Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
Written by Ernesto on December 22, 2008The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent. “Transporter 3″ tops the chart this week, could it be because a BitTorrent client was used in the film used to hack military satellites?
A few days ago we reported that an outdated version of the mainline BitTorrent client was used to hack into a military satellite. It might be a coincidence, but this week a lot of BitTorrent users used their clients to download a copy of the movie.
In addition, this weeks list includes four newcomers. The Dark Knight, crowned the most pirated movie of 2008 is still present, but has dropped another place.
The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Currently both DVDrips, DVD Screeners and R5 rips are counted.
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| Ranking | (last week) | Movie | Rating / Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrentfreak.com | |||
| 1 | (4) | Transporter 3 (R5) | 6.5 / trailer |
| 2 | (9) | Bangkok Dangerous | 5.4 / trailer |
| 3 | (2) | Death Race | 6.7 / trailer |
| 4 | (…) | The Wackness | 7.3 / trailer |
| 5 | (1) | Eagle Eye | 6.8 / trailer |
| 6 | (3) | Ghost Town | 7.6 / trailer |
| 7 | (6) | The Dark Knight | 9.1 / trailer |
| 8 | (…) | Surfer Dude | 4.8 / trailer |
| 9 | (…) | Mirrors | 6.3 / trailer |
| 10 | (…) | Seven Pounds (DVDscr) | 7.6 / trailer |
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Jason Statham LOL
You yanks lap him up, young, shit, Brit version of Bruce Willis. And I'm a Brit.
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Are we allowed to know the number of downloads or does that help MPAA / waste your time?
Was it just me or did "Transporter 3" kinda suck?
I've never heard of the Transporter movies before this.. Are they good/not focused on explosions like so many other action movies?
Another +1 to the new comment system, TF!
We don't include the numbers, because it is a lot of work to get these accurate, we do it once a year :). On average, the movies in the top 10 list have between 500.000 and one million downloads.
I'm glad you like the new comments…
We don't include the numbers, because it is a lot of work to get these accurate, we do it once a year :). On average, the movies in the top 10 list have between 500.000 and one million downloads.
I'm glad you like the new comments…
The bold paragraph is grammatically wrong, the second 'used' should not be there, thought you might want to fix it.
the first transporter movie was really cool i thought but i didnt like the new one…
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The new comments rock, now we don't have to put people's names or comment # to explain what we are referenceing. =^D
Well, one might say, that it was great… for a MAFIAA production.
If you ask me, it did, but it has a nice taste of action. If you just go for that, its ok… where do the large releasers wait for, still only TS availalbe…
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Cheers. And yes, the new commenting system rocks!
You would know cause you work for them.
Get a real job loser
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yer but mpaa is consistant of companys that make movies. So its easier to say mpaa than find out what fuking company they starte to make this movie under its name and etc..
Anyways i download like all the movies i see on the pirate bay so yer the stats wont tell us much i guess. I watch the movie after I download it. Sometimes the movies I watch are pathetic, I wish I could send a letter to the makeers and demmand they pay me money for the time I wasted watching a pirated copy of their movie lol but that wouldnt do much but upset them lol.
The new resident evil movie was cool. However the new 007 movie was the worst 007movie ever. The 007 movie was pathetic, the spys where dum, the James Bond guy was a fucking imbecile and it was full of pointless violence that didnt make sense. The whole movie was 0/10 from me. Resident evil was cool though.
you're wrong, you obviously have downloaded a re-labeled r5, the quality is pretty good though so I can see how n00b's are easily fooled
I kinda agree with your opinion of jason, in all of his movies he's the same guy, but most of the movies are great so I don't mind
The video quality of all R5 DVD is exactly the same as retail DVD except they usually have been encoded before some/all post-processing is done. However many titles require none or a minimal amount of post-processing in any case.
… OK. Your a moron, that's clear.
you're obviously not looking hard enough, there's some great r5's being released the last 2 weeks
Yeah, you may think that in your 15 idiocy but for people who know even a small amount about how these things work the MPAA is an organisation that represents the interests of American film studios.
They have no bearing on production whatsoever. Considering Transporter 3 is a French production its a bit unfair to label it as being produced by the MPAA.
Of course I don't expect much from some one who repeats phrases in one paragraph, mispells many words and then blames the MPAA for the quality of movies he watches even though they had precisely zip to do with it..
Yes, it does make sense. The MPAA is the Motion Picture Association of America – and its members do have something to do with producing Transporter 3. It is quite obvious already.
No, they do have a bearing on the production. The members of the MAFIAA are the ones who are in the production of it. Use common sense.
In that case, by your reasoning, you might as well say that Labour Unions are responsible for the quality of work done by workers who are members of that Union. MOvie studios are members of other organisations – why aren't these other organisations also responsible for producing movies then?
Because having membership of an organisation doesn't make that organisation a producer of whatever the member produces. Simple logic. Have you ever noticed that the MPAA never appears in credits as having any part in production.
