“Wolf of Wall Street,” “Frozen” and “Gravity” lead the pack
Leo did not win an Oscar earlier this year for his role in “Wolf” even though he was a solid contender for Best Actor, but at least he can find some comfort in knowing that his work is not unappreciated. Not paid for, yes, but not unappreciated.
Disney’s “Frozen” comes up next, with 29.9 million downloads, followed by Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity” with 29.3 million. The third spot could be occupied by “RoboCop,” which has 29.8 million, if there was a way to determine how many of these downloads were for the 2014 version of the film and how many for the original, which has the same title.
The second “Hobbit” film, “The Desolation of Smaug,” is next with 27.6 million downloads, followed by “Thor: The Dark World” from Marvel (25.7 million), “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” also from Marvel (25.6 million), “The Legend of Hercules” (25.1 million), “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (24.8 million), and the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave” (23.6 million).
The rest of the top 20 most downloaded movies online includes hit films like “American Hustle,” the most recent “Transformers” film “Age of Extinction,” the rebooted “Godzilla,” the critically panned “Noah,” YA novel-based “Divergent,” “Edge of Tomorrow” with Tom Cruise, and “Captain Phillips” with Tom Hanks.
The debate on how much online piracy comes to damage revenue for movie studios is an old one, and we won’t get into it right now. However, as producers for the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones” once said, the more pirated a movie / TV series, the more popular it is. By that account, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese can truly say…
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street," directed by Martin Scorsese
2014 has been a great year for movies, with several blockbusters setting new records at the box office and even more indie productions going “mainstream” thanks to positive word of mouth and critics reviews. Piracy also flourished in 2014, with “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Frozen,” and “Gravity” leading the pack of most pirated films.
Piracy-tracking firm Excipio has released numbers for the period between January 1, 2014 and December 23, 2014, Variety reports, positioning Martin Scorsese’s film with Leonardo DiCaprio at the top of the list, with a little over 30 million downloads, Variety reports.Leo did not win an Oscar earlier this year for his role in “Wolf” even though he was a solid contender for Best Actor, but at least he can find some comfort in knowing that his work is not unappreciated. Not paid for, yes, but not unappreciated.
Disney’s “Frozen” comes up next, with 29.9 million downloads, followed by Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity” with 29.3 million. The third spot could be occupied by “RoboCop,” which has 29.8 million, if there was a way to determine how many of these downloads were for the 2014 version of the film and how many for the original, which has the same title.
The second “Hobbit” film, “The Desolation of Smaug,” is next with 27.6 million downloads, followed by “Thor: The Dark World” from Marvel (25.7 million), “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” also from Marvel (25.6 million), “The Legend of Hercules” (25.1 million), “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (24.8 million), and the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave” (23.6 million).
The rest of the top 20 most downloaded movies online includes hit films like “American Hustle,” the most recent “Transformers” film “Age of Extinction,” the rebooted “Godzilla,” the critically panned “Noah,” YA novel-based “Divergent,” “Edge of Tomorrow” with Tom Cruise, and “Captain Phillips” with Tom Hanks.
The debate on how much online piracy comes to damage revenue for movie studios is an old one, and we won’t get into it right now. However, as producers for the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones” once said, the more pirated a movie / TV series, the more popular it is. By that account, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese can truly say…
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