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10 Most Pirated Movies - 2012
04 Jan 2013 at 06:17hrs | Views
10. The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn - Part 1: Released towards the end of 2011, it seems that many who were still undecided (or too embarrassed) to see the movie in cinemas decided to get it off Torrent sites. Estimated downloads - 6.74 million. Part 2 will almost certainly score a spot on the 2013 list.
9. Ice Age: Continental Drift: The fourth film in the Ice Age franchise grossed over $875m at the box office, despite being downloaded illegally nearly 7 million times.
8. The Dictator: Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mockumentary saw the Brit comic play Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya who visits the United States. It laughed its way to $177m at the box office and 7.33 million Torrent downloads.
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: The fact that this was a US-produced, English language remake of the recent Swedish hit did nothing to stop the hardcore thriller directed by David Fincher from scoring $232m at the box office, while 7.42 million opted for the free download. It's also one of a number of 2011 releases to make the top 10. Looks like many movie fans were perhaps playing catch up?
6. 21 Jump Street: The buddy cop comedy starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill was a hit with critics and audiences alike. It scored nearly 7.6 million downloads and $201m at the box office.
5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Another 2011 release, the Warner Bros blockbuster reteamed Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law as the Holmes and Watson. It was downloaded 7.85 million times.
4. The Avengers: Of course the biggest movie of the year was going to make the list. The Marvel superhero epic took $1.5bn at the box office and was also Torrented 8.11 million times.
3. The Dark Knight Rises: Bruce Wayne would not approve. Saving Gotham one last time resulted in over $1bn at the global box office and 8.23 million Torrent downloads for the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy finale.
2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol: Tom Cruise risked his life by dangling off the side of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, to help the film take nearly $700m at the box office. It also attracted 8.5 million illegal downloads.
1. Project X: Surprised? Starring absolutely no-one you've ever heard of and shot on a paltry budget (by Hollywood standards) of just $12m, the teen party movie went on to make $100m at the box office and somehow became the year's most Torrented film with 8.72 million downloads. Figures like that are what sequels are made of...
9. Ice Age: Continental Drift: The fourth film in the Ice Age franchise grossed over $875m at the box office, despite being downloaded illegally nearly 7 million times.
8. The Dictator: Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mockumentary saw the Brit comic play Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya who visits the United States. It laughed its way to $177m at the box office and 7.33 million Torrent downloads.
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: The fact that this was a US-produced, English language remake of the recent Swedish hit did nothing to stop the hardcore thriller directed by David Fincher from scoring $232m at the box office, while 7.42 million opted for the free download. It's also one of a number of 2011 releases to make the top 10. Looks like many movie fans were perhaps playing catch up?
6. 21 Jump Street: The buddy cop comedy starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill was a hit with critics and audiences alike. It scored nearly 7.6 million downloads and $201m at the box office.
4. The Avengers: Of course the biggest movie of the year was going to make the list. The Marvel superhero epic took $1.5bn at the box office and was also Torrented 8.11 million times.
3. The Dark Knight Rises: Bruce Wayne would not approve. Saving Gotham one last time resulted in over $1bn at the global box office and 8.23 million Torrent downloads for the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy finale.
2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol: Tom Cruise risked his life by dangling off the side of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, to help the film take nearly $700m at the box office. It also attracted 8.5 million illegal downloads.
1. Project X: Surprised? Starring absolutely no-one you've ever heard of and shot on a paltry budget (by Hollywood standards) of just $12m, the teen party movie went on to make $100m at the box office and somehow became the year's most Torrented film with 8.72 million downloads. Figures like that are what sequels are made of...
Source - Channel24
