Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/October 22 to 28, 2023

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (October 22 to 28, 2023)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, GeorgeBailey, Death Editor 2, Marinette2356, Ltbdl and a helpful IP.

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Many sad topics (war, shootings, death, politics) countered by the list's usual escapism, including a sports-related repeat at the top spot.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	2023 Cricket World Cup	4,201,290	One more week of India receiving the world championship of its national pastime. The hosts have won all their games so far, and surprisingly defending champions England have only one win in six matches!
2	Cricket World Cup	2,927,565
3	Leo (2023 Indian film)	2,595,951	Still in India, a Kollywood action thriller based on A History of Violence starring Vijay and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, that is also a sequel to last year's Vikram and part of a franchise known as the "Lokiverse" (a name which Hollywood's Loki would probably want for himself and his show). Leo opened at the number one spot at the worldwide box office ahead of #5, and is the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of the year so far, and who knows if it can take fourth from another movie that spent a while in this list, Jailer.
4	Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)	1,753,392	The new Speaker of the U.S. House, and the first from the state of Louisiana, was elected on the fourth ballot. He is the most junior representative to be elected speaker since 1883.
5	Killers of the Flower Moon (film)	1,716,626	Speaking of #3, this film starring Leo was released on 20 October on Apple TV . It's based on a nonfiction book (which the film's name stole) and is about the Osage Indian murders. During the 1910s to the 30s, at least 60 Osage Native Americans were killed, possibly hundreds, by whites. Oh, and the film released to critical acclaim. Can you tell I'm ripping this from the Wikipedia pages? I haven't even watched the movie, unlike the guy who wrote this entry before. Anyways, I've [the rest of this entry is illegible.]
6	Five Nights at Freddy's (film)	1,225,895	Coming in at number 6 is a heartwarming (if you ignore all of the murder and jumpscares) movie about an older brother (played by Josh Hutcherson) reconnecting with his younger sister (played by Piper Rubio) while fighting ghost robots and Shaggy Afton. MatPat appears in a cameo role, having made numerous videos about the FNAF franchise at the height of its popularity. Markiplier was also supposed to have a cameo as a security guard, but he had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.
7	2023 Israel–Hamas war	968,300	The latest Middle Eastern war sadly continues, with thousands of civilians dying in bombings and many more being displaced, and now Israel has sent ground troops and tanks into Gaza to rescue its hostages.
8	Deaths in 2023	938,672	And it's true that you've reached the better place Still, I'd give the world to see your face And be right here next to you But it's like you've gone too soon and the hardest thing to do is say bye
9	Taylor Swift	859,140	Along with wrecking the box office with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (which has led in North America for two straight weeks and also surpassed $186 million worldwide), the singer released her fifth re-recorded album 1989 (Taylor's Version) (even if there's nothing less necessary than extra versions of "Shake It Off" and "Bad Blood"), which soon broke streaming records, while her viral 2019 track "Cruel Summer" currently occupies the top spot on the Billboard charts.
10	David Beckham	856,673	Netflix's documentary miniseries Beckham keeps its subject one more week. The footballer was a fan of someone who'll rank highly next week.
11	2023 Lewiston shootings	818,538	40-year-old Robert Card was the lone gunman that killed 18 and injured 13 in a bowling alley and a restaurant on October 25. A intensive manhunt soon followed, and Card was found dead in an apparent suicide in Lisbon, Maine two days later.
12	The Fall of the House of Usher (miniseries)	816,190	Mike Flanagan did another spooky miniseries for Netflix, and for the fourth time it was one starring Carla Gugino, this time a loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe (see #20).
13	Israel	750,638	Everyone trying to make sense of #7 inevitably enters the articles on partitions of the Holy Land that are involved, as well as the extremist group that started the war.
14	State of Palestine	715,773
15	Gaza Strip	665,376
16	Hamas	665,138
17	Five Nights at Freddy's	612,493	The jump scare-heavy video game series that inspired #6.
18	Bodies (2023 TV series)	603,889	Let the bodies hit the floor! Netflix released this British series based on a DC Vertigo graphic novel about four detectives in four different time periods investigating the same murder.
19	Bobby Charlton	570,691	Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, this professional footballer, who was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, died this week. His death leaves Geoff Hurst as the last surviving English player of the 1966 World Cup final.
20	The Fall of the House of Usher	535,804	#12 is based on this 1839 short story, written by Edgar Allan Poe.
21	Travis Kelce	532,153	The American football tight end still has yet to directly confirm his relationship with #9, but regardless, it has had considerable impact on NFL viewership.
22	Rachin Ravindra	527,683	One more article related to #1 in a Kiwi (or more specifically, Black Cap) with a very Indian name.
23	Israeli–Palestinian conflict	524,959	Since #13's creation in 1948 the Arabs who lived in the region go up in arms to ensure their own piece of land (#14), and in spite of a few peace treaties there's a trend for things to flare up again, most recently with #7.
24	Lewiston, Maine	506,932	The second largest city in the state of Maine in which #11 took place.
25	Tyson Fury	472,714	Keeping off ChatGPT and the recently deceased Richard Roundtree is this awesomely named British boxer who defeated Francis Ngannou, making his boxing debut after being UFC's heavyweight champion, by split decision.