'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Frozen' Among 2014's Most Pirated Movies

By Adam Bellotto

Dec 30 2014, 00:34 AM EST

A disclaimer: piracy is wrong. Both the high-seas kind and the kind where you download movies without actually paying for them.

But despite all piracy being illegal, people still continue to do both kinds in huge numbers.

And with 2014 over (or nearly over, anyway), we can look back and see just how much we were pirating this year.

Variety has compiled a list of the 20 most pirated films of the year, along with just how many times they were downloaded. Check out the list below.

"1. "The Wolf of Wall Street": 30.035 million
2. "Frozen": 29.919 million
3. "RoboCop"*: 29.879 million
4. "Gravity": 29.357 million
5. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug": 27.627 million
6. "Thor: The Dark World": 25.749 million
7. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier": 25.628 million
8. "The Legend of Hercules": 25.137 million
9. "X-Men: Days of Future Past": 24.380 million
10. "12 Years a Slave": 23.653 million
11. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire": 23.543 million
12. "American Hustle": 23.143 million
13. "300: Rise of an Empire": 23.096 million
14. "Transformers: Age of Extinction": 21.65 million
15. "Godzilla": 20.956 million
16. "Noah": 20.334 million
17. "Divergent": 20.312 million
18. "Edge of Tomorrow": 20.299 million
19. "Captain Phillips": 19.817 million
20. "Lone Survivor": 19.130 million

Amazingly enough, most of these movies were released last year - including most of the movies at the very top of the list, like "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Frozen," "Gravity," and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug."

Also, as bad as piracy is, you have got to admit that those doing the pirating had pretty good taste in movies this year.

Variety's list comes from data compiled by Excipio - a business that, according to their website, is "a business solutions provider that delivers analytical resources and a proven methodology to radically improve technology-related decisions."

Meanwhile, according to Mashable, "Game of Thrones" was the year's number one most-pirated TV show. Apparently, "The Walking Dead" and "The Big Bang Theory" were also among the most pirated shows.

Check back soon for the latest updates on online piracy.