Unlike Happy Gilmore 2 and numerous other movies that Netflix reports monster viewership data on, KPop Demon Hunters exists outside the platform. Three of its earworms, “Golden,” “Your Idol,” and “Soda Pop,

Blockbuster hits on the big screen are still very much a thing, but front-loaded box office numbers are also very much a thing, and the shrunken window of cinema exclusivity is regularly to blame. The fight rages on – which makes a weekend like this one quite strange,

A singalong version of the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” is on-track to earn $18 million to $20 million in theaters this weekend, making it the number one movie at the domestic box office. And that’s despite only being in theaters for two-thirds of the weekend (namely, Saturday and Sunday).