Marvel’s Dark Age Deepens: Superman Is IMDb’s No. 1 2025 Movie As MCU Misses The Top Five
IMDb crowns Superman 2025’s most popular movie after a year of sky-high views and searches, leading a Top 10 that blends fresh releases and franchise comebacks including Weapons, Sinners, Jurassic World: Rebirth, and Happy Gilmore 2.
IMDb dropped its Most Popular Movies of 2025 list, and the big blue Boy Scout did exactly what everyone expected: he ran the table. Superman held the kind of yearlong attention studios dream about, quietly sitting at the top of searches and page views all year while a lot of other heavy hitters came and went.
'Superman is IMDb's most popular movie of 2025.'
The Top 10 (IMDb, 2025)
- Superman
- Weapons
- Sinners
- One Battle After Another
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Frankenstein
- Happy Gilmore 2
- Thunderbolts*
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
- F1
It is a very 2025 mix: legacy brands returning from the vault, newer franchises trying to plant a flag, and a couple titles you probably had to Google at least once. Also: Happy Gilmore 2 sneaking into the conversation was not on my bingo card.
Marvel's 2025: lots of chatter, not much staying power
Marvel rolled out big stuff this year, including the new Fantastic Four movie (the title floats between just The Fantastic Four and The Fantastic Four: First Steps depending on who is talking about it) and Captain America: Brave New World. None of those cracked IMDb's Top 10. The lone MCU entry was Thunderbolts* at No. 8, and even that one didn’t hang onto the public's attention the way Superman did.
Fan reaction was all over the place. Some folks liked the fresh faces and old favorites, but a lot of the discussion online circled back to uneven storytelling and the whole 'where exactly is this phase going?' question. Meanwhile, non-MCU titles like Jurassic World: Rebirth, Weapons, and Sinners managed to hold interest for longer stretches. Compared to the Infinity War/Endgame era, 2025 just didn’t land with the same weight for Marvel. The buzz wasn't as bulletproof as it used to be.
What Marvel needs to fix for 2026
If 2025 was a wobble, 2026 is the reset button. The notes are pretty clear: tighter scripts, stronger focus, a phase roadmap you can actually follow, and character-first storytelling. People show up for the spectacle, but they stick around for the characters and a plan they can track from movie to movie.
That matters because the slate ahead is built to be loud: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, and more. If Marvel can line up tone, pacing, and purpose, it has a real shot to punch back onto this list next year instead of watching from the sidelines.
For now, 2025 belongs to the cape. Superman is currently streaming on HBO Max.