The international top 20 films includes: Extraction, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Parasite, Snowpiercer, Bloodshot, Joker, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Tenet, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Scoob!, The Invisible Man, Avengers: Endgame, 1917, Contagion, Fantasy Island, Birds of Prey, Justice League, The Godfather, The Half of It and Underwater.
Briefly about the method
Wikipedia currently has over 53 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 number and experience of interested authors (Wikipedia users who edit articles).
Almost every Wikipedia article has an alignment to certain categories. Additionally, based on the content, you can specify the subject of the article – for example, using semantic relations on Wikidata or DBpedia. More details on the automatic classification process can be found in various scholarly papers (e.g. for articles or sources).
This article selected the most-developed language versions of Wikipedia with more than 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 146480 articles about films were found, for Italian – 70412 films, for French – 66768 films, for German – 41318 films, for Russian – 32270 films, for Portuguese – 27364 films, for Spanish – 27109 films, for Japanese – 20979 films, for Polish – 20386 films, for Chinese – 11566 films and for Arabic – 10510 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 May 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.
Recently we observed that visitors number for some articles was “overclocked” in some periods of time. Therefore, we decide to provide additional modification of the pageview statistics for such cases and change this number (usually by reduction). Fairness of statistics for each article in selected language version in selected months can be assessed using such indicators as: number of the edits and authors, page protection, the rate of citation increasing of the article, popularity statistics of related keywords (phrases) in Google Trends and others.
1st place – Extraction
Extraction – 2020 film directed by Sam Hargrave, in May 2020 the film was on the 1st place in English, on the 6th place in Chinese, on the 11th place in Russian, on the 17th place in Portuguese, on the 39th place in Spanish, on the 45th place in German, on the 47th place in French, on the 81st place in Italian, on the 402nd place in Japanese and on the 836th place in Polish Wikipedia.
2nd place – Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War – 2020 American direct-to-video animated superhero film, in May 2020 the film was on the 2nd place in English, Portuguese and on the 387th place in Chinese Wikipedia.
3rd place – Parasite
Parasite – South Korean dark comedy thriller film, in May 2020 the film was on the 1st place in Spanish, Italian, on the 5th place in English, Chinese, on the 24th place in German, Portuguese, on the 27th place in Russian, on the 32nd place in French, on the 43rd place in Arabic, on the 55th place in Polish and on the 144th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
4th place – Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, in May 2020 the film was on the 4th place in English, Chinese, on the 6th place in Italian, on the 12th place in German, on the 15th place in Spanish, Portuguese, on the 31st place in French, on the 45th place in Russian, on the 62nd place in Polish, on the 252nd place in Arabic and on the 352nd place in Japanese Wikipedia.
5th place – Bloodshot
Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson, in May 2020 the film was on the 3rd place in English, on the 77th place in Chinese, on the 167th place in Russian, on the 317th place in French, on the 341st place in Spanish, on the 454th place in German, on the 461st place in Portuguese, on the 741st place in Italian and on the 1337th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
6th place – Joker
Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips, in May 2020 the film was on the 3rd place in Spanish, on the 6th place in Arabic, on the 10th place in English, on the 13th place in Portuguese, on the 19th place in Russian, on the 22nd place in Chinese, on the 38th place in Polish, on the 41st place in Italian, on the 53rd place in German, on the 55th place in French and on the 77th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
7th 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 May 2020 the film was on the 2nd place in German, on the 7th place in Italian, on the 12th place in English, on the 13th place in Polish, on the 16th place in Spanish, Russian, on the 19th place in Portuguese, on the 34th place in French, on the 40th place in Japanese, on the 148th place in Chinese and on the 1925th place in Arabic Wikipedia.
8th place – Tenet
Tenet – 2020 film directed by Christopher Nolan, in May 2020 the film was on the 8th place in English, on the 34th place in Italian, on the 35th place in Russian, on the 44th place in French, on the 47th place in Chinese, on the 161st place in Arabic, on the 168th place in German, on the 281st place in Spanish, on the 480th place in Japanese and on the 632nd place in Portuguese Wikipedia.
9th place – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film, in May 2020 the film was on the 3rd place in Italian, on the 6th place in Russian, on the 12th place in Spanish, on the 17th place in English, on the 18th place in German, on the 22nd place in Japanese, on the 28th place in French, on the 34th place in Polish, on the 36th place in Portuguese, on the 133rd place in Chinese and on the 412th place in Arabic Wikipedia.
10th place – Scoob!
