Each year TorrentFreak compiles a list of the top ten most pirated films and television series of the year, and they recently released their new lists for 2013. I wouldn't say there are a ton of surprises on either list, but it's still interesting to see what people pirated the most last year.
Top 10 Movies
1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Downloads 8,400,000 Gross $1,017,003,568
2. Django Unchained
Downloads 8,100,000 Gross $425,368,238
3. Fast And Furious 6
Downloads 7,900,000 Gross $788,679,850
4. Iron Man 3
Downloads 7,600,000 Gross $1,215,439,994
5. Silver Linings Playbook
Downloads 7,500,000 Gross $236,412,453
6. Star Trek Into Darkness
Downloads 7,400,000 Gross $467,365,246
7. Gangster Squad
Downloads 7,200,000 Gross $105,200,903
8. Now You See Me
Downloads 7,000,000 Gross $351,723,989
9. The Hangover Part 3
Downloads 6,900,000 Gross $351,000,072
10. World War Z
Downloads 6,700,000 Gross $540,007,876
Top 10 Television Series
1. Game of Thrones
Downloads 5,900,000 Est. US TV Viewers 5,500,000
2. Breaking Bad
Downloads 4,200,000 Est. US TV Viewers 10,280,000
3. The Walking Dead
Downloads 3,600,000 Est. US TV Viewers 16,110,000
4. The Big Bang Theory
Downloads 3,400,000 Est. US TV Viewers 20,440,000
5. Dexter
Downloads 3,100,000 Est. US TV Viewers 2,800,000
6. How I Met Your Mother
Downloads 3,000,000 Est. US TV Viewers 9,400,000
7. Suits
Downloads 2,600,000 Est. US TV Viewers 3,520,000
8. Homeland
Downloads 2,400,000 Est. US TV Viewers 2,380,000
9. Vikings
Downloads 2,300,000 Est. US TV Viewers 6,000,000
10. Arrow
Downloads 2,200,000 Est. US TV Viewers 3,240,00
Of course most of the highest grossing films of the year also ended up being the most pirated of 2013, however blockbusters like MAN OF STEEL and THE HUNGER GAMES didn't make the list. The biggest surprise on the movie list though might be GANGSTER SQUAD, which didn't do well in theaters or with critics. On the television side of things, this is the second year in a row HBO's Game of Thrones has been at the top of the list of most pirated TV shows.
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