Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller Inception (staring the palpably handsome Leonardo DiCaprio) nabs the top of the Twitter talk chart for the second week in a row.
What else is up in the Twitterverse? Talk to Brazilians. Their tweets about football, celebrity gossip, and Sylvester Stallone’s off-handed comments at Comic-Con took home the lion’s share of the trends this week.
Check out the stats below for the full skinny, lovingly collected by our friends over at What The Trend. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart.
You can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section as well as read more about this past week’s trends on What The Trend.
Top Twitter Trends This Week: 7/24 – 7/30
Rank | Topic | Top Index This Week | Intensity | Description |
#1 | Inception (Movie) | 1 | 3 | Inception is a 2010 sci-fi action thriller film written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio. Inception was released on July 16, 2010 and has international box office grosses of $227M after two weeks in theaters. |
#2 | Soccer/Football | 1 | 3 | Muricy Ramalho was chosen as the new coach of the Brazilian national soccer team, but turned the job down. It has gone to Mano Menezes instead. Diego Maradona, former football player and manager of the Argentine national football team since November 2008, was removed from his managerial post after the Argentine Football Association announced it would not renew his contract. |
#3 | Sylvester Stallone | 2 | 1 | At a Comic-Con panel on Thursday, Sylvester Stallone made comments that some Brazilians found offensive. |
#4 | Justin Bieber | 1 | 2 | Justin Bieber’s Twitter account @justinbieber has reached 4 Million followers. All the "Beliebers" are talking about it. |
#5 | Sinta & Jojo | 1 | 2 | Keong Racun or "Poisonous Snail" is a song now popular in Indonesia after two teens named SINTA & JOJO uploaded their lip-sync video on YouTube. |
#6 | Comic-Con | 4 | 2 | The San Diego Comic-Con, which took place from July 22 – 25, is a large annual convention for comic books and pop culture in general, featuring several panels with the stars and creators of popular movies and TV shows. |
#7 | Felipe Neto | 1 | 2 | Felipe Neto is a popular Brazilian video blogger. He has come under attack from fans of Brazilian pop singer Fiuk for some remarks made in a video and subsequent tweets. |
#8 | Pretty Little Liars (TV Show) | 1 | 2 | Pretty Little Liars is a hit ABC Family TV Show that airs on Tuesday night. |
#9 | StarCraft II | 4 | 1 | The highly anticipated StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty computer game was released Tuesday, July 27th. |
#10 | Edson Celulari / Claudia Raia | 1 | 1 | Edson Celulari is a Brazilian actor. His 17 year-long marriage with his wife, the Brazilian actress Claudia Raia, ended. |
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