Dec 29, 2025 3:19pm PT ‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale Has 1.1 Million RSVPs in Movie Theaters, Says Ross Duffer: ‘3,500 Showtimes Are Completely Full’ By Selome Hailu Plus Icon Selome Hailu Latest ‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale Has 1.1 Million RSVPs in Movie Theaters, Says Ross Duffer: ‘3,500 Showtimes Are Completely Full’ 33 minutes ago ‘The X Files’ to Become Available for Free With Ads on Pluto TV 10 hours ago Celine Dion Parodies a ‘Grinch’ Monologue and Sings ‘All by Myself’ in Costume on Christmas Eve 5 days ago See All COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025 The “Stranger Things” series finale is shaping up to be a major theatrical event. 1.1 million people have RSVP’d to watch the final episode of the Netflix sci-fi series in theaters on New Year’s Eve, according to an Instagram post from co-creator Ross Duffer, who also said that 3,500 showtimes across more than 620 theaters are completely sold out. Duffer teased that he and his brother Matt Duffer, his co-creator, would be attending a screening or two.