Scoob! – 2020 film by Tony Cervone, in May 2020 the film was on the 6th place in English, on the 105th place in Polish, on the 120th place in Spanish, on the 149th place in Portuguese, on the 191st place in Russian, on the 540th place in French, on the 722nd place in Chinese and on the 4655th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
11th place – The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man – 2020 film by Leigh Whannell, in May 2020 the film was on the 7th place in English, on the 76th place in Arabic, on the 113th place in Chinese, on the 139th place in Russian, on the 298th place in Spanish, on the 344th place in Italian, on the 377th place in French, on the 467th place in German, on the 980th place in Polish, on the 1220th place in Portuguese and on the 2446th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
12th place – Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios, in May 2020 the film was on the 4th place in Portuguese, on the 5th place in Spanish, on the 12th place in Russian, on the 15th place in Chinese, on the 16th place in German, on the 18th place in English, on the 19th place in Italian, on the 29th place in Polish, on the 40th place in French, on the 50th place in Arabic and on the 56th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
13th place – 1917
1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes, in May 2020 the film was on the 8th place in Portuguese, on the 10th place in Spanish, on the 13th place in Italian, on the 14th place in English, on the 38th place in Chinese, on the 42nd place in German, on the 52nd place in Russian, on the 69th place in Arabic, on the 70th place in French, on the 225th place in Polish and on the 1073rd place in Japanese Wikipedia.
14th place – Contagion
Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh, in May 2020 the film was on the 1st place in Portuguese, on the 2nd place in Spanish, on the 4th place in Italian, on the 21st place in English, on the 27th place in Japanese, on the 31st place in Russian, on the 39th place in Polish, on the 122nd place in German, on the 147th place in Chinese, on the 299th place in French and on the 312th place in Arabic Wikipedia.
15th place – Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island – 2020 film directed by Jeff Wadlow, in May 2020 the film was on the 9th place in English, on the 154th place in Chinese, on the 249th place in Russian, on the 391st place in Italian, on the 911th place in French, on the 1262nd place in Spanish, on the 1547th place in Portuguese and on the 6311th place in Japanese Wikipedia.
16th place – Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film, in May 2020 the film was on the 13th place in Russian, on the 15th place in English, on the 22nd place in Spanish, on the 29th place in Chinese, on the 67th place in Portuguese, on the 98th place in French, on the 110th place in German, on the 120th place in Italian, on the 202nd place in Polish and on the 541st place in Japanese Wikipedia.
17th place – Justice League
Justice League – 2017 American superhero film directed by Zack Snyder, in May 2020 the film was on the 9th place in Portuguese, on the 10th place in German, on the 16th place in English, on the 36th place in Spanish, on the 72nd place in Russian, on the 135th place in French, on the 144th place in Italian, on the 172nd place in Chinese, on the 183rd place in Japanese, on the 307th place in Arabic and on the 343rd place in Polish Wikipedia.
18th place – The Godfather
The Godfather – 1972 US film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, in May 2020 the film was on the 3rd place in Japanese, Portuguese, on the 4th place in Spanish, on the 12th place in Chinese, on the 23rd place in Arabic, on the 25th place in Russian, on the 31st place in Polish, on the 33rd place in Italian, on the 42nd place in English, on the 71st place in French and on the 76th place in German Wikipedia.
19th place – The Half of It
The Half of It – film, in May 2020 the film was on the 11th place in English, on the 60th place in Portuguese, on the 424th place in German, on the 708th place in Japanese and on the 1473rd place in French Wikipedia.
20th place – Underwater
Underwater – 2020 film by William Eubank, in May 2020 the film was on the 13th place in English, on the 170th place in Chinese, on the 232nd place in Russian, on the 255th place in German, on the 358th place in French, on the 422nd place in Spanish, on the 533rd place in Italian, on the 540th place in Portuguese, on the 2913th place in Japanese and on the 6756th place in Arabic Wikipedia.
