Pirates II tops file sharing charts
p2pnet.net News:- With the Big Six movie studios use their MPAA to claim they’re being ruined by p2p file sharers, it’s interesting to note that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest became the fastest film ever to go beyond $300 million in Canada and the US, grossing an estimated $35 million in its third weekend, says the Los Angeles Times.
However, Pirates II is also the most downloaded movie in all three of p2pnet’s Movies File Share Top Ten charts.
But if what the MPAA says is true, how can that be?
Referring to the p2pnet charts, “Whatever the total number of individuals via BitTorrent, or any other P2P/file-sharing protocol, its clear that Pirates of the Caribbean is a highly popular film online,” says Slyck, adding:
“The fascinating aspect is while this movie in [sic] in high demand online, the excessive rate of unauthorized downloads is having no ill effect on its theatrical performance. This quandary exemplifies a growing trend in Hollywood big event movies are becoming the true money makers. Piracy-immune movies may one day be the de facto standard for theatrical release, while those more financially susceptible to unauthorized downloading will find their release in a home theater near you.”
Meanwhile, yesterday, a p2pnet readerposted a movie list based on $, and Pirates II tops that one too.
The other five MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) owners are Time Warner, Viacom, Fox, Sony, and NBC Universal.
Movies File Share Top Ten Downloaders (‘leechers’)
BitTorrent, World-wide
Current simultaneous leechers as of July 22, 2006
| Ranking | Movie | Number of Downloads |
| 01 | >>> Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest | 49,397 |
| 02 | >>> Superman Returns | 47,792 |
| 03 | >>> Nacho Libre | 47,298 |
| 04 | >>> Click | 45,102 |
| 05 | >>> Cars | 43,289 |
| 06 | >>> X-Men: The Last Stand | 41,782 |
| 07 | >>> The Devil Wears Prada | 41,951 |
| 08 | >>> Eight Below | 39,149 |
| 09 | >>> The Da Vinci Code | 39,146 |
| 10 | >>> The Break-Up | 39,291 |
Movies File Share Top Ten Downloads
p2p, World-wide
Week ending July 22, 2006
| Ranking | Movie | Number of Downloads |
| 01 | >>> Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest | 1,485,734 |
| 02 | >>> Superman Returns | 1,482,266 |
| 03 | >>> Cars | 1,437,004 |
| 04 | >>> Nacho Libre | 1,423,921 |
| 05 | >>> Click | 1,416,151 |
| 06 | >>> The Devil Wears Prada | 1,414,790 |
| 07 | >>> The Break-Up | 1,403,266 |
| 08 | >>> The Da Vinci Code | 1,367,486 |
| 09 | >>> The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | 1,362,240 |
| 10 | >>> X-Men: The Last Stand | 1,356,159 |
Movies File Share Top Ten Downloads
p2p, USA
Week ending July 22, 2006
| Ranking | Movie | Number of Downloads |
| 01 | >>> Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest | 887,392 |
| 02 | >>> Superman Returns | 867,385 |
| 03 | >>> Nacho Libre | 862,622 |
| 04 | >>> Cars | 858,111 |
| 05 | >>> Click | 845,516 |
| 06 | >>> The Break-Up | 844,409 |
| 07 | >>> The Devil Wears Prada | 832,804 |
| 08 | >>> The Da Vinci Code | 828,024 |
| 09 | >>> The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | 825,441 |
| 10 | >>> Failure To Launch | 791,581 |
Also See:
Los Angeles Times – ‘Pirates’ Hits Another Milestone, July 24, 2006
Slyck – Pirates Top Charts, July 24, 2006
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July 24th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
Yahoo Movies Box Office Charts.
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/boxoffice/weekend/
It would be very enlightening if, with every top ten DL chart
posted, the Box office rankings and grosses were also posted.
That makes the bullshit very obvious.
( I wonder how long sites will be allowed to post info like this ? )
July 24th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
This morning, this story pointed out that not only is Pirates the
top p2p DL, it also easily cleared 300 mill in it’s 3rd weekend,
giving lie to the statement, “P2P hurts sales”.
See the Yahoo Box office link to compare the Top Dl’s to the
Top Box office draws.
Very interesting.
July 24th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
You’re right. It _is_ different.
That’s because as well as posting stories, I’m also answering the phone, responding to emails, and so on, and dealing with stuff centering on the p2p net libel case and the Toronto benefit conference and round table on August 5. [http://p2pnet.net/story/9432]
I’m one of those people who has trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time and I lost my focus and accidentally posted something over the first *Pirates II tops file sharing charts* story. That meant I had to re-write it. Damn it! heh
Cheers! And all the best …
Jon
July 26th, 2006 at 1:23 pm
Correlation does not mean causation. While it is *possible* that people downloading “has no effect” on the number of people paying for the movie, a third factor may be causing both (downloads and tickets) to be at the top of the list (it just may be a good movie, so some people download it, others pay for tickets.)
There is no way to know if there was an “ill-effect” on the number of payed tickets because there is no way to know what the ticket sales could have been without downloading.
Sure, I hate the MPAA too, but you can’t just use hogwash and expect to win.
July 26th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
The extensive Harvard/Yale Study showed that this would be the case.
.
The chart comparisons seem to bear out the findings of the
study. They also show the same “correlation” for as far back
as the Top 10 Downloads has existed
Thats a LOT of correlation.
While Correlation does not necessarily mean Causation,
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and sounds like a duck …
chances are damn good its a duck.
Calling it hogwash won’t make it any less a “duck”.