YouTube has released the latest edition of its quarterly Trailer Leaderboard, and a popular video game series sits at the top. The launch trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare notched close to 21 million views between April and June, outpacing the next-most popular trailer by nearly three million views.
Call of Duty has always been a favorite of the YouTube gaming community, so Advanced Warfare‘s position in the Trailer Leaderboard is no surprise. A trailer for Mortal Kombat X also had a big Q2, scoring more than 10 million views and the #3 spot. This contrasts sharply with the Q1 Trailer Leaderboard, where just one video game made the top ten. This trend can be partially traced to E3; the biggest event on the video game industry’s calendar takes place each June.
In general, this edition of the Trailer Leaderboard saw smaller view counts than the Q1 edition, a decrease that can be traced to Q2’s relative lack of blockbuster movie trailers. Seven trailers surpassed 10 million views in Q1, but only one–the third trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past, which scored more than 18 million views–reached that mark in Q2. Next quarter, more trailers will arrive for big-budget holiday movies, which should push the average view count back up. For instance, a new teaser for Mockingjay has already drawn nearly 10 million views in just two days.
Here is a chart displaying the top 10 trailers in this quarter’s leaderboard:
|
Rank |
Title |
Url |
Username |
View Count |
|
1 |
Official Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare Reveal Trailer |
CALLOFDUTY |
20,944,564 |
|
|
2 |
X-Men: Days of Future Past | Official Trailer 3 [HD] | 20th Century FOX |
xmenmovies |
18,009,783 |
|
|
3 |
Who’s Next? – Official Mortal Kombat X Announce Trailer |
MKCommunityManager |
10,958,043 |
|
|
4 |
Orange Is The New Black – Season 2 – Official Trailer |
NewOnNetflix |
8,507,775 |
|
|
5 |
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX |
ApesMovies |
8,383,880 |
|
|
6 |
Official Extended Trailer | GOTHAM | FOX BROADCASTING |
FoxBroadcasting |
8,029,518 |
|
|
7 |
Disney’s Cinderella Official Teaser Trailer |
DisneyMovieTrailers |
7,510,082 |
|
|
8 |
The Interview – Official Teaser Trailer – In Theaters This Fall |
SonyPictures |
6,003,616 |
|
|
9 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Trailer #2 |
TMNTMovie1 |
5,690,122 |
|
|
10 |
Hercules: Trailer #2 |
IGNentertainment |
4,194,986 |
More information on the YouTube Ads Leaderboard can be found on the website Think With Google, where the list was first published.
