The final episode of the hit Netflix series debuted simultaneously Dec. 31 on the streamer and in 600 theaters before holding encore showings throughout New Year's Day.

That next effort took place on the just-completed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, when AMC showed, in 231 of its U.S. theatres, the multi-hour cultural phenomenon of the series finale for Netflix’s much-acclaimed Stranger Things. This unprecedented theatrical event was nothing less than an absolute triumph.

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Audiences flocked to cinemas to say goodbye to the Upside Down over New Year’s. Movie theaters earned between $25 million to $28 million showing the finale to Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” sources tell Variety.

Netflix's supernatural hit "Stranger Things" debuted simultaneously on the streamer and in theaters on New Year's Day, giving the box office a much needed lift.

Stranger Things 5 finale became a mega celebration of the fan-favourite Netflix show on the big screen. Despite restricted theatrical release in US and Canada, the release of its episode 8, titled The Rightside Up,

The First Shadow' grossed more than $2.5 million in one week over Christmas, a record for the Marquis Theater.

Stranger Things series finale ticket sales explode as millions plan to watch the final episode in theaters and on Netflix.

The Stranger Things finale posted strong numbers during its limited box office run, outgrossing the streamer's most successful movie.

Christmas week was reliably bountiful for Broadway, with some record-breaking grosses for the holiday fulfilling producers’ holiday wishes. Among the big performers were Stranger Things: The First Shadow,