Superhero movies held the first five positions of the top ten most pirated movies of 2022. Out of the ten most downloaded movies of that year, Marvel's “Spider-Man: No Way Home” accounted for 21 percent of the piracy demand, while DC's “The Batman” came in second with a total of 13 percent.
Big fish more likely to be pirated
It is no surprise that the most pirated movies were superhero movies or part of extremely popular series. Movie franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Star Wars topped the ranking of the highest grossing film series as of June 2022. Disney currently owns both these very lucrative franchises – MCU’s acquisition was finalized in 2009 and Star War’s in 2012, each a four-billion deal.
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