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$14,377,437751
Australia5$2,372,6501,800
South Korea$2,048,1901,768
Taiwan$1,644,032494
Hong Kong$1,384,738775
Singapore$532,708944
Malaysia$442,4291,050
Philippines$364,538978
Thailand$250,6381,470
New Zealand4$140,7732,693
India$93,0241,707
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$5,244,9351,614
Germany$5,173,1221,241
Spain$4,183,0641,147
Sweden$3,591,228258
France$2,862,0152,454
Netherlands$1,422,7471,201
Belgium$1,175,938808
Denmark$1,014,489707
Finland$929,767501
Italy$846,6772,967
S/E/W Africa$833,83118
Israel$604,006601
Norway$541,8841,266
Switzerland$424,608963
Portugal$333,6371,397
Austria$272,6461,921
Greece and Cyprus$123,90044
Romania$93,6731,509
Egypt$40,2331,097
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,445,2511,375
Mexico$1,418,1361,960
Puerto Rico$318,644129
Central America$309,155171
Colombia$298,9671,271
Venezuela$205,0921,272
Argentina$158,9142,183
Peru$107,6341,683
Chile$85,9941,628
Uruguay$27,7751,425
Bolivia$19,9851,462
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.