Glass Onion played in cinemas for only seven days and still drew 279.7M hours in 28 days, so a long window is not needed for a big streaming audience.
Back to the trend of the day: Spanish film La bola negra has a strong opening in US cinemas
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Netflix Theatrical Window 2026: 10 Films Compared
Glass Onion played in cinemas for just one week and still drew 279.7 million hours in its first 28 days on Netflix. Bardo got 42 days in US cinemas, and Netflix never published a streaming number for it.
- No. 1: The Irishman (2019)
- 8 places
01Final list
The leading AIs built their own top-ten lists independently. Above is one combined result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, the AIs that included it and, where the AIs gave one, a source.
Order: from most to least AI agreement.
A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.
- 1
The Irishman (2019)
26 days by the dates (Nov 1–27; Deadline counted 27), then 214.6M hours in 28 days despite a 209-minute running time. Netflix never published its gross.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Meta.In their lists: Claude: see list · ChatGPT: 3 · Gemini: 3 · Nemotron: 6 · DeepSeek: 2 · Qwen: 5
What each AI noted 6
- Claude
Named differently in its own list: open the full list.
see list - ChatGPTplace 3
Netflix said 64 million people watched it in its first four weeks, while box-office totals remained estimates.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 3
Scorsese's 26-day boutique run in 500 independent cinemas turned into 26.4 million global viewer debuts in its first week alone.
- Nemotronplace 6
26-day limited window (Nov 1–27) → 64.3M views in first 28 days (per 2021 engagement report); 1.2M gross in 8 theaters showed prestige window can coexist with massive streaming.
- DeepSeekplace 2
A 26-day window and a three-and-a-half-hour runtime still produced 214.6 million streaming hours — the cinema run did not use up the audience.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 5
A 27-day exclusive run in indie theaters gave Scorsese's epic the prestige it needed, even if Netflix kept the box office numbers hidden.
Source ↗
6 AIs put it here - 2
La bola negra (2026)
Netflix's longest cinema window yet: 47 days by the calendar (AP says 46), Oct 16 to Dec 2. It opened at $69,375 a theater; streaming views won't exist until December.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Meta.In their lists: Claude: 4 · ChatGPT: 1 · Gemini: 8 · Nemotron: 2 · DeepSeek: 1 · Qwen: 2
What each AI noted 6
- Claudeplace 4
47 days is Netflix's longest cinema window, and the film's $69,375 average is the only gross Netflix has published.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 1
Netflix’s reported $69,375 per theater from four US cinemas is a rare ticket-sales disclosure—and its longest reported window yet.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 8
Netflix's first published domestic box office record for a Spanish release: $277,500 across 4 New York and Los Angeles screens ahead of its November streaming rollout.
- Nemotronplace 2
Netflix's first self-reported box office ($277,500 in 4 theaters) and second-best limited opening for a non-English film; 28-day window before streaming — test case for transparency.
- DeepSeekplace 1
The longest Netflix theatrical window ever — 46 days — opened to $69,375 per screen, second only to Parasite for a non-English film.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 2
A historic 47-day window and the highest per-screen average for a Spanish film ever, though streaming numbers are yet to come.
Source ↗
6 AIs put it here - 3
Marriage Story (2019)
A full 30-day window (Nov 6 to Dec 6), but Netflix never published its 28-day views. The gross is $321,463 per The Numbers, or about $2M in other estimates.
Included it: ChatGPT, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, Meta.In their lists: ChatGPT: 4 · Gemini: 7 · Nemotron: 8 · DeepSeek: 5 · Qwen: 4
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 4
A near-month-long gap preceded streaming, but the reported theatrical total is an estimate, not Netflix data.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 7
A month-long 30-day arthouse window produced viral performance clips that pulled in over 20 million households upon streaming launch.
- Nemotronplace 8
21-day window (Nov 6–27) → 22.4M views (2021 report); $2.1M gross in 120 theaters proved awards-season window builds streaming credibility.
- DeepSeekplace 5
A full 30-day exclusive run — longer than The Irishman — but Netflix never published its 28-day streaming number, leaving the cleanest test unresolved.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 4
Netflix's previous record-holder for the longest window (30 days) built a strong arthouse footprint before becoming an awards-season streaming staple.
Source ↗
5 AIs put it here - 4
Society of the Snow (2023)
About three weeks in Spanish cinemas and nearly 500,000 tickets, then 98.5M Netflix views in 91 days. Answers giving a 28–30-day window don't match its dates.
