The international top 20 films includes: The Invisible Man, Contagion, Parasite, Onward, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, Joker, Bloodshot, The Platform, 1917, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dolittle, Charlie’s Angels, Black Widow, Fantasy Island, Outbreak/Epidemia, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Jojo Rabbit, The Hunt and Knives Out.
Briefly about the methodology
Wikipedia currently has over 52 million articles in over 300 languages. Despite the impressive number of articles, not all topics can be written in this free encyclopedia. At the same time, the community of each language version has the ability to decide which topic can be described in the encyclopedia, and which is not (for example, article must be notable). In addition, each language version can describe the same topic in its own way – it all depends on the quantity and quality of the authors (Wikipedia users who edit articles).
Almost every Wikipedia article has an aligment to certain categories. Additionally, based on the content, you can specify the subject of the article – for this you can, for example, use semantic relations in Wikidata or DBpedia. More details on the automatic article classification process can be found in various scientific works (e.g. Multilingual Ranking of Wikipedia Articles with Quality and Popularity Assessment in Different Topics).
This article selected the most-developed language versions of Wikipedia with over 1 million articles, including English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Polish and other. After the classification of articles, only those that are dedicated to individual films. As a result for English Wikipedia 147216 articles about films were found, Italian – 69660 films, French – 66106 films, German – 40862 films, Russian – 32095 films, Portuguese – 27423 films, Spanish – 26860 films, Japanese – 20854 films, Polish – 20323 films, Chinese – 11491 films and Arabic – 10433 films.
As mentioned earlier, every Wikipedia article can have different language versions, so we can find out different names of the same object (film). Using open data on Wikipedia article views we can find out how many times a given article has been viewed on specific days. After collecting data for viewing all Wikipedia articles on films in the appropriate language versions March 2020 ranking of the most viewed was made. First, the positions of films in the ranking are shown, which were obtained by adding up the page views from different language versions for a given film. Later, the most popular films are shown for only one language version of Wikipedia.
1st place – The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man – 2020 film by Leigh Whannell, in March 2020 the film was on the 1st place in English, on the 4th place in Chinese, on the 12th place in Russian, on the 22nd place in Arabic, on the 24th place in Spanish, on the 54th place in French, on the 62nd place in German, on the 139th place in Italian and on the 886th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
2nd place – Contagion
Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh, in March 2020 the film was on the 1st place in Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, on the 2nd place in English, Chinese and on the 12th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
3rd place – Parasite
Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho, in March 2020 the film was on the 1st place in Chinese, on the 2nd place in French, Portuguese, on the 3rd place in Spanish, on the 4th place in German, English, Italian, on the 8th place in Russian, on the 11th place in Arabic, on the 16th place in Japanese and Polish Wikipedia.
4th place – Onward
Onward – 2020 computer-animated film directed by Dan Scanlon, in March 2020 the film was on the 3rd place in English, on the 14th place in Spanish, on the 18th place in Portuguese, on the 29th place in Russian, on the 35th place in French, on the 48th place in Arabic, on the 64th place in Chinese, on the 71st place in Japanese, on the 127th place in Italian and on the 205th place in German Wikipedia.
5th place – Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams, in March 2020 the film was on the 5th place in Russian, on the 6th place in German, on the 7th place in Italian, on the 8th place in Portuguese, on the 9th place in French, on the 10th place in Spanish, on the 11th place in Polish, on the 13th place in Chinese, on the 17th place in English, on the 50th place in Japanese and on the 332nd place in Arabic Wikipedia.
6th place – Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film, in March 2020 the film was on the 6th place in Chinese, on the 7th place in Russian, on the 9th place in Portuguese, on the 10th place in English, on the 11th place in Spanish, on the 24th place in Japanese, on the 34th place in French, on the 49th place in German, on the 58th place in Italian and on the 99th place in Polish Wikipedia.
7th place – Joker
Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips, in March 2020 the film was on the 6th place in Spanish, on the 8th place in Arabic, on the 10th place in German, Italian, Chinese, on the 13th place in English, Russian, on the 20th place in Polish, on the 22nd place in French and Japanese Wikipedia.
