Armageddon (1998 film)

Armageddon
Armageddon
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Bay
Screenplay by	Jonathan Hensleigh; J. J. Abrams;
Adaptation by	Tony Gilroy; Shane Salerno;
Story by	Robert Roy Pool; Jonathan Hensleigh;
Produced by	Michael Bay; Jerry Bruckheimer; Gale Anne Hurd;
Starring	Bruce Willis; Billy Bob Thornton; Liv Tyler; Ben Affleck; Will Patton; Peter Stormare; Keith David; Steve Buscemi;
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Edited by	Mark Goldblatt; Chris Lebenzon; Glen Scantlebury;
Music by	Trevor Rabin;
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Valhalla Motion Pictures;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	July 1, 1998;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$140 million
Box office	$553.7 million

Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film produced and directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film follows a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers sent by NASA to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Bruce Willis with Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi, William Fichtner, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Keith David and Peter Stormare.

The film was a commercial success, grossing $553.7 million worldwide against a $140 million budget and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1998, and the highest-grossing film to be released by Touchstone Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

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