Sony Pictures: Most Pirated Content

This report highlights Sony Pictures’s titles most impacted by piracy, ranked by their Piracy Presence Rate in the top 100 Google search results across 100+ countries. The data provides insights into how piracy affects Sony Pictures’s catalog, helping the copyright holder identify its most significant challenges and address key areas of vulnerability.

Last Monitoring: April 05, 2026.

Trends in Piracy Presence Over Time: Top 20 and Top 100 Google Search Results

Titles Most Affected by Piracy

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

				Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
			Premiere	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1		The Blacklist TV series, 2013 | Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal		378	983	1756	8153	48%	37%	33%	34%
2		Sicario: Day of the Soldado Movie, 2018 | Sony Pictures		297	868	1615	4588	37%	32%	31%	31%
3		Better Call Saul TV series, 2015 | Sony Pictures		248	728	1412	5772	34%	31%	30%	29%
4		Twisted Metal TV series, 2023 | Sony Pictures		317	889	1534	5659	43%	37%	32%	29%
5		Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Animated movie, 2022 | Sony Pictures, Amazon		370	1022	1810	5284	35%	29%	27%	28%
6		Léon: The Professional Movie, 1994 | Sony Pictures		549	1421	2437	7657	48%	38%	33%	26%
7		Blade Runner 2049 Movie, 2017 | Sony Pictures		273	812	1472	4767	38%	35%	32%	26%
8		Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie, 2017 | Disney, Marvel, Sony Pictures		349	904	1470	4728	46%	36%	30%	25%
9		Bullet Train Movie, 2022 | Sony Pictures		351	832	1426	4515	46%	33%	29%	24%
10		Breaking Bad TV series, 2008 | Sony Pictures		330	893	1590	5516	42%	34%	31%	24%
11		The Wheel of Time TV series, 2021 | Sony Pictures, Amazon		235	751	1385	4900	31%	29%	27%	23%
12		Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie, 2024 | Sony Pictures		319	843	1437	3788	37%	30%	26%	23%
13		Knights of the Zodiac Movie, 2023 | Sony Pictures, Netflix		298	829	1421	4274	37%	32%	27%	23%
14		Where the Crawdads Sing Movie, 2022 | Sony Pictures		263	642	1140	3171	36%	27%	24%	22%
15		The Pursuit of Happyness Movie, 2006 | Sony Pictures		371	941	1513	4316	46%	35%	29%	22%
16		Casino Royale Movie, 2006 | Amazon, Sony Pictures		292	803	1415	4713	34%	28%	25%	22%
17		Skyfall Movie, 2012 | Amazon, Sony Pictures		333	936	1632	4324	40%	34%	30%	21%
18		Quantum of Solace Movie, 2008 | Amazon, Sony Pictures		336	921	1569	4442	39%	32%	28%	21%
19		The Good Doctor TV series, 2017 | Sony Pictures		242	748	1344	4770	32%	29%	26%	21%
20		Hancock Movie, 2008 | Sony Pictures		311	801	1390	3958	44%	34%	30%	20%
21		The Da Vinci Code Movie, 2006 | Sony Pictures		357	894	1537	4251	42%	32%	28%	19%
22		Anyone But You Movie, 2023 | Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
23		Dark Matter TV series, 2024 | Sony Pictures, Apple TV+		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
24		Madame Web Movie, 2024 | Disney, Marvel, Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
25		Venom: The Last Dance Movie, 2024 | Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
26		Kraven the Hunter Movie, 2024 | Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
27		Long Bright River TV series, 2025 | Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
28		Paddington in Peru Movie, 2024 | Canal+, Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
29		28 Years Later Movie, 2025 | Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
30		Karate Kid: Legends Movie, 2025 | Sony Pictures		0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%

Visual Summary

The pie charts below illustrate the percentage of infringing URLs detected in the Top 3, Top 10, Top 20, and Top 100 Google search results for Sony Pictures titles. These visualizations provide a concise overview of piracy visibility, highlighting the severity of the issue at various levels of search result prominence.

Share of Pirated Content by Website Type

This section illustrates which types of websites are most responsible for piracy visibility:

Beyond Titles: Piracy’s Global Reach

This section examines the prevalence and visibility of pirated Sony Pictures content across various countries, highlighting key geographic hotspots where infringing material is most accessible. These insights provide Sony Pictures with actionable data to address piracy effectively and refine targeted anti-piracy strategies for maximum impact.

Piracy-Affected Regions by Infringements

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

		Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
	Region	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1	MENA	2017	5451	10295	31742	90%	75%	70%	70%
2	APAC	968	2589	4825	15470	49%	43%	39%	31%
3	Europe	1960	5141	8559	25938	37%	31%	27%	21%
4	LATAM	1144	2835	4689	15375	35%	27%	22%	18%
5	North America	104	278	457	2286	18%	16%	13%	14%
6	Africa	536	1388	2534	11580	16%	13%	12%	12%

Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

The list is ranked by the Piracy Presence Rate within the top 100 Google search results.