8th place – Bloodshot
Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson, in March 2020 the film was on the 5th place in Chinese, on the 7th place in English, on the 9th place in Russian, on the 16th place in Spanish, on the 38th place in Portuguese, on the 90th place in French, on the 92nd place in German, on the 95th place in Italian and on the 2360th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
9th place – The Platform
The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, in March 2020 the film was on the 2nd place in Spanish, Italian, on the 3rd place in German, on the 12th place in English, on the 20th place in Arabic, on the 468th place in French, on the 4412th place in Chinese and on the 7162nd place in Russian Wikipedia.
10th place – 1917
1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes, in March 2020 the film was on the 7th place in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, on the 10th place in French, on the 16th place in Arabic, English, Italian, Russian, on the 50th place in Polish, on the 56th place in German and on the 78th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
11th place – Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020 film directed by Jeff Fowler, in March 2020 the film was on the 5th place in Spanish, Portuguese, on the 11th place in English, on the 18th place in Russian, on the 21st place in Chinese, on the 84th place in Arabic, on the 87th place in French, on the 106th place in Polish, on the 176th place in Italian, on the 285th place in Japanese and on the 411th place in German Wikipedia.
12th place – Dolittle
Dolittle – 2020 film directed by Stephen Gaghan, in March 2020 the film was on the 5th place in English, on the 60th place in Russian, on the 90th place in Chinese, on the 122nd place in Portuguese, on the 189th place in Arabic, on the 194th place in Spanish, on the 231st place in French, on the 579th place in Polish, on the 583rd place in Italian, on the 585th place in German and on the 609th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
13th place – Charlie’s Angels
Charlie’s Angels – 2019 American film by Elizabeth Banks, in March 2020 the film was on the 9th place in English, on the 52nd place in Chinese, on the 64th place in French, on the 90th place in Italian, on the 154th place in Spanish, on the 161st place in Russian, on the 222nd place in Portuguese, on the 251st place in German, on the 317th place in Japanese and on the 1802nd place in Polish Wikipedia.
14th place – Black Widow
Black Widow – 2020 film directed by Cate Shortland, in March 2020 the film was on the 15th place in English, on the 22nd place in Russian, on the 25th place in Chinese, on the 53rd place in Italian, on the 63rd place in French, on the 73rd place in Portuguese, on the 111th place in Polish, on the 116th place in Arabic, on the 127th place in Spanish, on the 147th place in Japanese and on the 199th place in German Wikipedia.
15th place – Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island – 2020 film directed by Jeff Wadlow, in March 2020 the film was on the 6th place in English, on the 186th place in Russian, on the 402nd place in Chinese, on the 1057th place in Italian, on the 1670th place in French, on the 2382nd place in Spanish, on the 3643rd place in Portuguese and on the 7396th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
16th place – Outbreak/Epidemia
Outbreak/Epidemia – 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, in March 2020 the film was on the 12th place in German, on the 18th place in English, on the 20th place in Portuguese, on the 22nd place in Spanish, on the 25th place in Japanese, on the 51st place in Polish, on the 72nd place in Russian, on the 73rd place in Italian, on the 112th place in French and on the 131st place in Chinese Wikipedia.
17th place – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film, in March 2020 the film was on the 12th place in Italian, on the 14th place in Russian, on the 18th place in Chinese, on the 19th place in Spanish, on the 22nd place in German, on the 26th place in English, on the 32nd place in Portuguese, on the 39th place in Polish, on the 57th place in French, on the 63rd place in Japanese and on the 179th place in Arabic Wikipedia.
18th place – Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit – 2019 American film directed by Taika Waititi, in March 2020 the film was on the 12th place in Spanish, on the 20th place in Russian, on the 21st place in English, on the 32nd place in Italian, on the 34th place in Portuguese, on the 43rd place in German, on the 53rd place in Chinese, on the 59th place in Polish, on the 100th place in French, on the 505th place in Arabic and on the 632nd place in Japanese Wikipedia.
19th place – The Hunt
The Hunt – 2020 film directed by Craig Zobel, in March 2020 the film was on the 8th place in English, on the 145th place in Chinese, on the 312th place in French, on the 438th place in Italian, on the 529th place in Spanish, on the 665th place in German, on the 721st place in Russian and on the 6823rd place in Arabic Wikipedia.
