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, 2020APAC, Domestic$83,008,852$14,188$83,088,552
30th Anniversary ReleaseNovember 11-December 7, 2018EMEA, Domestic$510,241$1,890,083$2,400,324
2020 Re-releaseDecember 4, 20203 markets$325,000$85,366$427,152
2023 Re-releaseDecember 8, 2023APAC, Domestic$2,048,453$3,934$2,099,616
2025 Re-releaseAPAC$1,654$16,416
1993 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$387,864$405,269
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$30$8,243

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$85,892,5461,014
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$14,377,437753
Australia6$2,372,6501,809
South Korea$2,048,1901,775
Taiwan$1,644,032498
Hong Kong$1,384,738777
Singapore$532,708950
Malaysia$442,4291,055
Philippines$364,538984
Thailand$250,6381,476
New Zealand5$140,7732,702
India$93,0241,712
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$5,244,9351,623
Germany$5,173,1221,247
Spain$4,183,0641,153
Sweden$3,591,228260
France$2,862,0152,465
Netherlands$1,422,7471,207
Belgium$1,175,938812
Denmark$1,014,489710
Finland$929,767505
Italy$846,6772,982
S/E/W Africa$833,83118
Israel$604,006604
Norway$541,8841,274
Switzerland$424,608971
Portugal$333,6371,405
Austria$272,6461,929
Greece and Cyprus$123,90044
Romania$93,6731,527
Egypt$40,2331,100
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,445,2511,380
Mexico$1,418,1361,969
Puerto Rico$318,644129
Central America$309,155173
Colombia$298,9671,277
Venezuela$205,0921,275
Argentina$158,9142,189
Peru$107,6341,688
Chile$85,9941,633
Uruguay$27,7751,428
Bolivia$19,9851,465
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.