		Total Infringements				Piracy Presence Rate
	Country	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100	Top 3	Top 10	Top 20	Top 100
1	Saudi Arabia	129	366	730	2370	86%	74%	74%	74%
2	Egypt	119	337	615	1788	94%	81%	74%	72%
3	Ukraine	150	458	853	2429	96%	89%	83%	71%
4	Jordan	142	379	711	2122	95%	77%	72%	71%
5	Bahrain	107	295	570	1744	85%	72%	69%	71%
6	Palestine	116	310	575	1777	92%	75%	69%	71%
7	Libya	143	381	710	2096	95%	77%	71%	70%
8	Oman	138	370	689	2135	92%	75%	70%	70%
9	Kuwait	134	363	687	2239	89%	75%	70%	70%
10	Iraq	138	366	708	2106	92%	74%	71%	70%
11	Djibouti	114	302	566	1641	92%	75%	69%	70%
12	Morocco	136	361	670	2061	94%	77%	70%	69%
13	Qatar	135	369	674	2123	90%	75%	68%	69%
14	Lebanon	130	346	645	1912	94%	76%	70%	69%
15	Tunisia	117	308	561	1668	93%	74%	68%	69%
16	United Arab Emirates	107	296	579	1873	85%	73%	71%	68%
17	Algeria	112	302	605	2087	78%	64%	64%	66%
18	Kazakhstan	185	504	944	2856	88%	81%	75%	60%
19	Armenia	116	316	608	1794	92%	82%	76%	60%
20	Turkmenistan	111	293	575	1768	88%	74%	71%	60%
21	Kyrgyzstan	124	310	597	1825	98%	81%	75%	60%
22	Tajikistan	121	317	616	1830	96%	82%	77%	60%
23	Belarus	154	408	763	2180	92%	79%	73%	58%
24	Uzbekistan	104	310	606	1876	69%	67%	63%	54%
25	Russia	110	270	498	1424	85%	68%	61%	52%
26	Azerbaijan	89	230	416	1124	79%	72%	66%	52%
27	Turkey	106	297	528	1363	80%	70%	61%	51%
28	Thailand	68	161	285	708	54%	41%	37%	34%
29	Brazil	55	141	278	945	40%	33%	32%	30%
30	Croatia	102	276	339	485	81%	66%	44%	30%
31	Hungary	70	175	292	771	56%	46%	37%	27%
32	Bulgaria	50	126	247	759	40%	32%	31%	26%
33	Moldova	78	238	414	1508	33%	33%	29%	26%
34	Vietnam	60	160	309	754	45%	42%	38%	23%
35	Romania	39	105	167	616	30%	27%	23%	22%
36	Czech Republic	55	137	226	628	44%	33%	28%	21%
37	Slovakia	65	130	197	554	52%	33%	27%	21%
38	Slovenia	21	46	77	425	16%	13%	12%	21%
39	Mexico	55	135	213	672	40%	31%	24%	20%
40	Portugal	39	131	200	650	27%	29%	22%	20%
41	Venezuela	55	120	200	603	44%	31%	26%	20%
42	South Africa	25	67	126	698	20%	17%	16%	19%
43	Serbia	117	255	341	497	75%	55%	40%	19%
44	Dominican Republic	41	109	174	640	33%	27%	21%	19%
45	Argentina	48	111	176	615	38%	28%	22%	18%
46	Peru	56	126	195	661	42%	30%	23%	18%
47	El Salvador	76	199	320	996	35%	28%	23%	18%
48	Bolivia	49	118	186	591	39%	29%	23%	18%
49	Malawi	27	78	166	862	16%	15%	16%	18%
50	Sierra Leone	26	78	166	867	15%	15%	16%	18%
51	Namibia	28	82	159	875	17%	16%	15%	18%
52	Belize	25	79	142	777	17%	17%	15%	18%
53	Georgia	66	121	169	218	53%	32%	23%	18%
54	Poland	58	159	226	515	42%	36%	27%	17%
55	Indonesia	45	132	205	648	36%	35%	26%	17%
56	Colombia	64	151	254	883	36%	26%	22%	17%
57	Ecuador	50	128	202	630	40%	32%	25%	17%
58	New Zealand	24	70	133	666	18%	17%	16%	17%
59	Paraguay	74	176	303	940	35%	25%	22%	17%
60	Panama	72	183	303	925	34%	27%	22%	17%
61	Zimbabwe	30	77	138	675	22%	18%	16%	17%
62	Kenya	30	73	142	676	22%	17%	16%	17%
63	Botswana	31	83	156	754	21%	18%	17%	17%
64	Zambia	31	79	152	816	18%	15%	14%	17%
65	Malta	37	110	190	1004	18%	17%	15%	17%
66	Uruguay	49	116	196	589	34%	25%	21%	17%
67	Spain	65	139	209	749	39%	26%	20%	16%
68	Singapore	36	74	109	656	27%	18%	13%	16%
69	Chile	61	157	242	863	33%	26%	20%	16%
70	Nicaragua	73	191	307	938	33%	27%	22%	16%
71	Costa Rica	74	175	294	954	33%	24%	21%	16%
72	Honduras	73	178	301	935	33%	25%	21%	16%
73	Ghana	29	80	146	657	21%	19%	17%	16%
74	Jamaica	20	74	132	612	15%	18%	16%	16%
75	Nigeria	31	88	148	649	23%	22%	18%	16%
76	Angola	34	94	151	472	25%	22%	17%	16%
77	Mozambique	38	97	158	476	28%	22%	18%	16%
78	Philippines	17	62	111	572	13%	16%	14%	15%
79	Lithuania	14	50	80	287	12%	16%	13%	15%
80	Guatemala	47	114	184	519	37%	29%	23%	15%
81	Puerto Rico	47	128	219	699	28%	23%	20%	15%
82	United Kingdom	18	48	80	554	13%	11%	9%	14%
83	United States	45	94	152	853	21%	14%	11%	14%
84	Canada	39	110	173	821	18%	16%	13%	14%
85	Ireland	27	67	116	552	20%	16%	14%	14%
86	Australia	25	61	109	522	18%	14%	12%	13%
87	Netherlands	24	58	101	479	19%	14%	12%	13%
88	Denmark	23	60	98	536	17%	13%	11%	13%
89	Belgium	28	80	111	474	20%	18%	12%	13%
90	Norway	15	41	72	493	12%	10%	9%	13%
91	Germany	30	96	143	436	21%	20%	15%	12%
92	Austria	18	70	117	424	13%	16%	13%	12%
93	Latvia	14	42	79	354	11%	10%	9%	11%
94	Sweden	26	76	111	349	21%	18%	14%	10%
95	Greece	26	55	73	388	18%	13%	8%	10%
96	South Korea	20	62	103	348	16%	15%	13%	10%
97	Cyprus	20	51	78	407	13%	12%	9%	10%
98	India	28	73	123	441	15%	13%	11%	9%
99	Switzerland	20	57	136	518	9%	8%	10%	9%
100	Finland	32	81	119	261	22%	17%	13%	9%
101	Italy	47	112	160	387	28%	20%	15%	8%
102	Cameroon	17	41	69	285	13%	10%	8%	8%
103	France	23	60	84	254	17%	13%	9%	7%
104	Senegal	15	33	60	277	11%	8%	7%	7%
105	Democratic Republic of the Congo	16	39	61	264	12%	9%	7%	7%
106	Central African Republic	13	35	58	276	10%	8%	7%	7%
107	Niger	16	38	66	286	12%	9%	7%	7%
108	Republic of the Congo	15	34	59	258	11%	8%	7%	7%
109	Burkina Faso	25	56	102	411	13%	9%	8%	7%
110	Togo	17	33	60	284	12%	8%	7%	7%
111	Benin	15	40	69	259	11%	10%	8%	7%
112	Gabon	13	29	62	256	9%	7%	7%	6%
113	Ivory Coast	14	34	60	247	10%	8%	7%	6%
114	Albania	42	55	79	144	21%	10%	7%	6%
115	Estonia	5	20	31	96	4%	5%	4%	4%
116	Iceland	9	12	13	13	7%	4%	3%	1%