20th place – Knives Out
Knives Out – 2019 film directed by Rian Johnson, in March 2020 the film was on the 10th place in Russian, on the 17th place in Italian, on the 22nd place in English, on the 33rd place in Portuguese, on the 41st place in Chinese, on the 43rd place in Spanish, on the 55th place in French, on the 83rd place in Polish, on the 130th place in German and on the 964th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
The most popular films in Arabic Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- لص بغداد (فيلم 2020)
- قائمة الأفلام المصرية سنة 2019
- The Money – 2019 film by Saeed Almarooq
- Al Mamar – 2019 film
- محمد حسين (فيلم)
- Casablanca – 2019 film
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- The Blue Elephant 2 – 2019 film by Marwan Hamed
- حرب كرموز (فيلم)
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- قصة حب (فيلم مصري)
- Titanic – 1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron
- حملة فرعون
- The Treasure (Part 1) – Reality and Fantasy – 2017 film
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Khayal Ma’ata – film
- نادي الرجال السري
- Monsters, Inc. – 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
The most popular films in Chinese Wikipedia
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- The Shawshank Redemption – 1994 American drama film directed by Frank Darabont
- The Invisible Man – 2020 film by Leigh Whannell
- Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Mulan – 2020 film produced by Walt Disney Pictures
- A Sun – 2019 film directed by Chung Mong-hong
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Spirited Away – 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Detention (2019 film) – film directed by John Hsu
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- I Spit on Your Grave – 1978 film by Meir Zarchi
- Jumanji: The Next Level – 2019 film project
- Your Name. – 2016 Japanese animated film
- Akira – 1988 Japanese animated action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Weathering with You – 2019 Japanese animated film
- Fifty Shades of Grey – 2015 American romantic drama film by Sam Taylor-Johnson
The most popular films in English Wikipedia
- The Invisible Man – 2020 film by Leigh Whannell
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Onward – 2020 computer-animated film directed by Dan Scanlon
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Dolittle – 2020 film directed by Stephen Gaghan
- Fantasy Island – 2020 film directed by Jeff Wadlow
- Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson
- The Hunt – 2020 film directed by Craig Zobel
- Charlie’s Angels – 2019 American film by Elizabeth Banks
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020 film directed by Jeff Fowler
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Uncut Gems – 2019 film by Joshua and Ben Safdie
- Black Widow – 2020 film directed by Cate Shortland
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Outbreak/Epidemia – 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
- Spenser Confidential – crime mystery drama film directed by Peter Berg
- Little Women – 2019 film by Greta Gerwig
The most popular films in French Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- An Officer and a Spy – 2019 film directed by Roman Polanski
- Le deuxième souffle – 1966 film by Jean-Pierre Melville
- The Chorus – 2004 film by Christophe Barratier
- La Grande Vadrouille – 1966 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury
- Papy fait de la résistance – 1983 film by Jean-Marie Poiré
- Monsieur Gangster – 1963 film by Georges Lautner
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire – 2019 film directed by Céline Sciamma
- Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez – 1964 film by Jean Girault
- Les Diaboliques – 1955 film by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- The Truth – 1960 French film by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Les Misérables – 2019 film by Ladj Ly
- Hacksaw Ridge – 2016 World War II biographical film directed by Mel Gibson
- The Wing or the Thigh – 1976 film by Claude Zidi
- Manon des Sources – 1986 French language film directed by Claude Berri
- Dunkirk – 2017 film by Christopher Nolan
- Taxi Driver – 1976 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese
The most popular films in German Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- “Crocodile” Dundee – 1986 Australian comedy film
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Unterleuten – Das zerrissene Dorf
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- No Time to Die – James Bond film by Cary Joji Fukunaga scheduled for 2020
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 2017 American epic space opera film directed by Rian Johnson
- Smilla’s Sense of Snow – 1997 Danish-British-American thriller film directed by Bille August
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Skyfall – 2012 James Bond film by Sam Mendes
- Outbreak/Epidemia – 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
- Cats – 2019 American film directed by Tom Hooper
- System Crasher – 2019 film by Nora Fingscheidt
- A Quiet Place – 2018 film by John Krasinski
- Quantum of Solace – 2008 film by Marc Forster
- Suicide Squad – 2016 American superhero film directed by David Ayer
- The Circle – 2017 American techno-thriller film directed by James Ponsoldt
- Alien: Covenant – 2017 American science-fiction horror film by Ridley Scott
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
The most popular films in Italian Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Murder on the Orient Express – 2017 mystery film by Kenneth Branagh
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Dogman – 2018 film directed by Matteo Garrone
