10 Movies You Won’t Believe Were Box Office Mega Hits

When it comes to disaster movies, one director seems to possess the formula which just keeps audiences coming back for more end of the world chaos. Breaking onto the scene with the alien invasion spectacular known as Independence Day, Roland Emmerich has routinely upped the ante when it comes to potential world-ending events.

Sure, his features may not boast many Oscar-nominated acting performances or narratives capable of reducing audiences to an emotional puddle in cinemas. But, the likes of Godzilla (the 1998 version), The Day After Tomorrow, and even his Independence Day follow-up, Resurgence, have all managed to rope fans into theatres with the promise of buildings collapsing and landscapes being devastatingly altered.

2012 also possessed these defining Emmerich characteristics, a film showcasing the 2012 end of the world phenomenon (remember that?) in all its computer generated natural disaster glory. However, it's regularly forgotten just how well this unquestionable critical dud went down with the general public. Yep, this 158 minute set-piece slog, with more tsunamis than compelling characters, brought in almost $800 million worldwide against a $200million budget.

Though the film, much like the predicted event upon which it was based on, was inevitably left in the rear view mirror after it finally crash-landed on the scene, people were clearly interested in watching the world burn and will likely be along for the ride again once Emmerich's Moonfall arrives some time this year too.