Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 23 to 29, 2020

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 23 to 29, 2020)

Prepared with commentary by Kingsif and Igordebraga

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The Trump convention was happening all week (though none of them crack the top 5), and another example of Black power died. Also, film and TV are coming back.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Chadwick Boseman	9,945,698	Boseman's death was announced by his family on the evening of August 28, from stage 4 colon cancer that he fought for 4 years without telling anyone. While playing a beloved action hero in a physically demanding role (#6). He is also known for a variety of biopics, playing important black figures in history.
2	Tenet (film)	1,431,368	Christopher Nolan's long-awaited drama got postponed due to the pandemic that has slipped off the list again, but was released in movie theaters this week.
3	Kimberly Guilfoyle	1,347,829	This high-profile Trump supporter spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
4	Shooting of Jacob Blake	1,249,181	Blake, a black man, was shot in the back by police 7 times - he's been paralyzed but lived. His shooting has kicked off fatal riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, (where it happened) and Portland, Oregon, which have just missed out on the list. The NBA also refused to play in the direct aftermath.
5	The Batman (film)	988,016	The trailer for this film was released, and well-received, as was star Robert Pattinson (pictured).
6	Black Panther (film)	927,889	The film starred #1 as the first lead role for a black superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and made over $1 billion. It is widely cited as proving all-black casts are popularly and financially viable. A sequel was in production, and if it goes through title character T'Challa will need a recasting.
7	Melania Trump	858,406	The First Lady delivered a speech to the RNC from her controversially renovated White House Rose Garden.
8	QAnon	829,809	A conspiracy theory that people won't shut up about. And possibly the only one claiming that the government is the victim. Speaking of which...
9	Donald Trump	826,247	The center of attention at the RNC, who is seeking re-election.
10	Deaths in 2020	816,929	Better quote from #6's soundtrack to eulogize #1: I just thank for the life, for the day, for the hours and another life breathin' I did it all 'cause it feel good You could live it all if you feel bad Better live your life We are running out of time
11	Nikki Haley	769,288	Yes, she also spoke at the RNC. In case you don't know, she was the American embassador to the UN for the first two years of Trump's government (which is why somewhere it was said about Haley that "All she needs is a Darth Vader helmet and she’d be the perfect representative for the evil empire").
12	SummerSlam (2020)	694,188	This wrestling event was relocated (again, because of the pandemic that's not on the list) from Boston to the Amway Center (pictured) in Florida.
13	Lionel Messi	674,423	As if football couldn't get more dramatic, Messi announced his intention to leave FC Barcelona, sending every other league club into battle.
14	Alexandre Dumas	632,813	He had a Google Doodle that even included a retelling of one of his most famous works, The Count of Monte Cristo.
15	Lucifer (TV series)	586,099	The first half of the final season was released on August 21.
16	Kamala Harris	579,944	The Democratic candidate for VP seems a bit odd mixed in this week, but she was the highest ranking politician to speak against #4.
17	Donald Trump Jr.	549,939	Another RNC speaker, Jr.
18	Kellyanne Conway	539,805	Trump's just-about-current press secretary quit, and will leave the White House at the end of the month, for personal reasons.
19	Lovecraft Country (TV series)	527,031	Another dark fantasy, this show premiered (on actual TV) on August 16.
20	The New Mutants (film)	502,466	This not-MCU Marvel-based film about teenagers - including Maisie Williams (pictured), who went from direwolf woman to werewolf woman - was released in theaters on August 28, to mediocre reviews. What a sad way for the X-Men to leave after 20 years.
21	Rhea Chakraborty	500,217	The Bollywood actress might have been involved in her boyfriend's suicide 2 months ago. But the news this week is that respected newspapers and internet trolls seem to have found one thing they can agree on: they want to punish Chakraborty. She has yet to go to trial, and the court is condemning the 'trial by media' against her.
22	Ivanka Trump	493,332	Also spoke at the RNC.
23	Kingsley Coman	481,184	The 24-year-old Bayern Munchen footballer scored the winning goal of the UEFA Champions League on August 23.
24	Tiffany Trump	474,357	Given the reported rift between this Trump and the others, she was a surprise to be speaking at the RNC, but rounded out the numbers.
25	The Umbrella Academy (TV series)	467,688	The second season was released on Netflix a few weeks ago.

Exclusions

This list excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish.