Open Library vs IMDb MOVIEmeter live ranks

An Open Library vs IMDb MOVIEmeter comparison on Trends MCP is two get_top_trends calls: type Open Library Trending Books and type IMDb MOVIEmeter. From the August 25, 2026 pull, both boards stamped 2026-08-25T14:01:32 UTC. Open Library returned 50 rows at limit 50, then ranks 51 through 150 on offset 50 and offset 100. IMDb returned 50 plus 50 for ranks 1 through 100, then count 0 at offset 100. Open Library rank 1 was The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. IMDb rank 1 was The Odyssey (2026). Project Hail Mary sat at Open Library rank 35 and IMDb rank 11. amazon for Project Hail Mary sat at 100.0 with volume 3,935,662 on 2026-07-31. Free tier access is 100 requests per month.

What Open Library vs IMDb MOVIEmeter data shows right now

From the Trends MCP scan of August 25, 2026, Open Library Trending Books and IMDb MOVIEmeter both stamped 2026-08-25T14:01:32 UTC, with Open Library filling 150 rows across three pages and IMDb closed at 100, so a default limit 25 join misses Project Hail Mary on the book board and The Housemaid on both boards.

Open Library ranks 13 through 25 included Corrupt at 13, Diary of a Wimpy Kid at 14, The Lightning Thief at 15, Le petit prince at 16, Twisted Love at 17, O Alquimista at 18, Animal Farm at 19, Haunting Adeline at 20, The Art of Seduction at 21, a second Atomic Habits row at 22, Nineteen Eighty-Four at 23, and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder at 25. IMDb ranks 13 through 25 included Avengers: Doomsday at 13, Masters of the Universe at 15, The Dog Stars at 16, Toy Story 5 at 20, and Spa Weekend at 25.

Same-stamp title joins, Open Library 150 versus IMDb 100:

Growth follow-ups on the same pull day used source amazon (recent_date 2026-07-31, 49 points) plus google search and youtube (recent_date 2026-08-22, 261 points) and wikipedia (recent_date 2026-07-01 where it resolved):

Project Hail Mary is the split signal. IMDb rank 11 and Open Library rank 35 sit next to amazon volume 3,935,662 and a wikipedia growth call that still returns no_data. For the books board alone, see the Open Library Trending Books API.

Exact API calls for both live boards

Two get_top_trends calls cover the snapshot: type Open Library Trending Books for catalog attention and type IMDb MOVIEmeter for film popularity, each counting as one request against the monthly quota on the August 25, 2026 pull, with Open Library needing limit 50 plus offset 50 and 100 because default 25 hides ranks 26 through 150.

{
  "mode": "get_top_trends",
  "type": "Open Library Trending Books",
  "limit": 50
}

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

{
  "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "amazon",
  "keyword": "Project Hail Mary",
  "percent_growth": ["30D", "12M"]
}

Join on shortened titles, not author suffixes or year tags. "Project Hail Mary" on Open Library rank 35 and "Project Hail Mary (2026)" on IMDb rank 11 are a join. "The Housemaid" on Open Library rank 53 and "The Housemaid (2025)" on IMDb rank 33 are a join. Offset details for feeds that stop at 100 live on get_top_trends offset and limit.

Project Hail Mary is the book-to-film join inside default 25

Project Hail Mary is the one title that sits on IMDb inside the default 25-row window and on Open Library only after paging, so a limit 25 pair would label the film as unmatched when the book already sat at rank 35.

IMDb listed Project Hail Mary (2026) at rank 11. Open Library listed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir at rank 35. amazon sat at 100.0 with volume 3,935,662 on 2026-07-31, up 38.12% on the index and 38.03% on volume versus 72.4 / 2,851,235 on 2026-06-30, and up 975.27% on the index versus 9.3 / 365,151 on 2025-07-31. google search sat at 11.0 on 2026-08-22, down 8.33% over 7 days from 12.0, down 35.29% over 30 days from 17.0, and up 1000.0% over 12 months from 1.0. youtube sat at 13.0, down 13.33% over 7 days from 15.0, down 31.58% over 30 days from 19.0, and up 550.0% over 12 months from 2.0. wikipedia growth returned no_data.

