DATA SOURCES ON MOVIES AND MOVIE PIRACY
The following links point to sources of information for a study I am doing this summer - impact of piracy on boxoffice revenue of movies. Although I know next to nothing about movies, my study involves an econometric analysis of quantitative data about movies so being a "film expert" is not important. I do not endorse any of these sites (torrent or otherwise).
DATA AND NEWS SITES:
Movie Piracy Research:   
IMDB:   
Boxoffice Mojo:   
Rotten Tomatoes:   Use for Genre (and perhaps MPAA ratings)
The Numbers:   Budget information (with accuracy disclaimer)
Top Box Office Stars by Average Gross
VCD Quality:   
Nielsen EDI:   
Show Biz Data:   Need subscription to get any useful data.
Adams Media Research:   
Boxoffice Magazine:   
Variety:   
Hollywood Reporter:   
Home Video Business:   
MPAA:   
The Movie Times:   
http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/06/are-torrents-a-tool-for-predicting-the-future/
http://pro.gigaom.com/2011/04/finding-the-value-in-social-media-data/
http://gigaom.com/video/bittorrent-fast-but-drm-a-downer/

MPAA: Movie Piracy Downright Un-American
By MIKE FLEMING | Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 8:22am PDTTags: Congress, Michael O'Leary, Movie Piracy, MPAA
http://www.deadline.com/tag/movie-piracy/