Action movie Fast Five was the most pirated movie of 2011, reported BBC.
Part five of the Fast and Furious film series was downloaded 9.2 million times, according to figures from file-sharing blog Torrent Freak.
The Hangover II came in second with 8.8 million downloads, followed by Thor, thriller Source Code and I Am Number Four.
Figures for the entire top 10 pirated movies this year have dropped in comparison with last year.
James Cameron's Avatar, which was downloaded 16.6 million times, was the top pirated movie in 2010. Cameron had previously suggested that making movies in 3D would help prevent films from being downloaded illegally, said the BBC report.
Only two films in this year's top ten list, Harry Potter and Thor, were released in 3D. The low number of 3D films could be attributed to a decline in the popularity of the format due to the difficulty in pirating it.
The drop in pirated films might also be due to an increase in file sharing and streaming sites, said Torrent Freak. Such activities do not count towards download figures.
Data for the list is collected from several sources, including reports from thousands of BitTorrent trackers, said BBC.
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