{
  "id": 3572432,
  "title": "‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and Grand Theft Auto VI Gain Steam in Audience Excitement | Chart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/avengers-doomsday-and-grand-theft-auto-vi-gain-steam-in-audience",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T19:03:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/commentary-analysis/data-analysis/avengers-doomsday-and-grand-theft-auto-vi-gain-steam-in-audience-excitement-chart/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the week of August 15-21, \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" maintained its lead as the most mentioned entertainment option, though its mention rate dropped from 11.2% to 8.4%. The preseason NFL football was in second place, with 4.8% of mentions, while Grand Theft Auto VI saw a significant increase in popularity, climbing to 4.5% of mentions. \"Avengers: Doomsday\" also made a strong entry into the top positions, rising to fourth place with 4.5% of mentions, following Marvel's promotional efforts for the film. \"The Odyssey\" held the fifth position with 3% of mentions, as Christopher Nolan's film continued its theatrical run. Prime Video's \"Reacher,\" which began airing its fourth season on August 12, reached sixth place with 2.5% of mentions. HBO's \"House of the Dragon\" saw a decline in mention rate, dropping to 1.9% following the August 9 Season 3 finale. \"Toy Story 5,\" which became available for purchase or rent at home on August 18, re-entered the Top 10 at 1.6%. \"Insidious: Out of the Further\" debuted in the Top 10 at 1.5%, coinciding with the release of the horror sequel on August 21. Lastly, \"Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\" rounded out the Top 10 at 1.3%, ahead of its physical home entertainment release on August 25 and SVOD debut on September 2.",
  "summary": "ScreenShare: A data partnership between ScreenEngine/ASI & TheWrap The post ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and Grand Theft Auto VI Gain Steam in Audience Excitement | Chart appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Spider-Man: Brand New Day maintains top spot at 8.4% mentions",
    "Grand Theft Auto VI climbs to fourth with 4.5% mentions",
    "Avengers: Doomsday enters top four with 4.5% mentions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}