Now that the summer movie season is about to kick off, we wanted to take a closer look at the movie leaderboard to see what flicks are garnering the most social conversation. Not surprisingly, The Hunger Games has been holding strong -- both online and at the box office. But in the coming weeks, we expect to see even more online buzz around titles like The Avengers, Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises.
What's Buzzing Right Now
Unsurprisingly, the film with the most social buzz across Twitter, Facebook and blogs is The Hunger Games.
mRank gives The Hunger Games a 100 on its ranking scale, and we're sure that the franchise's big fan community -- not to mention popular Internet memes -- has helped the film dominate social discussion.
The Hunger Games has already grossed over $356 million at the U.S. box office, and it continues to dominate overseas as well.
Still, it's not just box-office blockbusters that are getting buzz online. The Weinstein Company's documentary Bully is in less than 300 theaters, but the social and digital buzz around the film has made it the third most-buzzed about film, according to mRank.
Genre films like Joss Whedon's horror flick The Cabin in the Woods (ranked number 7 according to mRank) are also getting a lot of online buzz. The long-shelved project from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dollhouse seems to be tracking well thanks to his bevy of socially-savvy cult fans and the positive initial reviews surrounding the film.
The two films that dominated the Academy Awards -- Hugo and The Artist -- also continue to perform well online.
Likewise, the buzz surrounding the re-release of Titanic in 3D -- coupled with James Cameron's appearance at NAB Show -- have kept Titanic 3D in the top 10.
In the comments, tell us what movies you're discussing online and what upcoming films you can't wait to see.
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