nsane.forums Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 In the present day and age, no blockbuster movie can escape the fate of being pirated. However, the popularity of the various rips and titles can differ drastically, and a recent leak of a high quality version of Sci-Fi thriller District 9 might become a record breaker.Two weeks ago a Telesync version of District 9 already found its way onto the Internet, but the rate at which the freshly released R5 release is being downloaded easily beats all other titles released in 2009 to date. At the time of writing the movie has been downloaded over a million times on BitTorrent alone, less than 24 hours after it first surfaced. There are a few dozen torrents out there already, and the most popular one has over 50,000 people downloading the movie simultaneously.At the US box office District 9 has grossed a mediocre $100 million since its official release three weeks ago, which puts it in the 20th spot of all movies released this year. In comparison, the latest Transformers movie grossed a similar amount in its opening weekend. Whether the pirated versions of District 9 will slow down the sales of theater tickets remains to be seen. In the comment section of the torrents some people say they’re not going to download the movie before they’ve seen it on the big screen, while others who’ve already seen it in theater justify the download because they can’t wait for the DVD to come out. We’re pretty sure though that the execs at the movie studio won’t be as excited about the movie’s online availability as some of the downloaders are.Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stigmatic Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Hmm, interesting.I hope people go see it, I will.If only it's half as good as Inglourious Basterds I'll be happy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Luffy Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 District 9 was an excellent film, especially if your into sci-fi. worth going to see in the theaters. however Inglorious Basterds beats it by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Maybe, it's not my thing, I found it to be boring, not half as bad as that epic failure Cloverfield but I was expecting it to hold my interest a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmulc Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I wonder how much of it was due to Hollywood's staggered release system. I have a friend in South Africa who is rightfully peeved because although the director is from his country, the film was shot in his country, hell it's a bleedin metaphor for his country, but he couldn't see it IN his country, so he was looking for a place to download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 http://torrentfreak.com/pirates-jump-on-district-9-torrents-090906/With over a million downloads in less than 24 hours, Peter Jackson’s Sci-Fi thriller District 9 is well on its way to becoming the most pirated movie of 2009. The huge download spike is caused by a DVD quality version of the movie that leaked onto various BitTorrent sites yesterday.etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 it says no humans allowed in the poster...humans should boycott this movie :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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