The most popular films in Arabic Wikipedia
- لص بغداد (فيلم 2020)
- Al Mamar – 2019 film
- قائمة الأفلام المصرية سنة 2019
- The Money – 2019 film by Saeed Almarooq
- Yousuf-e Payambar – 2008 television film directed by Farajullah Salahshur
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Toy Story – 1995 American animated film directed by John Lasseter
- Casablanca – 2019 film
- The Blue Elephant 2 – 2019 film by Marwan Hamed
- Monsters, Inc. – 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter
- Khayal Ma’ata – film
- Mohammad, Messenger of God – 1976 film about Islam by Moustapha Akkad
- Titanic – 1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron
- حرب كرموز (فيلم)
- The Cell – 2017 film by Tarek Alarian
- جحيم في الهند (فيلم)
- Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet – 2020 Japanese animated film
- Forced Escape – 2017 film
- The Treasure (Part 1) – Reality and Fantasy – 2017 film
- سبع البرمبة (فيلم)
The most popular films in Chinese Wikipedia
- Better Days – 2019 film
- The Last Emperor – 1987 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Weathering with You – 2019 Japanese animated film
- Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
- Parasite – South Korean dark comedy thriller film
- Extraction – 2020 film directed by Sam Hargrave
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna – 2020 film
- Your Name. – 2016 Japanese animated film
- Spirited Away – 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Detention (2019 film) – film directed by John Hsu
- Prometheus – 2012 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott
- The Godfather – 1972 US film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- The Shawshank Redemption – 1994 American drama film directed by Frank Darabont
- An Elephant Sitting Still – 2018 film
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Suk Suk – 2019 film
- Dying to Survive – 2018 Chinese film
- A Sun – 2019 film directed by Chung Mong-hong
- Farewell My Concubine – 1993 film directed by Chen Kaige
- The Dull Ice Flower – 1989 film
The most popular films in English Wikipedia
- Extraction – 2020 film directed by Sam Hargrave
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War – 2020 American direct-to-video animated superhero film
- Bloodshot – 2020 film by Dave Wilson
- Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
- Parasite – South Korean dark comedy thriller film
- Scoob! – 2020 film by Tony Cervone
- The Invisible Man – 2020 film by Leigh Whannell
- Tenet – 2020 film directed by Christopher Nolan
- Fantasy Island – 2020 film directed by Jeff Wadlow
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- The Half of It – film
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Underwater – 2020 film by William Eubank
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- Justice League – 2017 American superhero film directed by Zack Snyder
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Capone – film directed by Josh Trank
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run – 2020 film directed by Tim Hill
The most popular films in French Wikipedia
- The Things of Life – 1970 film by Claude Sautet
- From Here to Eternity – 1953 drama film based on the novel of the same name directed by Fred Zinnemann
- Dirty Dancing – 1987 American romantic drama film directed by Emile Ardolino
- The Children of the Marshland – 1999 film by Jean Becker
- Strange Affair – 1981 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Purple Noon – 1960 film by René Clément
- Les Misérables – 1982 French film based on the novel of the same name directed by Robert Hossein
- Cartouche – 1962 French film directed by Philippe de Broca
- A Bad Son – 1980 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – 2005 British fantasy film by Mike Newell
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – 2007 fantasy film by David Yates
- Grisbi – 1954 film by Jacques Becker
- Colonel Chabert – 1994 film by Yves Angelo
- Le Dîner de Cons – 1998 film by Francis Veber
- Vincent, François, Paul and the Others – 1974 film by Claude Sautet
- The Man Who Knew Too Much – 1956 film by Alfred Hitchcock
- The White Ribbon – 2009 film
- The Groundhogs – 1993 film by Élie Chouraqui
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – 2016 film directed by David Yates
The most popular films in German Wikipedia
- The Shape of Water – 2017 American fantasy drama film by Guillermo del Toro
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- It – 2017 supernatural horror film
- Jack Reacher – 2012 film by Christopher McQuarrie
- Schindler’s List – 1993 film by Steven Spielberg
- The White Ribbon – 2009 film
- From Here to Eternity – 1953 drama film based on the novel of the same name directed by Fred Zinnemann
- Downfall – 2004 drama movie on the last days of Hitler directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – 2003 American adventure fantasy film directed by Gore Verbinski
- Justice League – 2017 American superhero film directed by Zack Snyder
- GoldenEye – 1995 James Bond film by Martin Campbell
- Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
- The Crimson Rivers – 2000 French film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
- Forrest Gump – 1994 American film directed by Robert Zemeckis
- Knives Out – 2019 film directed by Rian Johnson
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Moonraker – 1979 James Bond film by Lewis Gilbert
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Jurassic World – 2015 American science fiction adventure film directed by Colin Trevorrow
- Now You See Me – 2013 film by Louis Leterrier
The most popular films in Italian Wikipedia
- Parasite – South Korean dark comedy thriller film
- The Hunger Games – 2012 film by Gary Ross
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Gladiator – 2000 film directed by Ridley Scott
- Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- The Collini Case – 2019 film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
- The Traitor – 2019 film
- Blade Runner – 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott
- La Dolce Vita – 1960 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini
- 1900 – 1976 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Sleepers – 1996 film by Barry Levinson
- The Shawshank Redemption – 1994 American drama film directed by Frank Darabont
- The Shining – 1980 British-American horror film by Stanley Kubrick
- All the Money in the World – 2017 by Ridley Scott