Visual Breakdown of Piracy-Affected Countries by Infringements

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Sony Pictures: Protecting Box Office and Streaming Revenue by Combating Piracy

This report examines how piracy impacts Sony Pictures’ content across theatrical premieres, PVOD releases, and global streaming availability. Despite significant investments by Sony Pictures Entertainment in premium movies and original TV series—distributed via its subsidiaries and major streaming partners like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu—piracy remains a critical threat. Unauthorized high-quality copies of Sony Pictures’ content frequently appear online immediately after official release, undermining box-office performance and eroding the exclusivity of content across distribution channels.

Our analysis covers piracy’s effect on titles from Sony Pictures Entertainment, including Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Television, Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia TriStar, Screen Gems, and TriStar Pictures. Pirated versions of these Sony Pictures titles consistently dominate the top positions in Google search results worldwide, severely limiting potential revenue and subscriber growth. With over 90% of global audiences relying on Google to discover entertainment content, piracy directly competes with legitimate platforms, such as theatrical releases, Premium Video-on-Demand (PVOD), and subscription-based streaming services.

By clearly identifying these vulnerabilities and proactively reducing piracy visibility in search results, Sony Pictures can better safeguard its intellectual property, enhance the effectiveness of legitimate distribution channels, and secure content exclusivity. Effectively managing piracy threats is critical for Sony Pictures to maximize Box-Office, subscriber acquisition, boost viewer retention, and fully capitalize on its significant investments in premium entertainment content worldwide.