Rank | Article | Class | Views | image | Notes/About |
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1 | Jimmy Carter | 1,948,654 | The 39th president of the United States died on December 29, 2024. His state funeral took place from January 4 to 9, starting in his home state of Georgia, where his body laid in repose at the Carter Center from January 4 to 7. His body was then flown to the capital, where it laid in state in the United States Capitol rotunda until January 9, when a state funeral service was conducted at Washington National Cathedral, attended by the Carter family, including #9, as well as domestic and foreign dignitaries, including #7. After the service, his remains were transported to the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter House in Plains, Georgia, where Carter lived for decades and spent his final years, for a private burial. | ||
2 | Human metapneumovirus | 1,509,645 | China saw an outbreak of this respiratory disease. Considering something similar 5 years ago, everyone hopes things are contained. | ||
3 | Greenland | 1,441,404 | This autonomous territory in the Danish Realm that is home to about 56,000 people is back in the news after incoming US president Donald Trump made proposals to acquire the island, an idea he also espoused in his first administration. The proposal is one of several territorial acquisitions floated by Trump, alongside annexing Canada and taking control of the Panama Canal. All of these proposals were met by vocal opposition from relevant officials, in Greenland, Denmark, Canada (e.g. #7) , Panama, and the European Union. | ||
4 | Squid Game season 2 | 1,391,973 | Set three years after Seong Gi-hun won the Squid Game (#12), he returns to the game in season 2 to stop them once and for all. Joining the cast are Park Sung-hoon as a transgender woman seeking a gender reassignment surgery, Im Si-wan as a former YouTube star who lost his fortune, Lee Jin-wook as a man trying to win the money for his cancer-battling daughter, Kang Ae-shim and Yang Dong-geun as mother and son who enter the game individually in a desperate bid to clear his debts just to find each other there, Choi Seung-hyun as a purple-haired rapper, known by his stage name "Thanos", and Jo Yu-ri as a heavily pregnant woman hoping to win enough money to support her baby as a single mother. The season garnered positive reviews and big viewership numbers, set record for highest premiere viewership for Netflix surpassing Wednesday season 1, and it is expected to be followed by the third and final season this year. Despite the view counts and expectations, it didn't make it to the Top 10 Anticipated TV Shows of 2025 list by WatchMojo though while Wednesday season 2 made it to the 7th spot. | ||
5 | Emilia Pérez | 1,224,778 | This Spanish-language musical film won four awards at #15: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Zoe Saldaña (pictured), and Best Original Song. In addition, #19, who played the title character, was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, which ultimately went to #20 for her role in #22. | ||
6 | Brothers Home | 1,223,472 | Officially a welfare facility for housing orphans, but more commonly used to intern vagrants and the disabled, this camp was home to some of the worst human right abuses in South Korea in the period it was active from 1960 to 1988. Violations include arbitrary detention, forced labor, torture and sexual violence, and possibly human trafficking as well when children from the facility were allegedly falsely labelled as orphans and sold for adoption abroad. Some news media incorrectly identified Brothers Home to be an inspiration for #4 or #12. | ||
7 | Justin Trudeau | 1,133,783 | The prime minister of Canada since 2015, Trudeau announced on January 6 his pending resignation, to take effect once his party elects a new leader on March 9. His announcement came after a series of by-election losses and the resignation of several members of his cabinet in 2024, most notably his deputy Chrystia Freeland, which triggered the 2024–2025 Canadian political crisis. | ||
8 | Jeff Baena | 1,088,210 | This American independent filmmaker and husband to #14 was found dead by suicide in his Los Angeles home on January 3. At the Golden Globe ceremony (#15) on January 5, Brady Corbet mentioned him in the acceptance speech of #13's Best Picture win. | ||
9 | Amy Carter | 1,036,913 | The only daughter of #1 and his wife Rosalynn has maintained a low profile since the late 1990s. She spoke at her mother's funeral in November 2023, reading aloud her father's love letter to his wife. Amy was also present at every funeral ceremony held for her father from January 4 to 9, even running to embrace Mary Prince (both pictured in 1977), as she was acknowledged for her service to the Carters as Amy's nanny during her father's political career. | ||
10 | Nosferatu (2024 film) | 1,013,115 | Released theatrically on Christmas Day, the remake of the 1922 film (both of which are based on the Dracula book) has nearly tripled its $50 million budget at the box office. And even it was released with the year about to close, it went on to be placed on some 'Best of 2024' lists, such as 8th in WatchMojo's one, 2 spots ahead of Wicked and 6 behind #22. | ||
