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Squid Game is a record breaking box office success for Netflix

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Squid Game is Netflix’s biggest ever series launch.

The Korean drama was watched by 111 million people in its first 28 days.

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The previous record holder was Bridgerton with 82 million viewers.

Netflix counts a view as anyone who’s watched an episode for two minutes.

Bosses at the streaming service say the show’s success is “beyond our wildest dreams”.

Vice President Minyoung Kim told CNN:

“When we first started investing in Korean series and films in 2015, we knew we wanted to make world-class stories for the core K-content fans across Asia and the world.

“Today, Squid Game has broken through beyond our wildest dreams.”

The nine-part series opened in September.

It’s about a group of misfits taking part in a series of children’s playground games.

There’s a prize of £28 million for the winner – but if you lose, you die.

 

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