‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Leads Peacock’s Most-Watched Movie of the Week This Week Again: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

Peacock’s trending shelf this week mixes family animation, stop-motion favorites, Halloween-ready scares, and a couple of fresh 2025 releases. Here’s a quick, plain-English rundown so you can see what each title brings to the table and decide what to queue up next.

10. ‘Scary Movie’ (2000)

This comedy spoofs late-’90s and early-2000s teen slashers with a rapid series of sketches tied to a single mystery plot. It launched a multi-film franchise that continued the same parody format for several years. The cast includes Anna Faris along with members of the Wayans family, with numerous callbacks to well-known horror setups. Its box-office success helped push mainstream parody films back into wide release during that period.

9. ‘Scream’ (1996)

Wes Craven directs this meta-slasher that combines a whodunit structure with self-aware rules about horror stories. The core ensemble features Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, centering on a series of murders in the town of Woodsboro. Kevin Williamson’s screenplay threads red herrings through phone-call set pieces and school-hallway suspicion. The film’s approach established a long-running series with returning characters and evolving Ghostface identities.

8. ‘M3GAN 2.0’ (2025)

This sequel continues the techno-thriller storyline about an advanced companion doll whose safety protocols break down. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw return from the prior installment, with Jenna Davis voicing the title character. The narrative pushes into upgraded hardware and higher-stakes scenarios around AI oversight and misuse. It expands the franchise’s mix of thriller pacing and technology-driven conflict.

7. ‘Honey Don’t!’ (2025)

This 2025 feature is a dark-humor crime caper that unfolds around a high-risk scheme spiraling out of control. The tone blends neo-noir elements with punchy dialogue and momentum-driven plotting. Marketing materials highlight shifting alliances and a case that widens as new players enter the picture. It fits alongside recent crime comedies that favor brisk runtimes and ensemble dynamics.

6. ‘Monster House’ (2006)

Gil Kenan directs this animated adventure that uses performance capture to drive character movement. Three neighborhood kids investigate a house that behaves like a living creature, leading to a showdown timed to a holiday night. Producers include Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, combining suburban mystery with kid-scale stakes. The film balances eerie imagery with a PG framework and a puzzle-box finale inside the house itself.

5. ‘Corpse Bride’ (2005)

Co-directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, this stop-motion feature uses hand-crafted puppets and meticulously lit miniature sets. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter lead the voice cast in a tale that moves between the living world and an underworld community. The production relied on frame-by-frame animation captured with digital still photography. Danny Elfman’s score and songs are integrated into key transitions between realms.

4. ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ (2019)

The trilogy’s finale sends Hiccup and Toothless in search of a concealed dragon haven while facing the dragon hunter Grimmel. The production emphasizes bioluminescent environments and large-scale flight choreography. New and returning dragon species appear alongside upgraded village technology in Berk. The story closes major character arcs while establishing how humans and dragons will move forward.

3. ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ (2014)

Set several years after the original, the sequel introduces Valka and the antagonist Drago while expanding the map beyond Berk. Writer-director Dean DeBlois returns, adding new dragon designs and multi-rider aerial sequences. The plot examines succession and the responsibilities of leadership as Hiccup charts a future for his community. Its events bridge the first film and the concluding chapter.

2. ‘The Grinch’ (2018)

Illumination’s animated adaptation casts Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the holiday curmudgeon plotting to steal Christmas from Whoville. The film broadens the classic story with additional character beats for Cindy-Lou and the Grinch’s daily routine. Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney co-direct, bringing a bright, contemporary visual style. Danny Elfman provides the score, with narration that keeps the Seuss cadence front and center.

1. ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (2025)

This is the live-action installment of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ saga, retelling the first meeting of Hiccup and Toothless with practical sets and photoreal creature work. DreamWorks and Universal mount the production as a grounded take on the established world. Dean DeBlois, who guided the animated trilogy, returns to direct the new version. The film reintroduces the Viking island setting and the core human-dragon bond using a live-action approach.

Share which titles you’re watching this week—and what you think should move up the list—in the comments.