Hollywood hates a popular landmark.

The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and the Statue of Liberty have all perished by the hand of super-villains, natural disasters and alien invasions. If it has appeared in a snow globe, then its days are numbered on the big screen.

But nothing has fallen so frequently, and so spectacularly, as the Golden Gate Bridge. The film industry has destroyed the bridge so many times — nine in the past 10 years! —and with such loving detail, while using so much slow motion, that it probably qualifies clinically as a fetish.

After watching 14 different bridge destructions in one day (I’ll be taking the Larkspur ferry for a while), I’ve compiled a list of every time the Golden Gate Bridge was destroyed by Hollywood, ranked from worst to best.

Destruction for our purposes is defined not as total collapse, but enough damage to require a bond measure and at least a yearlong shutdown for repairs. And while TV movies and miniseries were considered, continuous television series were not.

We’re also documenting the presence of fog (a good thing), and the ubiquitous yellow school bus full of kids. Because in Hollywood films, the majority of San Francisco children commute to school in Novato ...

14. “Meteor Storm” (2010)

Analysis: We don’t look for realism in Syfy network made-for-TV movies, but this depiction of the Golden Gate Bridge’s destruction seems particularly wanting for a working physicist on set. A meteor the size of a Volkswagen Beetle shoots clean through the bridge, causing a gravity-defiant chain reaction that ends with the span between the two towers falling. Sadly, this film is no “Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus.” (More on that masterpiece later.)

Is there fog in the scene: Yes

Is there a school bus? No

Cost to repair (2019 dollars): $6.4 billion

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13. “The Book of Eli” (2010)

Analysis: The postapocalyptic action film ends with Eli (Denzel Washington) wrapping up his cross-country journey to bring a book to a library on Alcatraz. He walks across the Golden Gate Bridge, which has a large chunk missing. But we never get to see what happened to the bridge, which seems like a horrible missed opportunity. Did a giant monster bite it? Did it get melted by an alien space laser? Making sure to show how the Golden Gate Bridge gets destroyed seems like something that gets covered in the first year of film school …

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? No

Cost to repair: $1.2 billion

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12. “Monsters vs. Aliens” (2009)

Analysis: A battle between our heroes and a giant robot ends on the Golden Gate Bridge, which for unknown reasons has forked tops on the span like Sutro Tower. Another sign that the entire filmmaking team had never set foot in San Francisco: The action takes place on a completely sunny day, with no sign of wind or fog. The scene ends with traffic moved safely off the bridge, which collapses into the sea.

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? Seen briefly, but not a major part of the action

Cost to repair: $19 billion

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11. “Terminator Genisys” (2015)

Analysis: The best scene in the movie features Sarah Conner, Kyle Reese and an older version of the Schwarzenegger Terminator attacked by a cybernetic organism update of John Conner (it’s complicated) on the Golden Gate Bridge. Everyone drives on the bridge at 80 miles per hour for 12 minutes, even though they would be halfway through the Sunset District in that amount of time.

A school bus flips in the air and skids through the bridge railing, causing what would be minimal damage, if it weren’t for a slow competitive bidding process and the inevitable Bay Area infrastructure cost overruns.

Fog in the scene? Yes

School bus? Conner, Reese and the Terminator commandeer a Tiburon School District bus, which is a major part of the action

Cost to repair: $135 million

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10. “The Core” (2003)

Analysis:Let’s not even attempt to explain the science behind this. Just know that there was some kind of problem with the core of the planet, which was causing the sun to project a focused beam that melted the Golden Gate Bridge. The sun turns the largest cables into molten sludge, but somehow doesn’t melt the cars or the people inside, until the cars burst into flames (nice touch) as they fall off the bridge. After watching “The Core,” the bridge destructions in “10.5” and “San Andreas” looked like BBC documentaries.

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? No

Cost to repair: $11 billion

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9. “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006)

Analysis:Bringing his legion of anti-human mutants from Marin County, master of metal Magneto uses his considerable powers to rip the Golden Gate Bridge out of its foundation and create a new bridge from Fisherman’s Wharf to Alcatraz. (Will my Clipper card still work on that?)

Despite the huge waste of time and energy — you could have flown in on a garbage can lid, Magneto! — it was by far the best scene in “X-Men 3.”

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? No

Cost to repair: $2.2 billion if Magneto uses his metal-shaping powers to put the bridge back. ($27 billion if he doesn’t.)

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8. “Superman” (1978)

Analysis: After Lex Luthor successfully detonates a nuclear warhead in the San Andreas Fault, an earthquake triggers damage to the Hollywood sign, the Golden Gate Bridge and a random Amtrak train. Charmingly, the scene of the bridge swaying and breaking cables is completed with model work and other practical effects. Superman drops by for 12 seconds to save a school bus, but doesn’t stick around for a Jimmy Carter-style rebuild of the bridge. Presumably our tax dollars will be needed for that.