Included it: Claude, Gemini, Nemotron, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, DeepSeek.In their lists: Claude: 3 · Gemini: 2 · Nemotron: 5 · Qwen: 6
What each AI noted 4
- Claudeplace 3
Nearly half a million Spanish cinema tickets in three weeks, then one of Netflix's most-watched films of 2024.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 2
A 21-day exclusive European theatrical run built word-of-mouth that propelled it to 98.5 million all-time streaming views.
- Nemotronplace 5
28-day window (Dec 15, 2023 – Jan 12, 2024) → 98.6M views; Spain's Oscar entry grossed $2.1M in 300 US theaters before streaming.
- Qwenplace 6
Spain's Oscar entry used a strong local theatrical run to build word-of-mouth, translating into massive streaming views weeks later.
Source ↗
4 AIs put it here - 5
Maestro (2023)
28 days in cinemas (Nov 22 to Dec 20) and seven Oscar nominations, yet streaming estimates run only 5M to 14.2M views, none from Netflix's 28-day list.
Included it: ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, Meta, Nemotron.In their lists: ChatGPT: 7 · Gemini: 9 · DeepSeek: 9 · Qwen: 8
What each AI noted 4
- ChatGPTplace 7
Its awards-qualifying run is evidence of a window, not evidence that the window increased streaming viewing.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 9
A 28-day window achieved classic prestige positioning and 7 Oscar nods, but yielded a relatively modest 7.3 million opening streaming week.
- DeepSeekplace 9
A 28-day window, seven Oscar nominations and just five million views: prestige cinema did not translate into a streaming crowd.
- Qwenplace 8
Bradley Cooper's Bernstein biopic got a lengthy arthouse window, but its slow pacing led to a lower completion rate on the platform.
4 AIs put it here - 6
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
29 days in German cinemas by one account, 21 by another, then 101.3M hours on Netflix. Netflix reported no box office.
Included it: Gemini, DeepSeek. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, Qwen.In their lists: Gemini: 4 · DeepSeek: 6
What each AI noted 2
- Geminiplace 4
A targeted 21-day European platform established cultural gravitas, turning a bleak German war epic into an Oscar-winning 38-million-view hit.
- DeepSeekplace 6
A 29-day German theatrical lead-in and no reported box office still produced 101.3 million streaming hours — the anti-war film built audience without a ticket-sales headline.
2 AIs put it hereno source given - 7
Emilia Pérez (2024)
An awards window of 21 to 26 days. Its streaming figures clash: 1.5M views in a half-year report versus 38.7M in another answer.
Included it: Nemotron, DeepSeek. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Qwen.In their lists: Nemotron: 4 · DeepSeek: 7
What each AI noted 2
- Nemotronplace 4
21-day limited window (Nov 1–21) → 38.7M views; Cannes buzz + theatrical qualify run amplified streaming despite niche musical format.
- DeepSeekplace 7
A 26-day awards window and a $7 million international gross led to only 1.5 million views in the next engagement report — the clearest case of a cinema run not converting into streaming reach.
Source ↗
2 AIs put it here - 8
Don't Look Up (2021)
The shortest window here, 14 days (Dec 10–24), and about $1.2M in tickets, yet the biggest streaming result: 359.8M hours in 28 days.
Included it: Nemotron, DeepSeek. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Qwen.In their lists: Nemotron: 10 · DeepSeek: 4
What each AI noted 2
- Nemotronplace 10
21-day window (Dec 10–31) → 171.5M views (record at the time); 600k in 300 theaters — wide-ish window didn't cannibalize streaming event.
- DeepSeekplace 4
A token 14-day cinema run and under $1.2 million at the box office still preceded 359.8 million streaming hours in 28 days.
Source ↗
2 AIs put it here
02Worth knowing
What the AIs noticed while building the list.
Emilia Pérez and Maestro are the counter-case: both had windows of about four weeks and awards attention, yet their streaming numbers were small.
Netflix's older headlines (The Irishman's 64M accounts) and today's views (hours divided by running time) measure different things, so they don't form a clean trend.
Until La bola negra, Netflix had never published a gross of its own. It says it will now report grosses for Cliff Booth, Narnia, The Mosquito Bowl and Ink.
La bola negra's streaming test hasn't happened yet: it reaches Netflix on Dec 2, so its window can't yet show whether it builds or uses up the streaming audience.
03Questions people ask
Do Netflix movies release in theaters?
Yes, usually in limited runs. La bola negra opened in four US theaters on Oct 16, 2026, earned $277,500, and streams on Netflix from Dec 2.
Source ↗Can Netflix movies come out in theaters?
Yes. Glass Onion played about 600–700 theaters for one week in 2022 and grossed an estimated $13–15M; Netflix never published the total.
Source ↗How long is Netflix's theatrical window?
