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Animals (2026) is rank 1 on IMDb MOVIEmeter for October 12, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-12T08:01:32.934343. Netflix Tudum dated Ben Affleck's kidnapping thriller to October 9 on Netflix and in select theaters, with Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, and Steven Yeun in the cast. Other Mommy is new at rank 3 after a $27.5 million domestic open. Five of ten titles are new versus October 11. A google search 7-day growth call for Animals 2026 printed plus 39.13 percent (32 versus 23).
Top trending movies on IMDb: October 12
Animals (2026)
New at rank 1. Affleck directed and stars as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped. Netflix said the film is streaming as of October 9. Google search 7-day growth plus 39.13 percent; 30-day growth minus 47.54 percent.
Digger (2026)
Tom Cruise satire at rank 2 after rank 1 on October 11, down 1. Warner Bros. dated the U.S. theatrical release to October 2. Google search 7-day growth plus 19.05 percent; 30-day growth plus 455.56 percent (100 versus 18).
Other Mommy (2026)
New at rank 3. Deadline said the Jessica Chastain Blumhouse film opened to $27.5 million domestic and about $45.1 million worldwide on a $19 million budget after October 9. Box Office Mojo listed 3365 theaters.
Verity (2026)
Colleen Hoover adaptation at rank 4 after rank 2, down 2. Amazon MGM dated the U.S. theatrical release to October 2, with Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. Google search 7-day growth minus 6.0 percent; 30-day growth plus 276.0 percent (94 versus 25).
The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027)
New at rank 5. Universal dated the Mike Flanagan film to theaters March 12, 2027. IGN listed the official trailer on October 10, with Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe.
Matchbox the Movie (2026)
New at rank 6. Apple TV Press dated the John Cena Mattel film to a global Apple TV premiere on October 9 after an October 5 Lincoln Square screening.
Resident Evil (2026)
Video-game remake at rank 7 after rank 4, down 3. Variety said the title dropped to third place with $8.3 million in its fourth weekend, $138.5 million domestic and $300 million global against a $75 million budget.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
New at rank 8. Variety, covering the same weekend, called the Sony title the third-highest-grossing movie in history while noting it cushions losses on The Social Reckoning.
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Holdover at rank 9 after rank 5, down 4. No widely reported October 12 theatrical or trailer trigger identified beyond the title remaining on the meter.
The Social Reckoning (2026)
New at rank 10. Variety said Aaron Sorkin's Facebook drama opened to $5.5 million domestic (fifth place) and $9 million worldwide from 2606 theaters, against a $30 million budget and a 54 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
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What changed on IMDb since October 11
New entrants: Animals (2026) (1), Other Mommy (2026) (3), The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027) (5), Matchbox the Movie (2026) (6), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) (8), The Social Reckoning (2026) (10). Big movers (5+ ranks): none among holdovers; the board itself reset. Other moves: Digger 1 to 2, Verity 2 to 4, Resident Evil 4 to 7, Heart of the Beast 5 to 9. Drop-offs: Unabomber (3), Primetime (6), The Love Hypothesis (7), Backrooms (8), The Odyssey (9), The Uprising (10). as_of 2026-10-12T08:01:32.934343 versus 2026-10-11T08:01:39.099000. Clock 08:01:32.934343.
What today's IMDb movies reveal
The October 12 IMDb ten is an opening-weekend board, not a holdover chart. Rank 1 is a Netflix political thriller dated October 9. Rank 3 is the $27.5 million horror open. Rank 6 is an Apple TV toy movie from the same Friday. Rank 10 is Sorkin's $5.5 million miss. Digger and Verity, both October 2 theatricals, slip but stay. The only 2027 title is Flanagan's Exorcist trailer. Six names from October 11 are gone, including Unabomber and The Odyssey.
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