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Ahead of the 2026 Oscars<\/a> this Sunday, Rotten Tomatoes has revealed the most popular movies of the past year \u2014 according to the site\u2019s audience-based \u201cPopcornmeter.\u201d<\/p>\n While some might have expected Academy Award nominees like \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d to lead the list, the actual fan-favorites may surprise you.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for a look at this year\u2019s rankings obtained by the Daily Mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cWeapons\u201d starring Josh Brolin, seen above, ranked No. 10 on the list with a score of 85 percent. \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n No. 10 on the list is \u201cWeapons<\/a>\u201d with a score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance,\u201d reads the horror film\u2019s synopsis. <\/p>\n The film scored one Oscar nod this year for its star Amy Madigan. Madigan earned her first Academy Award nomination in 40 years for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.<\/p>\n She starred alongside Julia Garner and Josh Brolin.<\/p>\n Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein\u201d (pictured above is Jacob Elordi in \u201cFrankenstein\u201d) ranked No. 9. \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein<\/a>\u201d not only wrangled nine Academy Award nominations this year, but also placed ninth on the best movies of the year list with its score of 94 percent on the Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n In the director\u2019s 2025 film adaptation of Mary Shelley\u2019s classic novel, Del Toro focuses on \u201cVictor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation,\u201d per the synopsis.<\/p>\n The movie stars Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac. <\/p>\n \u201cEternity,\u201d pictured above, landed at No. 8 on the best movies of the year list. Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, A24\u2019s \u201cEternity<\/a>\u201d made a splash with audiences and found its way onto the best movies of the year list at No. 8.<\/p>\n Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner and Miles Teller, the romantic comedy earned a score of 90 percent on the site\u2019s PopcornMeter.<\/p>\n The film explores the tough decisions one might be faced with when living \u201cin an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cJoan (Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Teller) and her first love (Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive,\u201d a synopsis for the film reads. <\/p>\n \u201cZootopia 2\u201d captivated audiences and landed at No. 7 on the list with a score of 95 percent. AP<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/a>Zootopia 2\u2033<\/a> managed to fall into seventh place on the list, and got a score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Ke Huy Quan, the animated children\u2019s movie is nominated for Best Animated Feature at this year\u2019s Oscars.<\/p>\n The follow-up film follows detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Bateman) as they \u201cfind themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before,\u201d according to the synopsis. <\/p>\n \u201cPredator: Badlands,\u201d starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, seen above, came in at No. 6. \u00a920th Century Studios\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPredator: Badlands<\/a>\u201d earned its place on the chart at No. 6 with a 95 percent audience-rating.<\/p>\n The sci-fi thriller, which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, has fans calling it a \u201cmust watch if a fan of the predator movies!\u201d<\/p>\n Set in the future on a remote planet, the movie follows \u201ca young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSolo Mio\u201d ranked fifth on the chart with a rating of 95 percent. Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n In fifth place on the list is Kevin James\u2019 \u201cSolo Mio.<\/a>\u201d The rom-com earned an audience rating of 95 percent. <\/p>\n \u201cA wedding disaster leaves the groom stranded in Rome, heartbroken in the world\u2019s happiest city. But with one determined local\u2014and a few meddling vacation couples\u2014in his corner, his ruined honeymoon becomes an adventure he never expected. Because sometimes heartbreak is just the first chapter of a better story,\u201d reads the film\u2019s synopsis. <\/p>\n \u201cTouching romantic romcom, highlighted by gorgeous locations and two lovable lead characters. Great date night film that could be watched with the whole family,\u201d one fan wrote of the film in a review. <\/p>\n \u201c28 Years Later: The Bone Temple\u201d ranked No. 4 with a rating of 88 percent. \u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n Coming in at No. 4 on the list is \u201c28 Years Later: The Bone Temple<\/a>\u201d with a Popcornmeter score of 88 percent.<\/p>\n As the fourth film in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland\u2019s \u201c28 Days Later\u201d film franchise, Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O\u2019Connell and Ralph Fiennes star in this continued story directed by Nia DaCosta (\u201cCandy Man\u201d).<\/p>\n The post-apocalyptic thriller picks up with Dr. Kelson (Fiennes) who \u201cmakes a discovery that could change the world as they know it \u2014 and Spike\u2019s (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (O\u2019Connell) becomes a nightmare he can\u2019t escape.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the only threat to survival \u2014 the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying,\u201d reads the plot synopsis.<\/p>\n This film follows the 2002 original, 2007\u2019s \u201c28 Weeks Later\u201d and 2025\u2019s \u201c28 Years Later.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRental Family\u201d starring Brendan Fraser ranked No. 3 on the chart. \u00a9Searchlight Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n Brendan Fraser stars in the third best-ranked film, \u201cRental Family,\u201d<\/a> which follows an American actor (Fraser) \u201cwho struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese \u2018rental family\u2019 agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs he immerses himself in his clients\u2019 worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection,\u201d the synopsis reads. <\/p>\n The movie scored a 96 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Housemaid,\u201d seen above, landed in second place with a 92 percent rating. \u00a9Lions Gate\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n In second place was the psychological thriller based on Freida McFadden\u2019s book of the same name, \u201cThe Housemaid.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The film adaptation attracted a massive audience likely, in part, due to its star-studded cast which included Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar.<\/p>\n Audiences gave the movie a Popcornmeter score of 92 percent.<\/p>\n \u201cTrying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous \u2014 a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters\u2019 closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end,\u201d reads the film\u2019s synopsis.<\/p>\n10. \u2018Weapons\u2019<\/h2>\n
9. \u2018Frankenstein\u2019<\/h2>\n
8. \u2018Eternity\u2019<\/h2>\n
7. \u2018Zootopia 2\u2019<\/h2>\n
6. \u2018Predator: Badlands\u2019<\/h2>\n
5. \u2018Solo Mio\u2019<\/h2>\n
4. \u201928 Years Later: The Bone Temple\u2019<\/h2>\n
3. \u2018Rental Family\u2019<\/h2>\n
2. \u2018The Housemaid\u2019<\/h2>\n
1. \u2018Nuremberg\u2019<\/h2>\n