‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Becomes First Video Game of 2026 to Top List of Titles People Are Most Excited About
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In the week of September 19-25, video game "Grand Theft Auto VI" topped the list of titles people were most excited about, accounting for 6.86% of entertainment mentions. This marked the first time a video game has led the list this year, following Rockstar Games' continued efforts leading up to its November 19 release. "NFL Football" secured second place with 5.90%, as the regular season progressed into Week 3.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" dropped to third with 2.90%. "Resident Evil" held fourth place with 2.53%, following the massive $60 million domestic opening of its reboot, the highest debut in franchise history. "Avengers: Doomsday" rounded out the Top 5 at 2.37%, keeping up the momentum towards its December 18 release date. "The Odyssey" came in sixth at 2.24%, seeing a slight increase from the previous week as it continued its theatrical run.
"Avengers Endgame: Encore" saw a rise to 1.94%, coinciding with its September 25 re-release. Netflix's "Stranger Things: Tales From '85" entered the Top 10 at 1.78% following the September 17 release of all eight episodes from Season 2. "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" also entered at 1.71%, continuing to find an audience since its September 2 Disney+ debut.
Lastly, Prime Video's "Reacher" declined to round out the Top 10 at 1.62%, following the Season 4 finale on September 16.
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