Most have been 2 to 4 weeks: Don't Look Up got 14 days, The Irishman 26 and Marriage Story 30. La bola negra's 47 days is the longest.
Source ↗Why do sources say 46 or 47 days for La bola negra?
They count the Oct 16 to Dec 2 interval differently: AP reports 46 days, while other outlets count 47.
Source ↗04How we counted
In plain words, no formulas.
1The question
Top 10 Netflix Films That Opened in Cinemas First: Does a Longer Cinema Run Help or Hurt on Streaming?
2Why this topic
It puts cinema tickets and streaming views for the same Netflix films into one list, which neither Netflix's charts nor box office tables do.
3Where it applies
Global; Netflix films (and, for comparison, other streamer-backed films) with an exclusive cinema window, 2019–2026
4What we looked at
- Length of the exclusive cinema window in days, from Netflix announcements and trade press
- Cinema gross and per-theater average, as reported by Netflix or tracked by Box Office Mojo / The Numbers / Comscore; marked 'estimate' where Netflix did not publish figures
- Views in the first 28 days on streaming, from the Netflix Top 10 and the twice-yearly engagement report
- Critic and audience scores, so that quality is not mistaken for the effect of the cinema window
- Each component is shown in its own column; films with missing data are flagged rather than dropped
- Netflix announcements and trade press (Variety, LA Times, IndieWire) — Exclusive cinema window in days, from the first cinema opening to the Netflix launch
- Box Office Mojo / The Numbers — Cinema gross and per-theater average before streaming. Netflix published a figure only for La bola negra, so every other gross is an estimate
- Netflix Top 10 and 'What We Watched' engagement report — Hours watched and views (hours divided by running time). 28-day, weekly, 91-day and half-year figures are not interchangeable
5Who ranked
The leading AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Qwen.
6How the places were set
The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.
05Each AI's own list
🇺🇸 Claude10 places · 2 notes
The same question, answered by Claude alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro, 2025)
Roughly 400 screens for about three weeks, then 29.1M views in three days, the fifth-best Netflix debut of 2025.
- 2A House of Dynamite (Kathryn Bigelow, 2025)
Views rose from 22.1M in week 1 to 31.6M in week 2, so the audience was still growing after the cinema run.
- 3Society of the Snow (Spain, 2023)
Nearly half a million Spanish cinema tickets in three weeks, then one of Netflix's most-watched films of 2024.
Source ↗ - 4La Bola Negra (Spain, 2026)
47 days is Netflix's longest cinema window, and the film's $69,375 average is the only gross Netflix has published.
Source ↗ - 5Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
About $13M in five days from roughly 600-700 screens (about $19,000 each), against a $40-50M Thanksgiving that analysts thought a wide release could earn.
Source ↗ - 6Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
The shortest big-name window (16 days, with no P&A campaign) produced 20.2M three-day views, below Glass Onion's debut.
- 7Train Dreams (2025)
A two-week run in select theaters that one critic called effectively nonexistent for most viewers.
Source ↗ - 8Jay Kelly (2025)
Cinemas for about three weeks before Netflix on Dec 5, but I found no streaming number to test the effect.
- 9Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
6.9M opening-weekend views, 4.9M the next week, then off the Top 10 in week 3.
- 10Nouvelle Vague (2025)
It did not make the Netflix Top 10 in its opening weekend, estimated under 3.5M views.
What Claude noticed
Hastings reportedly said Glass Onion left money on the table and that the release was mainly promotional. Analysts estimated $200M+ for a wide release.
La Bola Negra's 47-day window is more than double any 2025 Netflix window in this list (about 14-21 days). Its December streaming numbers will be the first test of a long window with a published gross.
🇺🇸 ChatGPT10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by ChatGPT alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1La bola negra (2026, Spain)
Netflix’s reported $69,375 per theater from four US cinemas is a rare ticket-sales disclosure—and its longest reported window yet.
Source ↗ - 2Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
A one-week cinema engagement reportedly grossed about $15 million, but Netflix never published an audited total.
Source ↗ - 3The Irishman (2019)
Netflix said 64 million people watched it in its first four weeks, while box-office totals remained estimates.
Source ↗ - 4Marriage Story (2019)
A near-month-long gap preceded streaming, but the reported theatrical total is an estimate, not Netflix data.
Source ↗ - 5Roma (2018)
Its roughly three-week cinema lead helped secure a theatrical-first awards run, but Netflix did not release box-office figures.
Source ↗ - 6The Power of the Dog (2021)
A short awards-season theatrical run offered little public box-office evidence for testing a streaming lift.
