Special Report

The Most Popular Movies You May Not Know Were Backed by the Pentagon

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

25. American Sniper (2014)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (492,587 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 84% (299 votes)
> Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

24. Air Force One (1997)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (187,679 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (59 votes)
> Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close

Source: Courtesy of United Artists

23. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (186,653 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 53% (88 votes)
> Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

22. Deep Impact (1998)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (170,608 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 43% (86 votes)
> Starring: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

21. Apollo 13 (1995)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (298,490 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 87% (93 votes)
> Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon

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