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

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10. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.0/10 (394,187 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (252 votes)
> Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel

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9. Twister (1996)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (186,819 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 58% (66 votes)
> Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

8. Armageddon (1998)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (408,005 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 73% (123 votes)
> Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck

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7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (717,370 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 94% (73 votes)
> Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody

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6. Captain Marvel (2019)
> Worldwide ticket sales (inflation-adjusted): $4.3 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (492,018 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 45% (542 votes)
> Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn

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