Source ↗ - 7Maestro (2023)
Its awards-qualifying run is evidence of a window, not evidence that the window increased streaming viewing.
Source ↗ - 8The King (2019)
Its cinema-first release drew debate about Netflix’s shortened windows, but no public Netflix gross supports a box-office comparison.
Source ↗ - 9The Two Popes (2019)
A cinema-first awards release is documented, but the public evidence does not isolate a streaming effect.
Source ↗ - 10Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
The reported roughly $4 million five-day cinema result sits well below Glass Onion’s reported $15 million week, under different release conditions.
Source ↗
What ChatGPT noticed
Netflix’s current engagement report defines views as hours watched divided by runtime, while its earlier headline for The Irishman used a different viewing metric; the figures should not be treated as a clean trend line.
Glass Onion’s reported cinema gross ranges around $13–15 million depending on the estimate; Netflix did not publish a definitive total.
La bola negra’s US debut generated $277,500 in four theaters, but its streaming launch is still in the future as of Oct. 19, so it cannot yet show whether the window built streaming demand.
The Irishman’s reported 64 million first-four-week views are substantial, but they do not establish that theatrical exposure caused those views.
🇺🇸 Gemini10 places · 1 notes
The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
A compressed 7-day sneak preview in 638 cinemas grossed ~$15 million before triggering a 209-million-hour streaming stampede.
Source ↗ - 2Society of the Snow (2023)
A 21-day exclusive European theatrical run built word-of-mouth that propelled it to 98.5 million all-time streaming views.
- 3The Irishman (2019)
Scorsese's 26-day boutique run in 500 independent cinemas turned into 26.4 million global viewer debuts in its first week alone.
- 4All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
A targeted 21-day European platform established cultural gravitas, turning a bleak German war epic into an Oscar-winning 38-million-view hit.
- 5Hit Man (2024)
A brief 14-day token run acted as pure free buzz, generating 20.8 million views in its initial streaming week.
- 6Roma (2018)
The 21-day window that broke theater chain taboos, yielding 3 Oscars and proving streaming films could anchor cultural cinema prestige.
Source ↗ - 7Marriage Story (2019)
A month-long 30-day arthouse window produced viral performance clips that pulled in over 20 million households upon streaming launch.
- 8La bola negra (2026)
Netflix's first published domestic box office record for a Spanish release: $277,500 across 4 New York and Los Angeles screens ahead of its November streaming rollout.
- 9Maestro (2023)
A 28-day window achieved classic prestige positioning and 7 Oscar nods, but yielded a relatively modest 7.3 million opening streaming week.
- 10Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
An elongated 49-day cinema exclusivity failed to protect a polarizing 3-hour runtime, leading to low box office and missing the Netflix Global Top 10.
What Gemini noticed
Theatrical exclusivity functions primarily as premium marketing rather than a revenue cannibalizer: films granted a 14-to-30 day cinema window consistently generate higher initial streaming completion rates than direct-to-digital originals.
🇺🇸 Nemotron10 places
The same question, answered by Nemotron alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
One-week sneak preview (7 days) → 209.4M views in 28 days, the highest debut for any Netflix film with a theatrical window.
- 2La bola negra (2026)
Netflix's first self-reported box office ($277,500 in 4 theaters) and second-best limited opening for a non-English film; 28-day window before streaming — test case for transparency.
- 3Hit Man (2024)
24-day window (Sept 6–30) → 45.2M views in 28 days; strong per-theater average (18k) suggested word-of-mouth carried from theaters to streaming.
- 4Emilia Pérez (2024)
21-day limited window (Nov 1–21) → 38.7M views; Cannes buzz + theatrical qualify run amplified streaming despite niche musical format.
- 5Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve) (2023)
28-day window (Dec 15, 2023 – Jan 12, 2024) → 98.6M views; Spain's Oscar entry grossed $2.1M in 300 US theaters before streaming.
- 6The Irishman (2019)
26-day limited window (Nov 1–27) → 64.3M views in first 28 days (per 2021 engagement report); 1.2M gross in 8 theaters showed prestige window can coexist with massive streaming.
- 7Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
7-day sneak (Dec 15–21) → 53.8M views; shortest window since Glass Onion, but IP-driven streaming debut underwhelmed vs. cost.
- 8Marriage Story (2019)
21-day window (Nov 6–27) → 22.4M views (2021 report); $2.1M gross in 120 theaters proved awards-season window builds streaming credibility.
- 9The Power of the Dog (2021)
21-day window (Nov 17 – Dec 8) → 31.5M views; 1.4M in 100 theaters, Oscar win validated the prestige window strategy.
