Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (March 3 to 9, 2024)
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He rules the sand worms and the Fremen
In the land amongst the stars
Of an age tomorrow...
Rank Article Class Views Image Notes/about 1 Dune: Part Two 
2,124,244 
Repeating atop this page is the second part of a seminal sci-fi novel's (#5) adaptation that has won over critics and audiences alike with its impressive cast and epic scope, while serving as a relief in these days filled with movies that don't warrant their overlong running times, given the insurrection in a planet full of sand and giant worms has barely any filler in spite of lasting 165 minutes. Respectable earnings of $369 million in two weeks also makes for good box office prospects. 2 Akira Toriyama 
1,981,346 
One of the most influential artists in the history of manga, Toriyama, who is most famous for creating Dragon Ball, died on March 1, but his death was only announced on March 8. Tribute quickly poured in from fans around the world, as well as several governments. 3 Mukesh Ambani
1,838,741 
The "richest person in Asia" (and his wife, #17) received additional attention when his youngest son got married on the family's $1 billion estate, with #10 performing a mini-concert during the three-day event starting March 1. 4 Dune (2021 film) 
1,559,422 
The predecessor to #1, which was given a day-and-date release both on the big screen and on (HBO) Max back in 2021, and Frank Herbert's novel in which the franchise (#15) got its roots from nearly six decades ago. 5 Dune (novel)
1,031,306 6 Shōgun (2024 miniseries) 
1,016,700 
As expected, the "visually sumptuous" miniseries depicting the 30-year Asian Saga has achieved "universal acclaim". Released episodically every week until April 23, the series drew 9 million views across three streaming platforms in its first six days. 7 Deaths in 2024 
986,961 
Waterloo Waterloo
Where will you meet your Waterloo?
Every puppy has his day
Everybody has to pay
Everybody has to meet his Waterloo8 Sydney Sweeney
969,684 
Fresh off a massive hit and a massive flop, the Euphoria actress hosted Saturday Night Live on March 2. 9 Manjummel Boys 
887,520 
This Indian survival thriller film based on a true incident of a man getting trapped in a cave has received positive reviews from critics and audiences and is currently the fourth highest grossing Indian movie of the year, grossing over $18 million 10 Rihanna
871,961 
The Barbadian singer performed at the wedding of the youngest son of #3 and #17 on March 1. 11 Katie Britt
871,169 
A Republican Party senator from Alabama, she delivered a response to Joe Biden's State of the Union Address. With a kitchen in the backdrop, her speech, delivered at times in a whisper, was widely panned, including by fellow conservatives, as "creepy", "cringe", and "destined to be turned into a lame Saturday Night Live skit" (and not to mention misleading at times). And true enough, SNL did parody the speech, with Britt played by Scarlett Johansson. 12 International Women's Day
745,679 
Women's rights and equality were celebrated on March 8. The earliest organized holiday was first celebrated in 1909 and made a holiday in certain countries in 1917, but it wasn't globally mainstream until 1977. 13 Anil Ambani
743,868 
Brother of #3 and attendee of his nephew's extravagant wedding last week, it would be only natural for readers to visit his page. 14 Jaclyn Jose
721,142 
From India to another Asian country that appears on occasion, the Philippines, namely an actress who died at 60 and even won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the movie Ma' Rosa. 15 Dune (franchise)
717,684 
#5 was such a success it created a whole Spice-filled universe, including book sequels, games - one of whom is considered the first real-time strategy - and adaptations to both film and television, the latest being #1. 16 Napoleon 
671,400 
Apple TV+ added to its catalogue Napoleon, allowing more audiences to discover the Ridley Scott epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as the French Emperor. 17 Nita Ambani
650,111 
Wife of #3, she saw her youngest son get married in style last week. 18 Poor Things (film)
641,798 
In the lead-up to the Academy Awards, favorite Oppenheimer is not on the list compared with the latest from The Favourite, where Emma Stone goes nuts (and very often, naked) as a variant on Frankenstein's monster, a woman who after committing suicide is revived with a baby's brain, leading her to discover the world with child-like glee. 19 Dune Messiah
635,670 
The sequel to #5, published in 1969, takes place twelve years after Paul Atreides becomes emperor and the Fremen's messiah. Denis Villeneuve, who made #4 and #1, said he's eager to make it a trilogy, and the script based on Dune Messiah to a movie adaptation to complete a trilogy is in the works. 20 Kung Fu Panda 4
574,603 
Everybody is Kung Fu Fighting... DreamWorks Animation brought Po back after 8 years, with the panda fighter searching for his successor as the Dragon Warrior and confronting a shapeshifting sorceress. (as an aside, this here writer has two complaints, that his country only gets the movie 2 weeks after the US, and that whoever put "Seven Nation Army" in the trailer deserves to be flogged; don't blemish Jack Black by associating him with that hack Jack White!) 21 Pakistan Super League
556,505 
The playoffs of the 2024 cricket season will soon begin at the National Stadium, Karachi. 22 Spaceman (2024 film)
533,665 
American comedic actor Adam Sandler takes on the dramatic role of a Czech astronaut navigating a solo mission near Jupiter, only to discover an extraterrestrial being has stowed away on his ship and wishes to help improve the human's worsening mental state. The film opened in limited release in February before streaming on Netflix on March 1. 23 Timothée Chalamet
530,087 
Ten years after his film debut in both Men, Women & Children and Interstellar, the Paul Atreides of #1 is unquestionably a big deal, specially as his presence was extended on streaming with the addition of Wonka to HBO Max. 24 Bohemian Grove
518,534 
So the Oppenheimer film has been out for eight months and is sure to return to this list again after the recent Oscar ceremony; however, interest has generated in one omission from it: that of J. Robert Oppenheimer himself visiting a certain gentlemen's club in California in 1942 to discuss the Manhattan Project with his peers. This is viewed as a significant detail in the creation of the atomic bomb, but it doesn't seem to figure in the film's narrative of portraying Oppenheimer as a suspected Communist. 25 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
515,497 
Keeping off the Millie Bobby Brown fantasy Damsel is a reminder that somehow two prosecutions aren't enough to deny Donald Trump to run for public office.
