IMDb MOVIEmeter vs Google Trends live ranks

An IMDb MOVIEmeter vs Google Trends comparison on Trends MCP is two get_top_trends calls: type IMDb MOVIEmeter and type Google Trends. From the August 26, 2026 pull, both boards stamped 2026-08-26T06:01:40 UTC. IMDb returned 50 rows at offset 0 and 50 at offset 50, filling ranks 1 through 100, then count 0 at offset 100. Google Trends returned 50 rows at offset 0, 50, 100, and 150, filling ranks 1 through 200, then count 0 at offset 200. IMDb rank 1 was The Odyssey (2026). Google Trends rank 1 was dolly parton. Shortened-title joins were Insidious, Facing El Chapo, and Avengers Endgame. Free tier access is 100 requests per month.

What IMDb MOVIEmeter vs Google Trends data shows right now

From the Trends MCP scan of August 26, 2026, IMDb MOVIEmeter and Google Trends both stamped 2026-08-26T06:01:40 UTC, with IMDb closed at 100 rows and Google Trends filling 200, so a default limit 25 join sees only the first 25 films and still misses every Google rank after 25.

Google Trends ranks 13 through 25 included fortnite admin panel codes at 14, insidious at 21, and zz top at 25. IMDb ranks 13 through 20 included Avengers: Doomsday (2026) at 13, Backrooms (2026) at 14, and Toy Story 5 (2026) at 20.

Same-stamp joins and misses (IMDb 100 versus Google Trends 200):

Growth follow-ups on the same pull day used source google search and youtube (weekly points, recent_date 2026-08-22, 261 points) plus wikipedia (monthly points, recent_date 2026-07-01 where a 30D window succeeded):

Three shortened-title joins. Exact IMDb display strings such as "Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)" do not equal Google query strings such as "insidious 6". For the IMDb board alone, see the IMDb MOVIEmeter API.

Exact API calls for both live boards

Two get_top_trends calls cover the snapshot: type IMDb MOVIEmeter for MOVIEmeter ranks and type Google Trends for Google's live search board, each counting as one request against the monthly quota on the August 26, 2026 pull, with Google Trends needing limit 50 plus offset 50, 100, and 150 because default 25 hides ranks 26 through 200.

{
  "mode": "get_top_trends",
  "type": "IMDb MOVIEmeter",
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 0
}

{
  "mode": "get_top_trends",
  "type": "Google Trends",
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 50
}

{
  "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "google search",
  "keyword": "insidious",
  "percent_growth": ["7D", "30D", "3M"]
}

Join on shortened titles, not year suffixes. "Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)" at IMDb rank 5 and "insidious 6" at Google Trends rank 11 are the same franchise. "The Odyssey (2026)" at IMDb rank 1 is not a Google Trends row. Offset details for feeds that page past 25 live on get_top_trends offset and limit.

Insidious holds IMDb rank 5 and two Google Trends slots

Insidious can sit at IMDb rank 5 as Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) while Google Trends lists insidious 6 at rank 11 and insidious at rank 21 on the same 2026-08-26T06:01:40 UTC stamp, so a live film rank and a live search query can describe the same franchise with different strings.

google search for insidious sat at 62.0 on 2026-08-22, up 226.32% over 7 days from 19.0, up 933.33% over 30 days from 6.0, and up 1450.0% over 3 months from 4.0 (261 weekly points). The more specific keyword insidious 6 sat at 79.0, up 315.79% over 7 days from 19.0 and up 1480.0% over 30 days from 5.0. youtube for insidious sat at 61.0, up 190.48% over 7 days from 21.0 and up 771.43% over 30 days from 7.0.

wikipedia 7D for Insidious failed with collapsed_range. The 30D window used recent_date 2026-07-01 at 15.5 / 582 page views versus 21.1 / 751 on 2026-06-01 (-26.54% index, -22.5% volume, 60 monthly points). Quote IMDb rank 5 plus Google Trends ranks 11 and 21, then attach those dated indexes. Insidious (2010) sat at IMDb rank 48 on the same stamp, a catalog title riding the sequel query.

