KPop Demon Hunters was the most watched Netflix film in 2025. A golf film follows in second place.
Fans waited 30 years for the sequel, and last year, it finally arrived: Happy Gilmore 2 premiered on Netflix, starring Adam Sandler along with numerous celebrity appearances. After the original became a cult classic over the years, the time was right for a reboot. The wait was rewarded as the film became one of the most successful Netflix movies of the year, according to Josh Carpenter in the Sports Business Journal.
Record-Breaking Streaming Numbers for Happy Gilmore 2
The film set a Netflix record on its opening weekend with nearly 47 million minutes streamed and was watched for over 6.2 billion minutes throughout the year while remaining in Netflix’s weekly top 10. It topped the global top 10 list for two weeks and stayed in the worldwide top 10 for a total of five weeks.
Global Ranking Among Netflix Releases
Out of 39 films released by Netflix in 2025, Happy Gilmore 2 ranks second only behind “KPop Demon Hunters,” which reached over 17 billion minutes viewed.