Avatar Tops List of Flicks with Most Illegal Downloads

James Cameron is king of the digital world, too.

Not only did James Cameron's 3D enviro-action flick Avatar obliterate box offices worldwide, it's also the movie with the most illegal downloads of all time. According to the download site TorrentFreak, Avatar has been illegally downloaded some 21 million times since 2009, eclipsing other such blockbusters as The Dark Knight and Transformers, both of which have been downloaded 19 million times since their releases. Rounding out the top 10 are:

• Inception at 18 million;

• The Hangover at 17 million;

• Star Trek at 16 million;

• Kick-Ass at 15 million;

• The Departed at 14 million;

• The Incredible Hulk at 14 million;

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, also at 14 million.

All told, those top 10 represent 167 million illegal downloads. And not too surprisingly, the most popular movies for illegal downloads are basically the movie libraries of frat houses and dorm rooms the world over, although we were a little taken aback that neither Old School nor Anchorman were anywhere to be seen.