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.

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Domestic (59.8%)
$85,892,546

International (40.2%)
$57,759,104

Worldwide
$143,651,650

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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

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