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The Golden Globe-nominated film, which has earned over £600 million worldwide, was downloaded a total of 7.03 million times.
The list was compiled by TorrentFreak, which analysed data collected from file-sharing application Bit Torrent.
The website noted that The Dark Knight made its first appearance as a download immediately following its July world premiere.
The full list of the most pirated movies of 2008 is as follows:
1. The Dark Knight (7.03 million)
2. The Incredible Hulk (5.84 million)
3. The Bank Job (5.41 million)
4. You Don't Mess With The Zohan (5.28 million)
5. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (5.24 million)
6. Juno (5.19 million)
7. Tropic Thunder (4.90 million)
8. I Am Legend (4.87 million)
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (4.40 million)
10. Horton Hears A Who! (4.36 million)
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