Top 10 Most Pirated Movies and TV Shows of 2007
Written by Ernesto on January 01, 2008TV-shows are by far the most popular files on BitTorrent sites. On Mininova alone, some episodes are downloaded more than 2 million times. Movies are a good second, with over 500.000 downloads for the most popular titles.
The popularity of movies and TV-shows hasn’t gone unnoticed, with some TV-studios allegedly use BitTorrent as a marketing tool, and others leaking unaired pilots intentionally. Independent filmmakers also benefit from spreading their files on BitTorrent. It is completely free and enables them to reach a huge audience.
We made a list of the most downloaded movies and TV-shows of 2007, including the number of downloads the most popular torrents got on Mininova. Note that the actual download count is much higher since there are often more torrents for the same file, and there are more BitTorrent sites of course.
The data used for these lists is retrieved from Mininova and considered to be a representative sample.
Movies
| Ranking | Movie (downloads on Mininova) |
| 1 | Transformers (569.259) |
| 2 | Knocked Up (509.314) |
| 3 | Shooter (399.960) |
| 4 | Pirates Of The.Caribbean At World’s End (379.749) |
| 5 | Ratatouille (359.904) |
| 6 | 300 (358.226) |
| 7 | Next (354.044) |
| 8 | Hot Fuzz (352.905) |
| 9 | The Bourne Ultimatum (336.326) |
| 10 | Zodiac (334.699) |
TV-Shows
| Ranking | TV-Shows (downloads most popular episode on Mininova) |
| 1 | Heroes (2.439.154) |
| 2 | Top Gear (1.217.923) |
| 3 | Battlestar Galactica (706.209) |
| 4 | Lost (705.724) |
| 5 | Prison Break (608.487) |
| 6 | Desperate Housewives (457.805) |
| 7 | 24 (524.303) |
| 8 | Family Guy (522.839) |
| 9 | Dexter (435.670) |
| 10 | Scrubs (427.420) |
As we have pointed out before, the entertainment industry should learn how to embrace technology and compete with piracy, instead of fighting its customers. The rise of illegal downloading is a signal that customers want something that is not available through other channels, it’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free, as illustrated by the huge number of downloads TV-shows have.
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WHUT? FAMILY GUY? ONLY 8?
I’m going to have to rectify this for ‘09 by downloading every episode of Family Guy again.
And again.
And againandagainandagainandagainandagainandagainandagainandagainandagain…. Interesting list, ta.
Most downloaded movie of 2008 will be Cloverfield, I have been in that ARG since the thing started on Unficiton.
The rise of illegal downloading is a signal that customers want something that is not available through other channels, it’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free, as illustrated by the huge number of downloads TV-shows have.
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It’s true. :)
“it’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free”
I guess it is in a lot of cases, but I would say that when people are pushed towards a download system that is free as well as what they are looking for and want, they will get very used to the free part!
So I would suggest that the people concerned should get their fat over paid fingers out of their bums and embrace technology.
[quote comment="253607"]The rise of illegal downloading is a signal that customers want something that is not available through other channels, it’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free, as illustrated by the huge number of downloads TV-shows have.
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It’s true. :)[/quote]
It means people want video on demand in the comforts of there home and not going to movies and standing in line sitting in the smelly sits and walking on a sticky floor
[quote]Note that the actual download count is much higher since there are often more torrents for the same file, and there are more BitTorrent sites of course.[/quote]
Often? You mean always?
The “old money” methods of making a profit are just too too viable to the industry for them to ever really embrace new tech until it’s way too late. Needs some new blood in that game!
its because we have to wait like 6 months longer for stuff to come out here
It’s clear that Top Gear is number 2 because the rest of the world wants to watch it when the UK does.
In Australia we get to watch it 2-3 years later, by this time the new and exciting car they are talking about has already been replaced by something newer and more exciting.
Sure, it’s probably the best looking show on TV and certainly one of the most entertaining, but I wouldn’t download it if it was broadcast locally.
Haha!
I have downloaded all of those. Not familygur or scrubs though.
Top gear is the best tv-show and best movie was hot fuzz (or no country for old men which was’nt on the list).
why is desperate housewives higher than 24 and Family Guy but has less downloads?
“It’s clear that Top Gear is number 2 because the rest of the world wants to watch it when the UK does.”
That’s exactly the case. It was almost two entire years before Torchwood showed up on American television, and Doctor Who isn’t any better, though it’s only about six months before it comes over the pond.
There is a large number of people that aches for quality programming and the source of it simply doesn’t matter to us. The BBC airs great stuff, and we’d love to have it here, but let’s face it: BBC America is only a pale imitator of the original. Even BBC-A chops up its programming, and Top Gear is a perfect example of it. Part of it is understandable, given that it airs so much later (they have little need to show news), but it also completely ruins the flow of the program.
Err most downloaded movie of 2008 will be darkknight or iron man common u know it.
why is desperate housewives higher than 24 and Family Guy but has less downloads?
pretty sad how heroes has been pirated so many times although u can watch it in extremely good quality ON NBC ITSELF
The Latest season of tv shows cost more than previous ones. I think that maybe the money lost through piracy doesn’t come close to the potential earnings of syndication. piracy is cost effective in relation to meeting the demand.
The Latest season of tv shows cost more than previous ones. I think that maybe the money lost through piracy doesn’t come close to the potential earnings of syndication. This ammount of piracy is ‘cost effective’ when it comes to meeting the demands of the torrent clients community.
This article is fucking stupid. MININOVA (alone) DECIDES WHAT THE MOST DOWNLOADED CONTENT IS?!
Let’s totally ignore private sites, and hell, even other public trackers!
For me its a matter of convenience quality format and control.
If the studio’s released TV shows online free for download in 350mb xvid/divx format from a quality source with a quality compression I would GLADLY download it from them. Commercials and all. I really do not mind commercials that much as long as they are not ANNOYING like what sci-fi sometimes does with commercials every few minutes. Dozens of them. Keep it to 10 minutes of commercials in 2 or 3 “sets” and I will gladly download it from you.
ANY DRM ANY conditions ANY Restrictions and back to bit torrent I go. ANY COST better be met with ZERO commercials and still NO restrictions and the price better be cheap $1 an episodes sounds about right. (Music should be around 12 cents a pop)
These are my terms. They are not really up for negotiation. Accept them or I will enforce them myself with bit torrent or a recorder etc.. This is not a discussion. I am the consumer if you want my eyes or my money it WILL be on MY terms NOT yours.
Once they learn this they can go back to making good programs and raking in the cash.
I would like to watch Entourage, but I don’t want to pay for ALL of HBO(or Showtime not sure which it is on). But I would still pay “something” for it if given the option to download quality versions.
and how many movies where bought out by AXXO?
[quote comment="253700"]pretty sad how heroes has been pirated so many times although u can watch it in extremely good quality ON NBC ITSELF[/quote]
I didnt see the first, and only recently got into Heroes. When I got into it, it was just after the Writers Strike started so, in support of the writers, downloaded it from a torrent rather than NBC.
Can’t speak for everyone else, just giving my reason.
[quote comment="253700"]pretty sad how heroes has been pirated so many times although u can watch it in extremely good quality ON NBC ITSELF[/quote]
I would gladly watch heroes on NBC,
but they don’t allow me to because I don’t live in US.
An as you can see about much pirating
is do to the fact that the show is delayed at the fans location.
this is the shit that makes me dislike torrentfreak………
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