‘Twilight’ one of year’s top five most illegally downloaded movies
Unfortunately, with regard to Twilight, it’s not always good news.
Among the top five most pirated movies of the year is Twilight, according to the BBC. The film is joined by Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, The Hangover, and RocknRolla on that list. Other films which were heavily pirated this year included Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and District 9.
While, from the looks of this list (and a scan of their situation in this year’s box office), pirating did not hinder a strong showing theater sales, it’s still not the most settling news that illegal downloading is one of the lists which Twilight tops this year. Though, it does speak highly of the interest surrounding the film . . .
Vampires rule, “Transformers” divides movie fans
The “Twilight” vampire franchise topped a survey of 2009 moviegoers’ favourites, but film fans were divided over whether they loved or hated this year’s “Transformers” sequel.
Voters showed no such ambivalence about “New Moon,” the sequel to 2008’s blockbuster “Twilight,” based on the best-selling young-adult novels by Stephenie Meyer.
Although it ranks No. 6 in 2009 global box office receipts with $662 million so far, “New Moon” was named best movie in the Moviefone poll, drawing 41.1 percent of the vote. It also was named the year’s best “chick flick.”
Robert Pattinson was chosen sexiest male star, with 46.5 percent of the vote, followed by co-star Taylor Lautner (20.1 percent), who also was voted best male breakout star of 2009.
I recall that Twilight was also illegally downloaded quite a bit too. I believe a movie must be seen in the theater to be truly appreciated.
Do you think New Moon being illegally downloaded hurts it’s sales? How many times did you see the movie?
Did you vote in MovieFone’s poll? Are you surprised that was named best movie and best chick flick? Do you agree or disagree?
