Top movies, people and news on our site in 2010

Posted Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 11:00 AM Central
Last updated Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM Central

by Tim Briscoe

You probably won't read this news story. I don't blame you. It's probably the most stale thing we'll report on this year. But 2010 is indeed coming to a close and we're required by an obscure news law to do a quota of stories recapping the year.

Filling part of that requirement, here are the top requested movies and celebrities on our website in 2010 along with the most read of the news stories we've written here.

Repeating as top dog, Brad Pitt was once again the most #1 most requested star on our site this year. His ex-wife Jennifer Aniston followed close behind but current wife Angelina Jolie wasn't even among the contenders. (Yeah, I have no idea why Swoosie Kurtz made it to #4. She must have done a lot of clicking from home this year.)

Pretty much as expected, Avatar came in #1 for movies with How to Train Your Dragon a surprising #2. It's especially surprising since animated rival Toy Story 3 didn't even make the Top 20.

For the news stories, John's piece on the George Lucas backlash surprised us by being our top viewed article in 2010. It goes to show you shouldn't underestimate the drawing power of hate for the once beloved writer-director. It's even more powerful than the Death Star itself.

Most Visited People

1. Brad Pitt
2. Jennifer Aniston
3. Kristen Stewart
4. Swoosie Kurtz
5. Johnny Depp
6. Gerard Butler
7. Julia Roberts
8. Sylvester Stallone
9. George Clooney
10. Megan Fox
11. Zoe Saldana
12. Robert Pattinson
13. Emma Stone
14. Sandra Bullock
15. Mark Wahlberg
16. Leonardo DiCaprio
17. Robert Downey, Jr.
18. Sam Worthington
19. Bruce Willis
20. Tom Cruise

Most Visited Movies

1. Avatar
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. The Last Song
4. The Book of Eli
5. Inception
6. The Blind Side
7. Iron Man 2
8. The Road
9. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
10. The A-Team
11. Dear John
12. Sherlock Holmes
13. Cop Out
14. Despicable Me
15. The Crazies
16. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
17. Invictus
18. Tron: Legacy
19. The Other Guys
20. Daybreakers

Most Visited News Stories

1. George Lucas is about to get his due
2. Best movies of 2010 that you don't know about yet: John's list
3. We've got the Iron-clad list of the top ten movies of 2010
4. Best movies of 2010 that you don't know about yet: Tim's list
5. 'Nightmare on Elm Street' poster reveals best look at Freddy yet
6. Top 10 'Huh?!' photos from Sunday night's Oscars
7. College Humor explores the dark side of 'Back to the Future
8. Roger Ebert's top 10 films of 2010
9. Yahoo's 100 Modern Movies to See Before You Die
10. USA Today's recent films on DVD you may have missed