‘KPop Demon Hunters’ sings a winning tune at the box office
The Netflix phenomenon scored the No. 1 spot over ‘Weapons’ with just two days in theaters.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Aug. 22-24, 2025.
1. KPop Demon Hunters
Weekend gross: $18M
Total domestic gross: $18M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
After turning into a genuine pop culture phenomenon over the summer, KPop Demon Hunters added a new accomplishment to its list of achievements: A No. 1 box office hit.
Netflix gave a singalong version of KPop Demon Hunters a two-day theatrical run this weekend, dropping it in theaters for just Saturday and Sunday. The animated film was popular enough over just that two-day frame to jump past Weapons.
The singalong version of KPop Demon Hunters played in 1,700 theaters, a huge jump from the 638 that Glass Onion played in back in November 2022. The Knives Out sequel never landed higher than No. 3 during the theatrical run that Netflix gave it.
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2. Weapons
Weekend gross: $15.6M
Total domestic gross: $115.9M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 36
Despite falling to KPop Demon Hunters, Weapons added $15.6 million to its domestic haul, surging past the $100 million mark in North America and coming within a rounding error of hitting $200 million worldwide.
