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Creative Bloq
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Joe Foley

Netflix's Swapped got panned, so how's it broken one of KPop Demon Hunters' viewing records?

Ollie and Ivy from Netflix's Swapped animated movie.

Animation has become a huge draw for Netflix. Last year, KPop Demon Hunters became the platform's most-streamed content ever. It's now been watched over 540 million times globally. But one of the records set by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' Oscar-winning animation has been broken already.

The fantasy comedy Swapped has set a new record for weekly numbers for an animation on Netflix, notching up 38.7 million views in just seven days. Critics panned it, so why's it done so well?

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