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 rival studios and sources – though not Netflix, who never report ticket sales.

The weekend run for the animated phenomenon that is on its way to becoming Netflx’s most popular English-language film of all time on the platform (it has drawn 210.5m views so far, compared to Red Notice’s 230.9m) played in leading chains except the biggest. AMC did not carry the film in accordance with its policy of not exhibiting films that are playing in the home.

KPop Demon Hunters screened in 1,300 North American cinemas. Netflix said later on Sunday that it will debut the sing-along version on the platform on Monday (

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