Armageddon

The 1998 disaster film is listed at $553.7 million worldwide on a $140 million budget. Wikipedia says it was the highest-grossing film of 1998. Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film directed by Michael Bay and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Buena Vista Pictures released it in the United States on 1 July 1998 through Touchstone Pictures, after a Kennedy Space Center screening on 29 June 1998. The running time is 150 minutes. The Wikipedia infobox lists a $140 million budget and a $553.7 million box office. The lead says it grossed $553.7 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing film of 1998 and the highest-grossing film released by Touchstone Pictures. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, and Ben Affleck lead the cast. The film was released in the same summer as Deep Impact. Michael Bay's page says it earned $9.6 million on its opening day and $36.5 million through the first weekend, and went on to gross over $553 million worldwide.