- The Seventh Seal – 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Ultras – 2020 film
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Eyes Wide Shut – 1999 British-American drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – 2005 fantasy film by Mike Newell
- The Irishman – 2019 epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – 2007 fantasy film by David Yates
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Knives Out – 2019 film directed by Rian Johnson
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates
- Spirited Away – 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- The Post – 2017 film by Steven Spielberg
The most popular films in Japanese Wikipedia
- Virus – 1980 film by Kinji Fukasaku
- Independence Day: Resurgence – 2016 US science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich
- Tonde Saitama – 2018 film
- Kiki’s Delivery Service – 1989 Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki
- The Journalist (2019 film) – film
- Black Panther – 2018 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Rashomon – 1950 film by Akira Kurosawa
- Independence Day – 1996 American science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich
- Fukushima 50 (film) – 2020 film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu
- Midsommar – 2019 film by Ari Aster
- The Mummy – 2017 film by Alex Kurtzman
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Rurouni Kenshin – 2012 film by Keishi Ōtomo
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam – 1985 anime series
- Moana – 2016 computer animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Terminator: Dark Fate – 2019 film by Tim Miller
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Suicide Squad – 2016 American superhero film directed by David Ayer
- Back to the Future – 1985 film by Robert Zemeckis
The most popular films in Polish Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- The Avengers – 2012 superhero film produced by Marvel
- Policjantki i policjanci
- The Seventh Seal – 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman
- Corpus Christi – Jan Komasa’s Polish film (2019)
- Hiszpanka (film)
- Lombard. Życie pod zastaw – Polish pseudo-documentary series (2017–)
- Suicide Room – 2011 film by Jan Komasa
- The Matrix – 1999 American science fiction action thriller film
- 19+ – film
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Resident Evil – 2002 action film by Paul W. S. Anderson
- Righteous – Criminal Division – 2016 film
- Nights and Days – 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak
- The Hater – 2020 film by Jan Komasa
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Gliniarze (serial telewizyjny)
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- The Shining – 1980 British-American horror film by Stanley Kubrick
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
The most popular films in Portuguese Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Spirited Away – 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- John Wick – 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Leitch
- Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020 film directed by Jeff Fowler
- Bacurau – 2019 film by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- A Quiet Place – 2018 film by John Krasinski
- The Matrix – 1999 American science fiction action thriller film
- Sophie’s Choice – 1982 film by Alan J. Pakula
- Narradores de Javé – 2003 film by Eliane Caffé
- The Terminator – 1984 science fiction film by James Cameron
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- “Crocodile” Dundee – 1986 Australian comedy film
- City of God – 2002 film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
- Onward – 2020 computer-animated film directed by Dan Scanlon
- Split – 2017 film by M. Night Shyamalan
- Outbreak/Epidemia – 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
The most popular films in Russian Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- The Gentlemen – 2019 film directed by Guy Ritchie
- Rough Night – 2017 film by Lucia Aniello
- The Bar – 2017 film by Álex de la Iglesia
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Serf – fiction film directed by Klim Shipenko
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson
- Knives Out – 2019 film directed by Rian Johnson
- Terminator: Dark Fate – 2019 film by Tim Miller
- The Invisible Man – 2020 film by Leigh Whannell
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Invasion – 2020 film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020 film directed by Jeff Fowler
- A Quiet Place – 2018 film by John Krasinski
- Jojo Rabbit – 2019 American film directed by Taika Waititi
The most popular films in Spanish Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Parasite – 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
- The Flu – 2013 South Korean Movie
- Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020 film directed by Jeff Fowler
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Spirited Away – 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- The Purge – 2013 American horror thriller film
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- Jojo Rabbit – 2019 American film directed by Taika Waititi
- Ghostbusters – 1984 American comedy film by Ivan Reitman
- Onward – 2020 computer-animated film directed by Dan Scanlon
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson
- Interstellar – 2014 British-American science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan
- Gladiator – 2000 film directed by Ridley Scott
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- John Wick – 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Leitch
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