Top 10 Movie Explosions of All Time

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While Stealth was a bomb in the box office (its total haul was about $60 million less than its budget), it also had one of the biggest explosions movie theaters have ever seen. In this scene, a stealth bomber shoots its way out of a hangar using a high-powered rocket, leaving an army of bad guys smoldering in its wake. To create the massive wall of fire, the filmmakers used 500 gallons of gasoline.



There's an argument to be made that the destruction of the original Death Star was a better explosion than the second. But for our money, we'd rather watch the bigger, better, and far fierier fate of the second Death Star (even if it means fast-forwarding past scenes of Ewoks celebrating). The clincher for us: The added element of suspense. Unlike Luke, who simply had to shoot some torpedoes into surface-based tubes to blow up the first Death Star, the Rebel fighters this time are forced to fly into the core of the Death Star. And while we all know George Lucas wasn't going to let that fire catch up to the Millenium Falcon, it sure was awesome watching Lando outrun a wall of fire as he squeaked through the narrowest of escapes on his way back out.

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10. Scanners 9. Ghostbusters	8. Die Hard 7. Swordfish	6. Stealth 5. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	4. Terminator 2 3. Independence Day	2. Zabriskie Point 1. The Dark Knight

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