Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/March 21 to 27, 2021

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (March 21 to 27, 2021)
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The Justice League extended cut still looms high, bringing in even more entries - the next DC movie also got in! Meanwhile, the world is still chaotic, highlighted by a ship getting stuck in the middle of a canal.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Zack Snyder's Justice League
 * 2,122,456
 * Comic Con 2013 - Cyborg and Hawkgirl (9336007294) (cropped).jpg
 * On one hand, the film is more consistent and the added content fleshes out characters such as Cyborg and Steppenwolf. On the other hand, it's also consistently too grim (the washed colors and moody soundtrack help) and the amount of slow motion is abusive. Still, a valid if overlong effort. Now let's see what lies ahead, even if fans aren't ready to move on (#21).
 * 2
 * Suez Canal
 * 1,503,169
 * EG-suez-17-bg-zweispurig.jpg
 * The canal, connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, has been an important shipping route since its construction in the 19th century. Also, somebody got a really big boat stuck in the middle of it on Tuesday, costing the world economy billions of dollars for every day it's stuck.
 * 3
 * Aimee Challenor
 * 1,349,333
 * Aimee_Challenor_campaigning_for_Liberal_Democrats.jpg
 * Challenor used to be an activist working with England's Green Party and later the Liberal Democrats, but left the country after two separate controversies concerning pedophilia. She later got a job at Reddit, where a user revolt got her fired on Wednesday
 * 4
 * Godzilla vs. Kong
 * 1,272,483
 * King_Kong_vs._Godzilla.png
 * The most important kaiju crossover since 1962 was released in non-American theatres on Wednesday. Its domestic theatrical release - coupled with a release on HBO Max - will be on March 31.
 * 5
 * Deaths in 2021
 * 983,582
 * "Fraud Fighters" (FDA021) (7029883419).jpg
 * Breathing, is the hardest thing to do With all I've said And all that's dead for you
 * 6
 * Aretha Franklin
 * 978,815
 * Aretha_Franklin_honored_with_the_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_dyk.jpg
 * A season of Nat Geo's Genius, telling the life story of Franklin, wrapped up on Wednesday.
 * 7
 * Jessica Walter
 * 943,339
 * Jessica_Walter_(33657971718)_(headshot).jpg
 * Walter, best remembered for playing Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development, passed away on Wednesday.
 * 8
 * The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
 * 833,165
 * Long Beach Comic Expo 2011 - the Winter Soldier (5648075343).jpg
 * Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes still arrive with their show every week on Disney+. And in sad news for Marvel fans, Natasha Romanoff's movie was postponed to July and will also be available in that service for a $30 surplus for those unwilling to attend a theatrical exhibition.
 * 9
 * Ever Given
 * 804,348
 * EVER_GIVEN_(49643352087).jpg
 * The big boat that got stuck in #2.
 * 10
 * George Segal
 * 789,529
 * George_Segal_in_Lost_Command.jpg
 * This storied actor with a long career in both TV and film passed away on Tuesday, at the age of 87, due to complications from bypass surgery..
 * 11
 * Justice League (film)
 * 733,987
 * Joss Whedon (27969377434).jpg
 * Now nicknamed "Josstice League" to differentiate from the Snyder Cut (#1).
 * 12
 * The Suicide Squad (film)
 * 654,140
 * Harley Quinn cosplay (29358532740).jpg
 * One of the biggest problems of 2016's Suicide Squad were tonal clashes of trying to make things closer to the whimsical fun of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Well, the sequel apparently fixed that by getting Guardians writer-director James Gunn (following a brief dismissal from Marvel caused by the alt-right), and the first trailer has raised hopes for the supervillainous team's return.
 * 13
 * Zack Snyder
 * 637,500
 * Zack Snyder by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
 * Snyder is one of the clearer beneficiaries of vulgar auteurism; how else do you go from making the reviled-by-nerds 300 and Watchmen to getting those same nerds to push for millions of dollars in reshoots for a superhero movie?
 * 14
 * Elizabeth II
 * 596,613
 * Queen Elizabeth II in March 2015.jpg
 * Being a celebrity, a monarch, and a Netflix character means you can get on the Top 25 without anything actually happening.
 * 15
 * Fastlane (2021)
 * 541,457
 * rowspan=2|WWE Logo.svg
 * rowspan=2|Two WWE pay-per-view events, the former taking place on March 21 and the latter coming up on April 10.
 * 16
 * WrestleMania 37
 * 444,666
 * 17
 * Beverly Cleary
 * 425,641
 * Beverly Cleary ca. 1955.jpg
 * The author of the Ramona Quimby novels, among others, passed away on Thursday.
 * 18
 * Deadly Illusions
 * 413,930
 * Kristen-davis-UN-goodwill-ambassador-9may2018.jpg
 * This thriller, starring Kristin Davis, was released on Netflix on March 18.
 * 19
 * YouTube
 * 404,051
 * YouTube full-color icon (2017).svg
 * It's a really slow week to the point this perennially popular article entered the list. Who know what brought people in, maybe the upcoming Originals show K-pop Evolution, or having the shooting that happened in a Colorado supermarket be livestreamed by a witness.
