By Harshita Mary Varghese and Dawn Chmielewski

(Reuters) -The sing-along version of the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”, which has become a cultural phenomenon, topped the domestic box office this weekend, in what appears to be a historic first for streaming giant Netflix.

The movie, about a Korean girl group that battles demons, brought in an estimated $18 million from U.S. and Canada box offices, according to IMDb’s Box Office Mojo.

It surpassed Warner Bros Discovery’s horror movie “Weapons”, which brought in $15.6 million in domestic ticket sales in its third weekend in cinemas.

The film has become a juggernaut for Netflix, dominating the streaming charts this summer as well as producing a chart-topping hit song, “Golden”.

Its popularity gave Netflix an opening to reach a bigger

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