- 10Don't Look Up (2021)
21-day window (Dec 10–31) → 171.5M views (record at the time); 600k in 300 theaters — wide-ish window didn't cannibalize streaming event.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by DeepSeek alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1La bola negra (Spain, 2026)
The longest Netflix theatrical window ever — 46 days — opened to $69,375 per screen, second only to Parasite for a non-English film.
Source ↗ - 2The Irishman (2019)
A 26-day window and a three-and-a-half-hour runtime still produced 214.6 million streaming hours — the cinema run did not use up the audience.
Source ↗ - 3Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Just seven days in 638 theaters, yet 279.7 million streaming hours in 28 days — the shortest window here, and one of the biggest streaming results.
Source ↗ - 4Don't Look Up (2021)
A token 14-day cinema run and under $1.2 million at the box office still preceded 359.8 million streaming hours in 28 days.
Source ↗ - 5Marriage Story (2019)
A full 30-day exclusive run — longer than The Irishman — but Netflix never published its 28-day streaming number, leaving the cleanest test unresolved.
Source ↗ - 6All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
A 29-day German theatrical lead-in and no reported box office still produced 101.3 million streaming hours — the anti-war film built audience without a ticket-sales headline.
- 7Emilia Pérez (2024)
A 26-day awards window and a $7 million international gross led to only 1.5 million views in the next engagement report — the clearest case of a cinema run not converting into streaming reach.
Source ↗ - 8The Power of the Dog (2021)
Only two weeks in cinemas and $417,022 worldwide, but 27.2 million hours in its first streaming week — the cinema window neither made nor broke it.
- 9Maestro (2023)
A 28-day window, seven Oscar nominations and just five million views: prestige cinema did not translate into a streaming crowd.
- 10Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
The second-longest Netflix window here — 42 days — and the weakest streaming evidence: no published 28-day number and a muted $79,040 worldwide gross.
Source ↗
What DeepSeek noticed
The longest window in this table belongs to La bola negra at 46 days, but its streaming test has not happened yet — the film reaches Netflix on Dec 2, 2026, so any claim that the window is already helping streaming is premature.
The shortest window in the top group belongs to Glass Onion at seven days, and it still generated 279.7 million hours in 28 days. That weakens the idea that a long exclusive window is necessary for a big streaming audience.
Emilia Pérez and Maestro are the counter-case: both had four-week-ish windows and awards attention, but their streaming numbers were small. A cinema run can coexist with low streaming reach.
Netflix published La bola negra's gross — the first time it has done so — which makes the cinema side measurable but does not yet answer the streaming side; the next engagement report will be the first real test.
🇨🇳 Qwen10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Qwen alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Netflix's first #1 box office winner turned into its most-watched movie ever, proving a sing-along event can launch a streaming giant.
- 2La Bola Negra (2026)
A historic 47-day window and the highest per-screen average for a Spanish film ever, though streaming numbers are yet to come.
Source ↗ - 3Glass Onion (2022)
A one-week theatrical stunt grossed $15M, but the 30-day window proved that even a brief cinema run can fuel massive streaming views.
Source ↗ - 4Marriage Story (2019)
Netflix's previous record-holder for the longest window (30 days) built a strong arthouse footprint before becoming an awards-season streaming staple.
Source ↗ - 5The Irishman (2019)
A 27-day exclusive run in indie theaters gave Scorsese's epic the prestige it needed, even if Netflix kept the box office numbers hidden.
Source ↗ - 6Society of the Snow (2023)
Spain's Oscar entry used a strong local theatrical run to build word-of-mouth, translating into massive streaming views weeks later.
Source ↗ - 7Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
A one-week theatrical showcase proved that stop-motion magic still draws crowds, even if Netflix rushed it to streaming for the holidays.
Source ↗ - 8Maestro (2023)
Bradley Cooper's Bernstein biopic got a lengthy arthouse window, but its slow pacing led to a lower completion rate on the platform.
- 9The Power of the Dog (2021)
Jane Campion's Oscar-winner played 2,000 global dates, using a long window to build the prestige that eventually drove its streaming success.
- 10The Gray Man (2022)
A brief one-week theatrical tease did little to boost its critical standing, but the marketing blitz still drove massive streaming views.
What Qwen noticed
Netflix's shift to reporting box office: For the first time ever, Netflix published official box office grosses for 'La Bola Negra,' signaling a new transparency for its theatrical strategy.
The 45-day window standard: Netflix has committed to a traditional 45-day theatrical window for its Warner Bros. acquisitions, aligning closer to studio models.
Theatrical as marketing: Ted Sarandos has historically viewed theatrical runs as promotional tools for streaming, but films like 'KPop Demon Hunters' prove they can be box office hits in their own right.