What is ranking on IMDb today: August 26, 2026
The Odyssey (2026) still leads IMDb MOVIEmeter on August 26, 2026, at #1, with the same ten titles in the same order as August 25. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) holds #2 after Deadline put the fourth weekend at about $39 million from 4,006 sites. Insidious: Out of the Further (2026) holds #5 after a $25.3 million opening from 3,303 theaters on an $18 million budget. Zero new entrants. The as_of_ts is 2026-08-26T04:01:35Z.
Top trending movies on IMDb: August 26
The Odyssey (2026)
Holds #1. Rank is unchanged from August 25 and the prior freeze. Christopher Nolan's Homer adaptation remains the curiosity leader on MOVIEmeter even when it is not the weekend box-office #1.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Holds #2. Rank is unchanged. Deadline's Sunday writethru put the fourth frame near $39 million at 4,006 sites, still ahead of Insidious. Wikipedia trending on the same morning lists the title at #5.
The End of Oak Street (2026)
Holds #3. Rank is unchanged. No widely reported new trailer dated August 26 was attached at fetch time. The hold is recency on the 2026 slate.
Mutiny (2026)
Holds #4. Rank is unchanged. No August 26 release-date change was attached.
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
Holds #5. Rotten Tomatoes lists a theatrical date of August 21, 2026, and a 1 hour 46 minute runtime. Deadline put Friday at $10.6 million, Saturday $8.6 million, Sunday $6 million, a $25.3 million three-day. Wikipedia lists a $61.8 million cume and a $18 million budget.
Obsession (2025)
Holds #6. The one 2025 title on a 2026-heavy board. Rank is unchanged. No revival-booking headline was dated August 26.
The Last House (2026)
Holds #7. Rank is unchanged. No widely reported new booking was attached.
The Invite (2026)
Holds #8. Rank is unchanged.
Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
Holds #9. Rank is unchanged.
Facing El Chapo (2026)
Holds #10. Rank is unchanged. No widely reported premiere shift was attached.
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What changed on IMDb since yesterday
New in the top 10 versus August 25: none. Drop-offs: none. Big movers: none. The ten titles and ten ranks match August 25 exactly, including Obsession (2025) at #6 and Facing El Chapo (2026) at #10. Wikipedia on the same date still shows Spider-Man: Brand New Day moving, so MOVIEmeter is the stickier list.
What today's IMDb movies reveal
Theatrical recency is the theme, not a single opening-night spike. The Odyssey at #1 is interest, not the Deadline weekend leader. Spider-Man at #2 is the $39 million holdover. Insidious at #5 is the August 21 opener with $25.3 million domestic.
Nine of ten titles are 2026 productions. Obsession at #6 is the leftover 2025 row. For MOVIEmeter versus page views, see IMDb MOVIEmeter vs Wikipedia trending.
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This ranked list is the August 26, 2026 get_top_trends snapshot for type IMDb MOVIEmeter with limit 10. Product and research teams that watch movie interest ranks as they move can call the same feed as new rows arrive. The generating call:
{
"type": "IMDb MOVIEmeter",
"limit": 10
}
See the IMDb MOVIEmeter API page for source notes.