners?
Most of Hollywood are betting on the first despite the fact that a special event two days from the successful animated film could earn up to $ 18 to 20 million in 1,700 North American theaters, according to exhibition sources and rival studios with access to certain data. Since Netflix – which has a turbulent relationship with exhibitors – refuses to report boxes of boxes, no one will never know the real number. Netflix refused to comment on Sunday.
This means that the new line and Warner Bros. ‘Sensation of horror Weapons Will be listed as the official winner of the executive from August 22 to 24 with $ 15.6 million during his third outing for a horribly impressive global index of almost $ 200 million, or 199.4 million dollars until Sunday. (And it’s always possible Weapons could be the real winner if Demon hunters comes lower than expected.)
Since its beginnings in June on the streamer, Kpop demon hunters quickly became a cultural phenomenon. It is on the right track to become n ° 1 on the list of the most popular English -language films of Netflix after having already climbed at the top of the animation list, while his soundtrack spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 list, with several of his songs, led by “Golden”, which also shoots at the top of the prize list.
Only AMC theaters, the largest circuit in the country and the world, refused to play the song in accordance with its general policy not to play films at home. The Cinemas Regal and Cinemark – The two largest circuits in the country behind the AMC theaters – with Alamo Drafthouse and many other circuits were all the game to take a piece of the action.
The intelligent and original scenario focuses on the adventures of Huntr / X, a trio made up of superstars of K-Pop Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong) and Zooey (Ji-Young Yoo) who use their secret identities as Badass shot fighters to protect their fans of a supernatural threat always present. Together, they have to face their biggest enemy to date – an irresistible disguised group of rival demons.
Maggie Kang and Chris Appehans produced the animated functionality of Sony Pictures Animation, based on a scenario by Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Kang and Appehans. The project finally landed in Netflix as part of a wider agreement with Sony Pictures.
Netflix Lin cinema recently said THR This Netflix is always “looking for new powerful stories, refreshing new voices and daring new approaches” in their films. “”Kpdh is a perfect example of this approach, “he said, adding that he and the Netflix animation manager Hannah Minghella, are” delighted to support Maggie and Chris as filmmakers and Kristine Belson and his Sony Animation team “as a studio partner.
Original songs for Kpop demon hunters were interpreted by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, Andrew Choi, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, Samuil Lee, Neckwav and Lea Salonga, while Jeongeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung interpreted their own original song.
Technology giants facing Hollywood Legacy Studios made the headlines throughout the end of August weekend while Apple’s original film records F1: the original film I have reached a remarkable step in the zoom beyond the brand of $ 600 million worldwide. Unlike Netflix, Apple now gives certain titles a traditional theatrical race, as F1Who is Brad Pitt’s biggest film of all time. Without its own distribution device, Apple must count on third -party partners. In this case, it was Warners.
More to come.
