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The Avengers & The Dark Knight Rises Top Overall 2012 Worldwide Box Office Chart

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8:40 am, December 30th, 2012

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(Marvel)

The Avengers was the top movie at the overall worldwide box office for 2012, racking up a staggering $1.51 billion in global earnings.

Another comic book-based film, The Dark Knight Rises, also crossed the billion-dollar mark, finishing with $1.08 billion and second place.

Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie, is the #3 movie of 2012 at $980 million worldwide.

How did other blockbusters fare in the year-end rankings?

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  1. 1.1. “The Avengers” – $1.51 Billion 1. (Marvel)
  2. 2.2. “The Dark Knight Rises” – $1.08 Billion 2. (Warner Bros.)
  3. 3.3. “Skyfall” – $980.8 Million 3. (Sony)
  4. 4.4. “Ice Age: Continental Drift” – $875.1 Million 4. (Fox)
  5. 5.5. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” – $796.9 Million 5. (Summit)
  6. 6.6. “The Amazing Spider-Man” – $752.2 Million 6. (Sony)
  7. 7.7. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” – $742.1 Million 7. (DreamWorks)
  8. 8.8. “The Hunger Games” – $686.5 Million 8. (Lionsgate)
  9. 9.9. “Men In Black 3” – $624 Million 9. (Sony)
  10. 10.10. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – $600.5 Million 10. (Warner Bros.)
  11. 11.11. “Brave” – $535.3 Million 11. (Disney)
  12. 12.12. “Ted” – $501.8 Million 12. (Universal)
  13. 13.13. “The Intouchables” – $420.8 Million 13. (Weinstein Co.)
  14. 14.14. “Prometheus” – $402.5 Million 14. (Fox)
  15. 15.15. “Snow White and the Huntsman” – $396.4 Million 15. (Universal)
  16. 16.16. “Taken 2” – $365.3 Million 16. (Fox)
  17. 17.17. “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” – $348.8 Million 17. (Universal)
  18. 18.18. “Titanic 3D” – $343.6 Million 18. (Paramount)
  19. 19.19. “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” – $325.9 Million 19. (Warner Bros.)
  20. 20.20. “Hotel Transylvania” – $308.5 Million 20. (Sony)

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2012

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5:31 pm, December 27th, 2012

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(Warner Bros.)

Project X, about an out-of-control teen party, was the most pirated movie of 2012, according to TorrentFreak.

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The site has released its list of the films downloaded most often on file-sharing service BitTorrent over the past year, and Project X finished a surprising #1 with approximately 8.72 million illegal downloads.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (8.5 million) and The Dark Knight Rises (8.23 million) took second and third place, respectively.

Of course, the chart is far from exact.

TorrentFreak collected data from major BitTorrent trackers between January 1, 2012 and mid-December, but the numbers are still a very incomplete picture of overall movie pirating activities.

But the list is an interesting look at what people were most interested in torrenting this year, with blockbusters tending to dominate the Top 10.

It should be noted that some of the movies on the list debuted in theaters in late 2011, although the estimates here are for downloads of the film during 2012.

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  1. 1.1. “Project X” 1. 8.72 Million Downloads (est.)
  2. 2.2. “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” 2. 8.5 Million Downloads (est.)
  3. 3.3. “The Dark Knight Rises” 3. 8.23 Million Downloads (est.)
  4. 4.4. “The Avengers” 4. 8.11 Million Downloads (est.)
  5. 5.5. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” 5. 7.85 Million Downloads (est.)
  6. 6.6. “21 Jump Street” 6. 7.59 Million Downloads (est.)
  7. 7.7. “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” 7. 7.42 Million Downloads (est.)
  8. 8.8. “The Dictator” 8. 7.33 Million Downloads (est.)
  9. 9.9. “Ice Age: Continental Drift” 9. 6.96 Million Downloads (est.)
  10. 10.10. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” 10. 6.74 Million Downloads (est.)

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2012

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5:31 pm, December 27th, 2012

PHOTOS

(Warner Bros.)

Project X, about an out-of-control teen party, was the most pirated movie of 2012, according to TorrentFreak.

SEE TOP 10 BELOW

The site has released its list of the films downloaded most often on file-sharing service BitTorrent over the past year, and Project X finished a surprising #1 with approximately 8.72 million illegal downloads.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (8.5 million) and The Dark Knight Rises (8.23 million) took second and third place, respectively.

Of course, the chart is far from exact.

TorrentFreak collected data from major BitTorrent trackers between January 1, 2012 and mid-December, but the numbers are still a very incomplete picture of overall movie pirating activities.

But the list is an interesting look at what people were most interested in torrenting this year, with blockbusters tending to dominate the Top 10.

It should be noted that some of the movies on the list debuted in theaters in late 2011, although the estimates here are for downloads of the film during 2012.

Check out the Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2012 below!

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  1. 1.1. “Project X” 1. 8.72 Million Downloads (est.)
  2. 2.2. “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” 2. 8.5 Million Downloads (est.)
  3. 3.3. “The Dark Knight Rises” 3. 8.23 Million Downloads (est.)
  4. 4.4. “The Avengers” 4. 8.11 Million Downloads (est.)
  5. 5.5. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” 5. 7.85 Million Downloads (est.)
  6. 6.6. “21 Jump Street” 6. 7.59 Million Downloads (est.)
  7. 7.7. “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” 7. 7.42 Million Downloads (est.)
  8. 8.8. “The Dictator” 8. 7.33 Million Downloads (est.)
  9. 9.9. “Ice Age: Continental Drift” 9. 6.96 Million Downloads (est.)
  10. 10.10. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” 10. 6.74 Million Downloads (est.)

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