- Bad Tales – 2020 film by Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Twilight – 2008 American romantic fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke
The most popular films in Japanese Wikipedia
- Sister Act – 1992 music comedy movie directed by Emile Ardolino
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – 2015 American action spy film directed by Christopher McQuarrie
- The Godfather – 1972 US film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- A Fugitive from the Past – 1965 film by Tomu Uchida
- Detective Pikachu – 2019 film by Rob Letterman
- The Godfather Part III – 1990 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- The Godfather Part II – 1974 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – 1991 film by Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Tangled – 2010 computer-animated musical fantasy-comedy film by Disney
- The Bullet Train – 1975 film directed by Junya Satō
- We Are Rockets! – 2017 film by Hayato Kawai
- Tonight, at the Movies – 2018 film directed by Hideki Takeuchi
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo – 2012 Japanese animated film directed by Mahiro Maeda, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masayuki and Hideaki Anno
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam – 1985 anime series
- Back to the Future – 1985 film by Robert Zemeckis
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout – 2018 film by Christopher McQuarrie
- Doctor Zhivago – 1965 Italian-American film by David Lean
- Weathering with You – 2019 Japanese animated film
- Little Women – 1949 film by Mervyn LeRoy
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit – 1993 comedy film directed by Bill Duke
The most popular films in Polish Wikipedia
- Sami swoi – 1967 film by Sylwester Chęciński
- Zabawa w chowanego (film dokumentalny)
- Policjantki i policjanci
- The Avengers – 2012 superhero film produced by Marvel
- Shrek – 2001 film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
- Gliniarze (serial telewizyjny)
- The Room – 2003 American film directed by Tommy Wiseau
- The Matrix – 1999 American science fiction action thriller film
- Blinded By The Lights (TV series) – Polish crime television series
- Psy 3 – conclusion of the Psy film trilogy
- Dead Poets Society – 1989 American film directed by Peter Weir
- Over the Hedge – 2006 American animated film
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Lombard. Życie pod zastaw – Polish pseudo-documentary series (2017–)
- Titanic – 1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron
- Forrest Gump – 1994 American film directed by Robert Zemeckis
- Psy – 1992 film by Władysław Pasikowski
- Tell No One – 2019 documentary film by Tomasz Sekielski
- The Deluge – 1974 film by Jerzy Hoffman
- Kochaj albo rzuć – 1977 film by Sylwester Chęciński
The most popular films in Portuguese Wikipedia
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War – 2020 American direct-to-video animated superhero film
- The Godfather – 1972 US film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- The Matrix – 1999 American science fiction action thriller film
- John Wick – 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Leitch
- Miracle in Cell No. 7 – 2019 film directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- Justice League – 2017 American superhero film directed by Zack Snyder
- Titanic – 1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron
- Interstellar – 2014 British-American science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – 2016 American superhero film by Zack Snyder
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- Twilight – 2008 American romantic fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke
- Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
- City of God – 2002 film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
- Extraction – 2020 film directed by Sam Hargrave
- Spirited Away – 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- The Dark Knight – 2008 British-American superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan
The most popular films in Russian Wikipedia
- Come and See – 1985 film by Elem Klimov
- The Gentlemen – 2019 film directed by Guy Ritchie
- To Paris – 2019 film by Sergey Sarkisov
- The Hunt – 2020 film directed by Craig Zobel
- Only “Old Men” Are Going Into Battle – 1973 film by Leonid Bykov
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Dau – 2019 film
- Liquidation – 2007 Russian miniseries directed by Sergei Ursuliak
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – 2017 film by Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning
- Extraction – 2020 film directed by Sam Hargrave
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Birds of Prey – 2020 American superhero film
- Interstellar – 2014 British-American science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan
- T-34 – film by Aleksei Sidorov
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Knives Out – 2019 film directed by Rian Johnson
- Twilight – 2008 American romantic fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- The Avengers – 2012 superhero film produced by Marvel
The most popular films in Spanish Wikipedia
- Parasite – South Korean dark comedy thriller film
- Contagion – 2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
- Joker – 2019 film by Todd Phillips
- The Godfather – 1972 US film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Avengers: Endgame – 2019 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
- Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020 film directed by Jeff Fowler
- Space Jam – 1996 live-action and animated film directed by Joe Pytka
- Life is Beautiful – 1997 film by Roberto Benigni
- Titanic – 1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron
- 1917 – 2019 British war film by Sam Mendes
- The Skin I Live In – 2011 film by Pedro Almodóvar
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 2019 film
- Interstellar – 2014 British-American science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan
- The Platform – 2019 film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Snowpiercer – 2013 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
- Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – 2019 Star Wars film directed by J. J. Abrams
- Blade Runner – 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott
- Call Me by Your Name – 2017 film by Luca Guadagnino
- Jojo Rabbit – 2019 American film directed by Taika Waititi
- John Wick – 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Leitch
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