The Matthew McConaughey starrer tops the list of most pirated movies of 2015, followed by 'Furrious 7', 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' and 'Jurassic World'.
- December 29, 2015
AceShowbiz -
In this internet age, piracy has become a common matter in movie industry that will continue to flourish. To inform people about what movies are most illegally downloaded in 2015, Variety has released a shortlist of most pirated movies of the year.
Taking the top spot to get the honor as the most pirated movie of 2015 is Christopher Nolan's sci-fi drama "Interstellar", which was downloaded for 46.8 million times, according to piracy tracking firm Excipio. It may be surprising to know the fact, considering that the movie was actually released in 2014.
Other movies dominating the list are several big money makers like "Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Furious 7" and this summer's hit "Jurassic World". However, this year's record-breaking movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" doesn't make it into the list, probably because the movie didn't start showing up on piracy sites until several days after its release. Though so, there's still a chance that it will top the same list in 2016.
In 2014, just like "Interstellar" did, the 2013 release "The Wolf of Wall Street" led the pack to become the most pirated movie. The Leonardo DiCaprio starrer was downloaded for 30 million last year, significantly less than the space movie's nearly-47 million downloads. It proves that piracy has increased from time to time. This year, Excipio still uses the same method to monitor the piracy. It also uses the same tracking period, from the beginning of the year through December 25.
Top 14 Pirated Movies in 2015:
