There were many hit movies released in the past couple of years, including Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Avengers, 21 Jump Street, and yes, even The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 / 2. With that said, movie pirates have been hard at work as well, and the #1 most pirated film just might surprise you. Continue reading to see why.
5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (7.8-Million Downloads)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 British-American action mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. Holmes and Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their most cunning adversary, Professor James Moriarty. Although influenced by Conan Doyle’s short story “The Final Problem”, the film follows an original story and is not a strict adaptation.
4. The Avengers (8.1-Million Downloads)
Marvel’s The Avengers is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is scripted and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, and Scarlett Johansson. In the film, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor’s adoptive brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
3. The Dark Knight Rises (8.2-Million Downloads)
The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan and the story with David S. Goyer. The film introduces the characters of Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), a cunning cat burglar in search of a way to escape her past, and Bane (Tom Hardy), a militant revolutionary out to destroy Gotham City. The film deals with a Batman who has retired, but is drawn back into action by new threats to the city.
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (8.5-Million Downloads)
Mission: Impossible � Ghost Protocol (also known as Mission: Impossible IV, or Mission: Impossible IV � Ghost Protocol) is a 2011 American action film. It is the fourth film in the Mission: Impossible series. It stars Tom Cruise, who reprises his role of IMF Agent Ethan Hunt, and is director Brad Bird’s first live-action film.
1. Project X (8.7-Million Downloads)
Project X is a 2012 comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh in his feature film debut, written by Michael Bacall and Matt Drake based on a story by Bacall, and produced by director Todd Phillips. The plot follows Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper) and J.B. (Jonathan Daniel Brown), three friends who plan to gain popularity by throwing a party, a plan which quickly escalates out of their control.
