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Top 10 Trending Movies This Week

The week of September 7–13, 2026 delivered a fascinating clash between franchise power and surprise momentum. Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey continued their dominance from summer theatrical runs, but a trio of September releases—The Runner, Mayday, and The Whisper Man—charged up the charts as audiences searched for fresh content. This Top 10 draws from TMDB's trending movies, which measures a combination of page views, search frequency, and user engagement rather than raw box office figures. That methodology makes it uniquely revealing: it captures what people are actively seeking out, not just what studios paid to promote. Obsession holds the highest vote count at 5,346, signaling deep audience commitment, while Coyote vs. Acme's 637 popularity score reflects a film audiences keep encountering despite a modest release window. The data reveals that summer blockbusters and fall newcomers coexist in the same cultural conversation, with no single genre monopolizing attention.

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Tmdb Trending Movies

Updated Sep 7–Sep 13, 2026

TMDB trending movies aggregates user activity across the platform—searches, page visits, list additions, and votes—to surface what audiences are genuinely curious about at any given moment. For the week of September 7–13, 2026, the data captures a transitional period where summer theatrical releases like The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day still commanded heavy engagement alongside newer entries. The Odyssey's 3,523 votes make it the second most-voted title on this list despite releasing two months earlier than several competitors—a testament to sustained word-of-mouth. The Runner, which premiered on September 3, earned a 325.554 popularity score within days of entering the chart, indicating rapid discovery. This combination of longevity and freshness defines the week's trending landscape.

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The Runner
The Runner—a political thriller that premiered on September 3, 2026—has surged to the top of the trending chart with a popularity score of 325.554, riding the wave of late-summer release momentum and news-cycle relevance that pushed curious viewers to seek it out on TMDB.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day holds the highest popularity score on this list at 710.812, a figure that reflects its sustained theatrical presence and massive fanbase following its July 29 release, with 2,482 votes confirming it's not just being discovered—it's being actively rated and discussed.
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey commands the second-highest vote count at 3,523 from its July 15 theatrical debut, proving that an adventure epic from summer can maintain explosive trending power well into September with a popularity score of 500.1532.
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Obsession
Obsession tops the entire list in user votes with 5,346 cast, making it the most actively rated title during September 7–13, 2026, with its May 13 release date indicating strong staying power and word-of-mouth that keeps drawing new viewers to the platform.
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Coyote vs. Acme
Coyote vs. Acme landed on August 20 with a remarkable popularity score of 637.0123, suggesting broad platform visibility despite only 194 votes—a disconnect that points to widespread discovery without proportional active engagement from users.
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The Whisper Man
The Whisper Man—a psychological horror film released on August 27—climbed to the #6 spot with 489 votes and a popularity score of 161.0316, indicating that late-August horror releases found their audience as fall suspense programming took hold.
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Mayday
Mayday, a film that debuted on the same day as The Runner (September 3), earned 249 votes and a popularity score of 226.6234 during its opening week, suggesting it gained traction as an alternative for audiences browsing new theatrical releases.
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Backrooms
Backrooms—a horror entry that premiered back in May—has not faded, maintaining 3,155 votes and a presence on this September chart that reflects its cult following and continued discoverability through recommendation algorithms and genre-focused searches.
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Just Play Dead
Just Play Dead, an August 28 release, rounds out the bottom of this list with only 30 votes and a popularity score of 77.9244, indicating it remains largely under the radar despite a recent theatrical window that gave it a brief trending window.
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Mutiny
Mutiny, which premiered on August 19, secured 307 votes and a popularity score of 436.8093, landing it in the #10 spot as a mid-tier theatrical release that captured enough platform interest to chart but lacks the engagement depth of higher-ranked titles.
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Trend Analysis

The September 7–13, 2026 Top 10 blends franchise tentpoles with genre newcomers in a way that defies simple categorization. Superhero cinema remains a force—Spider-Man: Brand New Day holds the highest popularity score at 710.812—but horror and thriller titles punch above their weight, with Obsession leading in raw votes (5,346) and Backrooms earning 3,155 votes for a May release. The most notable pattern is the September release cluster: three films in the top 10 hit theaters during late August or the first week of September, suggesting audiences actively hunting fresh content rather than replaying summer hits. Coyote vs. Acme's high popularity (637) paired with low votes (194) is the most counterintuitive entry—it circulates widely but hasn't generated deep engagement. The low vote counts across most titles indicate that trending momentum doesn't require universal consensus; niche appeal translates into chart position. As awards-season campaigns heat up, theatrical holdovers and fall premieres will likely reshuffle this landscape in coming weeks.