 * 20
 * Audrey Hepburn
 * 402,886
 * Audrey Hepburn 1956.jpg
 * Audrey, a documentary film about Hepburn, made its way to Netflix on March 14.
 * 21
 * DC Extended Universe
 * 402,340
 * Baltimore_Comic-Con_2011_-_Batman_(6844241911).jpg
 * #13 started the way Warner Bros. would catch up to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the studio has moved away from him, as the dark and brooding films were ditched for lighter romps such as #12. Considering #1 has lots of build-up for movies that will now not be made, fans are angry and started a new campaign, #RestoreTheSnyderverse.
 * 22
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 400,732
 * Prince Philip in Berlin 2015 (cropped).JPG
 * Presumably, Buckingham Palace is currently in a reenactment of Good Bye, Lenin!, afraid that Phillip will die from shock if he hears about the Meghan Markle interview.
 * 23
 * J. Jayalalithaa
 * 375,513
 * J Jayalalithaa.jpg
 * Hello again, Kollywood. A first trailer was released for Thalaivi, a biopic about this actress turned politician.
 * 24
 * Darkseid
 * 373,673
 * SDCC 2011 - Darkseid (5973632908).jpg
 * When a shared movie universe was started by Marvel, it eventually culminated in a battle with galactic conqueror Thanos. Well, who knows if their Distinguished Competition will ever do the same for Thanos' inspiration Darkseid? After all, #1 restored the foreshadowing towards a future confrontation with the Apokolips tyrant that was mostly cut from #11, but as mentioned above (#21), Warner isn't continuing it. At the least, fans can pray that the New Gods movie featuring Darkseid as its villain gets off the ground!
 * 25
 * UFC 260
 * 365,302
 * Francis Ngannou photo.jpg
 * Ngannou defeated incumbent heavyweight champion Miocic on Saturday, though the actual match began after the cutoff for the Report.
 * }
 * 19
 * YouTube
 * 404,051
 * YouTube full-color icon (2017).svg
 * It's a really slow week to the point this perennially popular article entered the list. Who know what brought people in, maybe the upcoming Originals show K-pop Evolution, or having the shooting that happened in a Colorado supermarket be livestreamed by a witness.
 * 20
 * Audrey Hepburn
 * 402,886
 * Audrey Hepburn 1956.jpg
 * Audrey, a documentary film about Hepburn, made its way to Netflix on March 14.
 * 21
 * DC Extended Universe
 * 402,340
 * Baltimore_Comic-Con_2011_-_Batman_(6844241911).jpg
 * #13 started the way Warner Bros. would catch up to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the studio has moved away from him, as the dark and brooding films were ditched for lighter romps such as #12. Considering #1 has lots of build-up for movies that will now not be made, fans are angry and started a new campaign, #RestoreTheSnyderverse.
 * 22
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 400,732
 * Prince Philip in Berlin 2015 (cropped).JPG
 * Presumably, Buckingham Palace is currently in a reenactment of Good Bye, Lenin!, afraid that Phillip will die from shock if he hears about the Meghan Markle interview.
 * 23
 * J. Jayalalithaa
 * 375,513
 * J Jayalalithaa.jpg
 * Hello again, Kollywood. A first trailer was released for Thalaivi, a biopic about this actress turned politician.
 * 24
 * Darkseid
 * 373,673
 * SDCC 2011 - Darkseid (5973632908).jpg
 * When a shared movie universe was started by Marvel, it eventually culminated in a battle with galactic conqueror Thanos. Well, who knows if their Distinguished Competition will ever do the same for Thanos' inspiration Darkseid? After all, #1 restored the foreshadowing towards a future confrontation with the Apokolips tyrant that was mostly cut from #11, but as mentioned above (#21), Warner isn't continuing it. At the least, fans can pray that the New Gods movie featuring Darkseid as its villain gets off the ground!
 * 25
 * UFC 260
 * 365,302
 * Francis Ngannou photo.jpg
 * Ngannou defeated incumbent heavyweight champion Miocic on Saturday, though the actual match began after the cutoff for the Report.
 * }
 * 24
 * Darkseid
 * 373,673
 * SDCC 2011 - Darkseid (5973632908).jpg
 * When a shared movie universe was started by Marvel, it eventually culminated in a battle with galactic conqueror Thanos. Well, who knows if their Distinguished Competition will ever do the same for Thanos' inspiration Darkseid? After all, #1 restored the foreshadowing towards a future confrontation with the Apokolips tyrant that was mostly cut from #11, but as mentioned above (#21), Warner isn't continuing it. At the least, fans can pray that the New Gods movie featuring Darkseid as its villain gets off the ground!
 * 25
 * UFC 260
 * 365,302
 * Francis Ngannou photo.jpg
 * Ngannou defeated incumbent heavyweight champion Miocic on Saturday, though the actual match began after the cutoff for the Report.
 * }
 * Francis Ngannou photo.jpg
 * Ngannou defeated incumbent heavyweight champion Miocic on Saturday, though the actual match began after the cutoff for the Report.
 * }



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.