‘Interstellar,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ top lists of most pirated movies and TV shows of 2015

Even though streaming legally is easier than ever now, Internet users are still illegally downloading movies and television shows at an alarming rate. Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and HBO’s Game of Thrones topped the lists for 2015.

Interstellar was illegally downloaded a stunning 46.7 million times, according to tracking firm Excipio, reports Variety. That’s more than double last year’s No. 1, The Wolf of Wall Street, which was downloaded 30 million times.

In fact, the Leonardo DiCaprio movie wouldn’t even be in the 2015 Top 10. Kingsman: The Secret Service came in at No. 10 with 30.9 million.

The 2015 blockbusters on the list include Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, and Fifty Shades of Grey. Terminator: Genisys is also in the top 10.

TorrentFreak reports that Game of Thrones easily topped the list of most pirated TV shows for the fourth year in a row. Episodes were downloaded 14.4 million times on BitTorrent. The Walking Dead came in second with 6.9 million downloads and The Big Bang Theory was third with 4.4 million.

Here’s the Top 10 most-pirated movies:

Interstellar (46.7 million)
Furious 7 (44.7 million)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (41.6 million)
Jurassic World (36.8 million)
Mad Max: Fury Road (36.4 million)
American Sniper (33.9 million)
Fifty Shades of Grey (32.5 million)
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (31.5 million)
Terminator: Genisys (31.0 million)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (30.9 million)

Here’s the Top 10 most-pirated TV shows:
Game of Thrones (14.4 million)
The Walking Dead (6.9 million)
The Big Bang Theory (4.4 million)
Arrow (3.9 million)
The Flash (3.6 million)
Mr. Robot (3.5 million)
Vikings (3.3 million)
Supergirl (3.0 million)
The Blacklist (2.9 million)
Suits (2.6 million)