A 12-month search jump off a 1.0 baseline is a takeoff, not a current weekly spike. Quote 11.0 for the latest week and 3,935,662 for amazon volume. For the film board alone, see the IMDb MOVIEmeter API.

The Housemaid needs paging on both feeds

The Housemaid is the second clean join, and both ranks sit past default 25, so two limit 25 calls would drop the pair even though Open Library rank 53 and IMDb rank 33 still share the title on the August 25, 2026 stamp.

Open Library listed The Housemaid by Freida McFadden at rank 53, which appeared on the offset 50 page. IMDb listed The Housemaid (2025) at rank 33, also past default 25. amazon sat at 26.1 with volume 870,567 on 2026-07-31, down 16.61% on the index and 16.77% on volume versus 31.3 / 1,046,029 on 2026-06-30, yet up 207.06% on the index versus 8.5 / 285,064 on 2025-07-31. google search sat at 8.0 on 2026-08-22, down 11.11% over 7 days from 9.0, down 11.11% over 30 days from 9.0, and up 166.67% over 12 months from 3.0.

Index percent and volume percent stayed aligned on this title, unlike several Steam rows in other feeds. The 12-month amazon climb is the durable signal; the 30-day dip is the near-term one. Do not treat a 30-day fade as a missing adaptation.

Book-only ranks with no film row

Self-help titles held Open Library ranks 1 through 5 with no IMDb MOVIEmeter match in 100 on the August 25, 2026 stamp, which is the expected split when catalog attention and film popularity are different products rather than one ranking.

The 48 Laws of Power led Open Library. google search sat at 34.0 on 2026-08-22, down 5.56% over 7 days from 36.0, down 19.05% over 30 days from 42.0, and down 35.85% over 12 months from 53.0. Atomic Habits sat at ranks 3 and 22 on the same board (author line, then a title-only duplicate). amazon sat at 20.1 / 220,063, up 6.91% on the index and 6.95% on volume versus 18.8 / 205,758, and down 28.98% on the index versus 28.3 / 309,235 a year earlier. google search sat at 50.0, up 4.17% over 7 days from 48.0, down 5.66% over 30 days from 53.0, and down 25.37% over 12 months from 67.0. Rich Dad Poor Dad sat at Open Library rank 2 with google search 17.0, down 5.56% over 7 days from 18.0.

Dune sat at Open Library rank 38 with no IMDb row in 100. google search sat at 10.0, up 25.0% over 7 days from 8.0, flat over 30 days, and up 25.0% over 12 months from 8.0. The Colleen Hoover novel at Open Library rank 41 had google search 1.0 across 7D, 30D, and 12M; quote 1.0 rather than a percent. The Shining sat at Open Library rank 105, past the first 100, with google search 30.0, flat over 7 days. Cross-check IMDb MOVIEmeter vs Wikipedia Trending when a film title also has a Wikipedia row and no book row.

Limits of a title-string join

Exact title equals under-count adaptations, Open Library strings include authors and duplicate rows, and IMDb strings include years, so The Odyssey can lead MOVIEmeter while the book never appears, and Atomic Habits can occupy two book ranks without a film.

The Odyssey (2026) led IMDb. Wikipedia Trending listed The Odyssey (2026 film) at rank 10 and Odyssey at rank 75. Open Library 150 had no Odyssey row. google search sat at 18.0 on 2026-08-22, down 30.77% over 7 days from 26.0, down 82.0% over 30 days from 100.0, and up 800.0% over 12 months from 2.0. wikipedia 7D returned collapsed_range. wikipedia 30D sat at 100.0 with 11,613 views on 2026-07-01 versus 8.2 / 1,001 on 2026-06-01. Quote 11,613 views. The Dog Stars (2026) sat at IMDb rank 16 and Wikipedia Trending rank 94 as The Dog Stars (film), with no Open Library row in 150.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sat at Open Library rank 8 with later series rows at 86, 90, and 119. None of those strings joined an IMDb title in 100. A Game of Thrones sat at Open Library rank 43 with the same miss. Do not invent a film rank for a book that is not on the MOVIEmeter board. wikipedia growth can return no_data for a title that still has an IMDb row, as Project Hail Mary did in this scan.