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? Nearly falls off the bridge, but is saved by Superman

Cost to repair: $2.4 billion

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7. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011)

Analysis:The initial Golden Gate Bridge battle between apes and police appears to cause next to no damage to the bridge. They could have opened up to morning rush hour traffic on Monday. But the California Highway Patrol had to show up in their helicopter, start shooting at the apes, and then crash in spectacular fashion — severely damaging every lane on the bridge plus both railings.

Shout out to Weta Digital visual effects studio for creating one of the two best Golden Gate Bridge weather scenes, which includes an overcast sky and tendrils of fog.

Fog in the scene? Yes

School bus? No

Cost to repair: $175 million

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6. “10.5” (2004)

Analysis:The NBC television two-part movie “10.5” had a limited budget, and appears to have spent 95 percent of it on the Golden Gate Bridge destruction scene. When a 9.2 earthquake hits San Francisco, the bridge sways back and forth — pitching a few cars off the edge — before the entire bridge collapses into the sea. An outstanding effort.

There’s a fantastic visual effects scene where the main cables of the bridge break and whip around like the tentacles in a swimming pool sweep. Less great: The local news reporter in a helicopter, explaining the unfolding destruction like he’s doing sports play-by-play.

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? Seen briefly, but not a major part of the action

Cost to repair: $19 billion

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5. “Godzilla” (2014)

Analysis:The first of the new Godzilla movies handles the bridge attack almost like a horror movie, with an eerie “The Birds”-style seagull attack, then Godzilla emerging from the San Francisco Bay, through the obscurity of rain and fog. The majority of damage to the bridge seems to be coming from the military. Misunderstood Godzilla passes on the opportunity to destroy the bridge, which at the end of the movie is one of the only structures in San Francisco still standing. (The sequel, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” comes out May 31.)

Fog in the scene? Yes

School bus? The yellow bus is a major part of the scene — we suspect the annoying screaming kids inside may be what’s making Godzilla angry in the first place

Cost to repair: $1.3 billion

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4. “Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus” (2009)

Analysis: “Sir, target is heading for the Golden Gate Bridge!” And with that warning from “Foolish Beat” singer-turned-actress Debbie Gibson, the makers of the “Sharknado” movies treat us to one of the most satisfying and certainly the most efficient Golden Gate Bridge destructions in cinema history. (Especially if you’re five or six Miller High Life’s into the day, which is the best way to view this film.)

The Mega Shark, which looks like a giant shark puppet, but a really cool way, emerges from the water and chomps down on six lanes of highway. Length of entire scene: Four seconds.

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? No

Cost to repair: $4.3 billion

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3. “Pacific Rim” (2013)

Analysis: Here’s how you know “Pacific Rim” is going to be fantastic: The destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, an action centerpiece in the third and final act of most films, arrives 43 seconds into the movie. A kaiju alien monster comes up through the sea, attacks the bridge in artistic profile (stunning work by Industrial Light & Magic), and then engages fighter pilots in battle in the San Francisco Bay.

The aftermath is shown in a news clip. “By the time tanks, jets and missiles took it down six days and 35 miles later, three cities were destroyed, and tens of thousands of lives were lost.” We’re not sure which cities were lost, but Hollywood monster attacks seems to be a legitimate reason for the Warriors to reconsider staying in Oakland.

Fog in the scene? Yes

School bus? No

Cost to repair: 19.7 billion

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2. “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (1955)

Analysis: The first big bridge destruction, executed decades before computers would start influencing visual effects, is still one of the best. Special effects innovator Ray Harryhausen created a six-legged squid-like puppet (he decided against eight legs, to save time and money) and wreaked havoc on models of the Golden Gate Bridge, Ferry Building and part of downtown San Francisco.

Every second is a gift. This is the Golden Gate Bridge destruction equivalent of riding the old wooden roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Fog in the scene? No

School bus? No

Cost to repair: $3.1 billion

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1. “San Andreas” (2015)

Analysis: Upon seeing a tidal wave approaching the Golden Gate Bridge, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, in perhaps the most Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson moment ever, steers his tiny boat at the massive wave and declares, “Hold on, we’ve got to get over it before it crests!” He dodges a container ship, which manages to flip over into the bridge, dropping a container onto a suited man who we can only assume is a lawyer, before the rest of the containers and the ship karate chop the bridge in half.

While it would be sad to lose the real-life Golden Gate Bridge and thousands of commuters to such a disaster, this is definitely one of the coolest ways to die in a movie.

Fog in the scene? Yes

School bus? No

Cost to repair: 15.8 billion

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Peter Hartlaub is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: phartlaub@sfchronicle.com