Armageddon is director Michael Bay's beloved $553 million sci-fi movie, and the film is somehow the only movie in the last 26 years to have this box office distinction. Michael Bay is one of the kings of the box office, with his Transformers and Bad Boys series being famous for their incredibly box office performances. However, the most notable box office record that a Michael Bay movie holds is held by Armageddon, with this unique fact about the film making it one of the most notable movies of the last three decades.

While Armageddon has earned mixed critical reviews, the film was a massive box office hit upon its release, with the Michael Bay movie making $553.7 million on a budget of $140 million. Armageddon went on to become the highest-grossing movie of 1998 worldwide, with it being the second highest-grossing movie domestically after Saving Private Ryan. The involvement of Michael Bay, the epic premise,...