KPop Demon Hunters Criterion Blu-ray Cover Art Unveiled
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- Criterion will release "KPop Demon Hunters" on Blu-ray ($39.95) and 4K UHD ($49.95), with pre-orders open and a new cover art unveiled this week depicting the HUNTR/X protagonists alongside Derpy the blue supernatural tiger
- "KPop Demon Hunters" became the most streamed movie of 2025, with its soundtrack hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and lead single "Golden" topping the Hot 100
- The film's soundtrack became the first to place four songs simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10
- Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans directed the musical fantasy, which won the Academy Award for best animated feature after releasing last June and was produced with Sony Pictures Animation
- Mattel and Hasbro — described as fierce rivals — were named global "co-master" toy licensees in a dual license structure believed unprecedented in the industry, with Uno, Monopoly, and dolls rolling out this spring
- A sequel is in development at Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation, with Kang and Appelhans returning to direct
Why it matters: The Criterion release marks a rare crossover from streaming-only Netflix hit to prestige home-video catalog mainstay, priced at $39.95-$49.95 for collectors. Netflix now monetizes a property that topped Billboard charts, broke streaming records, and spawned an unprecedented joint Mattel-Hasbro toy licensing deal — with a sequel pipeline already in motion.
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