Die Hard (1988)

A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.

All Releases

Domestic (59.8%)
$85,892,546
International (40.2%)
$57,759,104
Worldwide
$143,651,650
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$601,851
Budget$28,000,000
Earliest Release DateJuly 15, 1988 (Domestic)
Running Time2 hr 12 min
GenresAction Thriller

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJuly 15, 1988-September 3, 2020Domestic, APAC$83,008,852$14,188$83,069,148
30th Anniversary ReleaseNovember 11-December 7, 2018Domestic, EMEA$510,241$773,986$1,284,227
2020 Re-releaseDecember 4, 20203 markets$325,000$85,366$427,152
2023 Re-releaseDecember 8, 2023Domestic, APAC$2,048,453$3,934$2,099,616
1993 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$387,864$405,269
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$180$8,393

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$85,892,5461,009
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$14,377,437749
Australia5$2,372,6501,793
South Korea$2,048,1901,764
Taiwan$1,644,032494
Hong Kong$1,384,738773
Singapore$532,708942
Malaysia$442,4291,048
Philippines$364,538976
Thailand$250,6381,467
New Zealand4$140,7732,685
India$93,0241,704
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$5,244,9351,608
Germany$5,173,1221,239
Spain$4,183,0641,148
Sweden$3,591,228258
France$2,862,0152,437
Netherlands$1,422,7471,201
Belgium$1,175,938807
Denmark$1,014,489705
Finland$929,767498
Italy$846,6772,949
S/E/W Africa$833,83118
Israel$604,006599
Norway$541,8841,261
Switzerland$424,608958
Portugal$333,6371,392
Austria$272,6461,914
Greece and Cyprus$123,90044
Romania$93,6731,492
Egypt$40,2331,095
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,445,2511,370
Mexico$1,418,1361,951
Puerto Rico$318,644129
Central America$309,155168
Colombia$298,9671,264
Venezuela$205,0921,272
Argentina$158,9142,177
Peru$107,6341,678
Chile$85,9941,623
Uruguay$27,7751,424
Bolivia$19,9851,458
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.