11 | The Vivienne | 988,079 | This British drag queen, known for their appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race and its UK version, died on January 5, aged 32. | ||
12 | Squid Game | 985,992 | In 2021, Netflix picked up this Korean survival horror series, based on the children's game, which involves hundreds of players in financial hardship competing in deadly games for a ?45.6 billion (US$39.86 million) prize. It received critical acclaim and worldwide attention, leading to its renewal of multiple seasons, the second of which (#4) released on December 26 and the third later this year. | ||
13 | The Brutalist | 968,576 | This Hungarian/British/American film premiered in September in Venice and brought director and co-writer Brady Corbet the Silver Lion. The film was released in the U.S. on December 20 and is set for a UK release on January 24. However, in addition to Corbet's honor, the film won three Golden Globes (#15), including Best Drama Film, on January 5, which pretty much shortlists it for Oscar nominations, which are to be announced January 23. | ||
14 | Aubrey Plaza | 961,637 | Following her husband's (#8) suicide on January 3 and her reportedly deleting her Instagram account, Plaza is being lifted up by her peers and the public. | ||
15 | 82nd Golden Globe Awards | 905,385 | The first big award show of the year happened on Sunday, with host Nikki Glaser (#25) providing funny moments to erase the bad memories of Jo Koy, and aside from all the people and movies on this Report, Shogun again took lots of awards, and other winners included Sebastian Stan, Kieran Culkin, and Colin Farrell, and a surprise victory by Fernanda Torres make me fire up this. | ||
16 | Game Changer (film) | 899,874 | Another Tollywood film, this time directed by the once-great director S. Shankar starring Ram Charan (pictured), was released theatrically on January 10 to mixed criticism and so far, has under-performed at the box office, despite the marketings and expectations. This disappointing film makes everyone question, what happened to the once-great director as all of his films in the last 15 years have been disastrous Box-office bombs and puts the directors' future career at question? probably due to the fact that major figures from 90s (like this director) don't understand the 2k people's taste anymore. It's better if these people retire now, making way for the new younger generation directors, instead of trying to make cash-grab films with big promotions and storyless films. | ||
17 | Deaths in 2025 | 881,718 | After falling short in the year's first week, the obituary shows up and will probably not leave. Better for us to start seeking some song lyrics. | ||
18 | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 864,095 | Released on December 5, this Tollywood film has already broken several box office records and is currently the second highest-grossing Indian film (#24). Although, with its six-week long theatrical run coming to an end its unlikely for this film to top the list at #24. | ||
19 | Karla Sofía Gascón | 794,909 | This Spanish transgender actress stars in #5. Along with her three co-stars (Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Zoe Saldaña), she won Best Actress at Cannes in May 2024 and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy but lost to #20. | ||
20 | Demi Moore | 762,945 | At #15, Moore won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her role in #22, her first major film industry award. Her passionate speech recalled how an agent called Moore a "popcorn actress" who had no business seeking more serious roles. | ||
21 | Elon Musk | 745,827 | In strangely non-political news, the future "shadow president" has been firing shots across the bow of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and their investigation into his 2022 $44 billion purchase of Twitter (now X). You will see him on the list for next week in the SEC's response. (Spoiler: they fired back.) | ||
22 | The Substance | 729,171 | One of the most discussed movies of 2024 was this satirical body horror where #20 is an actress turned fitness show host fired for being too old, who then uses a black market serum to create a younger, idealized version of herself, played by Margaret Qualley (and of course both presented an award together at #15!), who gets her old job. Moore's victory received widespread acclaim, although some fans of Wicked felt she shouldn't have triumphed over Cynthia Erivo (many probably without having seen The Substance to begin with). | ||
23 | Zendaya | 703,838 | She appeared at #15 sporting a ring on her ring finger, sparking rumors she was engaged to fellow actor Tom Holland—which was soon confirmed. | ||
24 | List of highest-grossing Indian films | 688,949 | 2024 saw seven films added on that page, markedly less than 2023. However, the list is dynamic and is still being checked on, as the theatrical run of #18 is nearing its end after six weeks. | ||
25 | Nikki Glaser | 629,617 | Keeping off the Pacific Palisades that were ravaged by the flames spread through Los Angeles County is the host of #15, known for razor-sharp comments that make her a common sight in celebrity roasts (for instance, she said Tom Brady has "7 rings, 8 counting the one Gisele returned to him"), along with sexual humor that somehow did make it into the Golden Globes. |