Deadpool Was the Most Pirated Movie of 2016 – Report

Batman v Superman, Captain America: Civil War, and The Force Awakens also made the list. According to TorrentFreak, the R-rated smash hit Deadpool was pirated more than any other movie in 2016. That’s one record the film might have hoped to avoid. Released in February 2016, Deadpool made a massive $783 million at the worldwide […]

Batman v Superman, Captain America: Civil War, and The Force Awakens also made the list.

According to TorrentFreak, the R-rated smash hit Deadpool was pirated more than any other movie in 2016. That’s one record the film might have hoped to avoid.

Released in February 2016, Deadpool made a massive $783 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of just $58 million, according to Box Office Mojo. A sequel of course is on the way.

“While file-sharers may have a slight preference for geeky films, in general there’s a high correlation between piracy and box-office sales,” TorrentFreak reported (via Entertainment Weekly).

Rounding out the top five in the site’s list were Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and X-Men Apocalypse. 

TorrentFreak’s list is based on a number of sources, including statistics that come from public BitTorrent trackers.