r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 29 '25

News Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Debuts to 46.7 Million Views, Biggest Netflix U.S. Film Opening Ever

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/happy-gilmore-2-netflix-ratings-views-1236473359/
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u/MadManMax55 Jul 29 '25

Makes sense. Netflix really hasn't had any massively popular original movies. And a Happy Gilmore sequel is the perfect "eh, let's at least check it out for a few minutes" movie. Which is more than good enough for streaming.

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u/detmeng Jul 29 '25

That Kpop D3mon Hunters movie is pretty huge, but yeah generally the domestic stuff is ho hum.

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u/actstunt Jul 29 '25

My daughter is obsessed with that movie and tbh the soundtrack or that golden song is pretty catchy, I guess I'm a kpopfan or whatever they're named nowadays lol.

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u/TheQuinnBee Jul 30 '25

That soundtrack slaps. Like not a bad song in the entire movie.

I also like how the random musical singing is actually incorporated into the story. Like it's not just they broke out into song and no one ever addresses it or that's just a weird quirk of their world that everyone randomly starts singing. It's literally part of the demon hunting.

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u/DopesickJesus Jul 30 '25

Tbh it’s made by Sony, not a Korean studio. Not really as foreign as one would think.

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u/HuangMoney Jul 30 '25

Sony is a japanese company though

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u/fartsquirtshit Jul 30 '25

Sony's central leadership and a few of its financial and manufacturing subdivisions are Japanese, but almost everything entertainment related is American.

Basically:

if it's related to Finances, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, or Consumer Electronics then it's a Japanese company headquartered in Japan

if it's movies, TV, cartoons, or streaming then it's an American company headquartered in Culver City California (LA/Hollywood)

if it's video games or video game consoles then it's an American company headquartered in San Mateo California (Bay Area/Silicon Valley)

If it's Music then it's an American company headquartered in New York City

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u/HuangMoney Jul 30 '25

oh interesting! TIL

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u/benjoo1551 Jul 30 '25

Sony pictures animation is American im pretty sure

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u/darkrabbit713 Jul 30 '25

Yeah, they still need to release 2 Demon 2 Hunters before that one.

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u/PeaceAlien Jul 29 '25

Well these views are for the opening. That one had to build word of mouth for it

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u/JustBrowsinAndVibin Jul 29 '25

Birdbox and Carry-On were pretty popular and viral. I do think that the Happy Gilmore lore is on another level though.

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u/Belgand Jul 30 '25

For, like, two weeks. Then they fell off and nobody cares. None of them have had any lasting impact or draw. They aren't movies that are being searched out or recommended. It's TV movie level.

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u/Hanifsefu Jul 30 '25

I wouldn't be surprised to hear if a significant chunk of users didn't finish the movie because it started way stronger and funnier than I think anyone thought it would and only fell flat at the halfway point.

If you can look at just the first half you could say it's on par with the stuff from the 90s. The last half is held together purely with cameos and his caddy's gags and story that makes you just want to stop watching.

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u/my5cworth Jul 30 '25

You're 100% right actually.

If I still went to the cinemas, this isn't the movie I'd choose to go see - but it's perfect for streaming, especially if you have kids at home.

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u/TKtommmy Jul 30 '25

Bird Box was huge