A two-day sing-along theatrical engagement has given Netflix its first North American weekend box office crown, as KPop Demon Hunters grossed an estimated $18m haul according to sources – though not Netflix, who never report ticket sales.

The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it weekend run for the animated phenomenon that is on its way to becoming Netflx’s most popular film of all time on the platform played in leading chains except the biggest – AMC – in accordance with that company’s policy of not exhibiting films that are playing in the home.

Reports from rival studios and sources came up with the estimated gross for the Sony Pictures Animation feature about an all-girl K-Pop band who hunt demons and face off against a demonic boy band.

EntTelligence reported more than 1.5m attendees for the

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