And as far as I know Transporter 3 (I could be wrong but the others were) was produced by a French company and the MPAA is made up of American Companies only. So WTF does the MPAA have to do with producing content again?
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lets change most "pirated movies" to most "shared movies" :)
I never did say "responsible for the quality of the work." When did I even say that? I meant that it was produced by MAFIAA members, and thus was ASSOCIATED with the MAFIAA. That may be inaccurate (since, as you have mentioned, this was made by a French company), but the fact is that the only reason why my comments do not make sense is because you never even tried to discern it. The only correction that needs to be made is to change it to "MAFIAF."
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The MPAA – or any other industry association – had nothing to do with producing Transporter 3 or any other film for that matter. Therefore the MPAA has nothing to do with any quality considerations of any film
Again, Roze's comments make no sense as far as reflecting reality goes.
The MPAA – or any other anti-copyright association – had nothing to do with producing Transporter 3 or any other film for that matter. Therefore the MPAA has nothing to do with any quality considerations of any film
Again, Roze's comments make no sense as far as reflecting reality goes.
It was horrible, even I do like Jason as an actor.
i love the new look :)
Was it just me or did "Transporter 3" kinda suck?
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I guess you could call it somewhat subjective, but of course, it is still a MAFIAA production.
OK, Firstly there's a DVD Rip available of The Transporter 3, not R5. I have seen it. No linkies though, so you don't have to take my word for it.
Secondly, I don't like Jason Statham as an actor because he can't bend the roles he plays. When you see him on screen, you don't see his characters, you just get Jason. Dull.
No opinions on 'The Whackness' yet, no comments?
However, I was pointing out that to support the movie is to support the MAFIAA (of course, in this case, for France).
Well, perhaps the organizational structure of the MPAA did not have a bearing on the production, but the fact is that you are just playing a semantics game right now. When I said that it was a MAFIAA production, you know fully well what I meant, and I did not have to spell it out for you.
Well, since you are an idiotic industry advocate, I might as well do so: an organization like the MAFIAA is made up of members. An organization is not anything separate from its members; rather, it is the collective of its members. Thus, an organization and its members, are the same thing. Thus, when referring to "the MAFIAA," it does indeed refer to the organization itself, but it also refers to its members themselves.
"could it be because a BitTorrent client was used in the film used to hack military satellites?"
Is it me or does not the second "used" create the sentence inaccurate?
(sorry for bad english)
Now this is just semantics. An organization/association is made up of MEMBERS. An organization and its members are the same thing. When referring to an organization like the MPAA, it also refers to its members. And the members of the MPAA are indeed involved with producing films.
"The fact that you speak of downloading in a negative manner as you just did, like "never support artists that they particularly like" goes to show that you are, indeed, an industry advocate."
That's your interpretation but nonetheless that is what I do – if you think it is negative I fail to see why but fair enough – it is just what I happen to do. It is also my interpretation that many people who post here saying they support good content do not do so as it has been my experience that people who obtain content for free are simply not interested in purchasing the same product as they've already experienced it. Why would they?
""I love it how if you disagree with someone's viewpoint you always accuse them of being paid by the MPAA/RIAA to post here."
That is something only an industry advocate would say.
You moron! It's not "only something an industry advocate would say", how about a poster who actually isn't an industry advocate and has no connection whatsever to the industry being accused of the same? The reasons I said that is because you've accused me when I am not and STFU who to me doesn't seem to be advocating for the industry at all but merely disagreeing with some of your points.
"you basically espouse every viewpoint defending industry"
Creating a bad movie is not bad business practice because it's an impossible ask: you cannot predict beforehand how many people will like a movie, how well it will be made or how much critical acclaim it will achieve. You cannot call the failure to achieve something that is impossible "bad business practice" because it's unachievable.
I am using common sense. The MPAA plays no part in production whatsoever, nor do they decide content whatsoever. Grouping the members of an organisation with the organisation itself to say that they both perform the same tasks is ludicrous when it is clear in this case that the member produces content and the organisation advances the interests of the member.
You will not find one shred of evidence to support your argument that the MPAA has any bearing whatsoever on production of any kind. Please post a link if you can.
Yes, well everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Where did I advocate their cause? Please quote me. I merely pointed out that the MPAA doesn't produce content. I suppose you think that a MPAA/RIAA advocate would also say they download all the content they consume and never support even artists that they particuarly like – because I have posted that.
I love it how if you disagree with someone's viewpoint you always accuse them of being paid by the MPAA/RIAA to post here.
Please post a quote of where you think I advocated for the MPAA/RIAA.
What you did say was this "Well, one might say, that it was great… for a MAFIAA production."
You linked your personal opinion of the movie with the fact that it was produced by the MPAA. As I have already pointed out, the MPAA has no bearing whatsover on content or quality.
Okay, I made a mistake, sorry. I will try to be more evidence based in judgments next time, if ever there be any judgements.
Okay, I made a mistake, sorry. I will try to be more evidence based in judgments next time, if ever there be any judgments.
IMDB have totally misunderstood this article…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/news#ni063512...
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