Facing El Chapo joins on a later Google rank

Facing El Chapo (2026) can sit at IMDb rank 10 while Google Trends places facing el chapo at rank 149 and el chapo at rank 66, so a top-10 MOVIEmeter title can miss the first Google page and still appear later in the same 200-row board.

google search for facing el chapo sat at 21.0 on 2026-08-22, up from 1.0 over 7 days, with a data_quality low warning that the underlying series is over 90% zeros. The 3M window used baseline_value 0.0, so the printed 999999.0 percent is a divide-by-zero artifact, not a usable growth rate. Quote 21.0 versus 1.0. The broader keyword el chapo sat at 24.0, up 166.67% over 7 days from 9.0 and up 200.0% over 30 days from 8.0. youtube for facing el chapo sat at 39.0 versus 1.0, also flagged data_quality low.

Avengers: Endgame (2019) sat at IMDb rank 75 against avengers endgame encore at Google Trends rank 68. google search sat at 41.0, down 6.82% over 7 days from 44.0 and up 41.38% over 30 days from 29.0. youtube sat at 58.0, down 7.94% over 7 days from 63.0. YouTube Trending, same stamp, listed an Avengers Endgame Encore trailer at rank 2. Avengers: Doomsday (2026) sat at IMDb rank 13 with no Google Trends row in 200; google search sat at 50.0, down 10.71% over 7 days from 56.0 and down 50.0% over 30 days from 100.0. The encore query is not the sequel title.

IMDb leaders miss Google Trends 200

A full same-stamp join can leave the MOVIEmeter top two off Google Trends: The Odyssey (2026) led IMDb at rank 1, Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) sat at rank 2, and neither string matched a Google Trends query in 200 on August 26, 2026.

google search for The Odyssey sat at 19.0 on 2026-08-22, down 29.63% over 7 days from 27.0 and down 81.0% over 30 days from 100.0. The wikipedia keyword The Odyssey (2026 film) returned no_data. The shorter keyword The Odyssey used recent_date 2026-07-01 at 100.0 / 11,613 page views versus 8.2 / 1,001 on 2026-06-01 (+1119.51% index, +1060.14% volume). Wikipedia Trending listed The Odyssey (2026 film) at rank 13. Quote IMDb rank 1 plus those dates, not a Google Trends slot.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day google search sat at 17.0, down 56.41% over 7 days from 39.0, down 19.05% over 30 days from 21.0, and up 466.67% over 3 months from 3.0. wikipedia for that exact title returned no_data. The shorter keyword Spider-Man used 2026-07-01 at 22.5 / 701 versus 18.8 / 607 (+19.68% index, +15.49% volume). Wikipedia Trending listed Spider-Man: Brand New Day at rank 5. Project Hail Mary sat at IMDb rank 11 with google search 11.0, down 8.33% over 7 days from 12.0, and youtube 13.0, down 13.33% from 15.0. Obsession sat at IMDb rank 6 with google search 25.0, flat over 7 days and down 43.18% over 30 days from 44.0. Cross-check IMDb MOVIEmeter vs Wikipedia Trending when a film leads IMDb and Wikipedia while missing Google Trends.

Google Trends ranks zz top with no IMDb row

Google Trends can rank entertainment queries that never appear on IMDb MOVIEmeter: zz top at rank 25, dolly parton at rank 1, and target costume at rank 4, all on the same 2026-08-26T06:01:40 UTC stamp as an IMDb board led by The Odyssey (2026).

zz top google search sat at 100.0 on 2026-08-22, up 525.0% over 7 days from 16.0 and up 525.0% over 30 days from 16.0. youtube sat at 100.0, up 185.71% over 7 days from 35.0 and up 222.58% over 30 days from 31.0. Quote Google Trends rank 25 plus those weekly indexes, not an IMDb rank. dolly parton led Google Trends while IMDb 100 listed no Dolly title. For the Google board alone, see the Google Trends trending now API.

wikipedia 7D windows collapsed to one monthly point on this August 26, 2026 pull, so a 30D wikipedia comparison uses 2026-07-01 versus 2026-06-01, while google search and youtube use weekly points through 2026-08-22, and the live boards stamp 2026-08-26T06:01:40 UTC. Quote each layer with its own date. Extra percent_growth windows inside one get_growth call still count as a single request. The free tier is 100 requests per month.