Action sequel tops illegal download list
Dec 31st 2011By Matt Maytum
Fast Five was
aparently downloaded some 9.3 million times, though the average number of downloads of the top 10 movies was lower than the equivalent list last year.
While box-office behemoths occupy the top 3 places (
The Hangover Part II and
Thor sit in spots 2 & 3 respectively), the remainder of the list is quite different to the top-grossing films.
This year's
Twilight and
Transformers films didn't make the top 10 most popular downloads, while
Source Code,
I Am Number Four and
Sucker Punch (none of which broke the top 50 in terms of US grosses) did.
It's possibly most sad to see
Source Code on the list - a smart, interesting, modestly budgeted sci-fi, the type of which we don't see enough of in cinemas.
If those illegal downloads could be converted to purchased tickets, we'd have a better chance of this kind of film getting made more often, instead of the countless sequels, remakes and reboots we're swamped with.
Here's the full list of the 10 most pirated movies (and the number of times they were downloaded):
1.
Fast Five: 9.3 million
2.
The Hangover Part II: 8.8 million
3.
Thor: 8.3 million
4.
Source Code: 7.9 million
5.
I Am Number Four: 7.7 million
6.
Sucker Punch: 7.2 million
7.
127 Hours: 6.9 million
8.
Rango: 6.5 million
9.
The King's Speech: 6.3 million
10.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 6 million
Source:
LA Times