Die Hard (1988)

A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

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$83,052,633
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$2,078,951
1993 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$387,864$405,269
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$5,806$14,019

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$85,892,546983
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$14,377,437730
Australia5$2,372,6501,746
South Korea$2,048,1901,706
Taiwan$1,644,032477
Hong Kong$1,384,738747
Singapore$532,708929
Malaysia$442,4291,030
Philippines$364,538957
Thailand$250,6381,447
New Zealand3$140,7732,617
India$93,0241,668
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$5,244,9351,555
Germany$5,173,1221,198
Spain$4,183,0641,118
Sweden$3,591,228252
France$2,862,0152,355
Netherlands$1,422,7471,157
Belgium$1,175,938785
Denmark$1,014,489688
Finland$929,767485
Italy$846,6772,861
S/E/W Africa$833,83118
Israel$604,006587
Norway$541,8841,216
Switzerland$424,608929
Portugal$333,6371,338
Austria$272,6461,876
Greece and Cyprus$123,90044
Romania$93,6731,382
Egypt$40,2331,082
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,445,2511,335
Mexico$1,418,1361,884
Puerto Rico$318,644129
Central America$309,155162
Colombia$298,9671,213
Venezuela$205,0921,268
Argentina$158,9142,134
Peru$107,6341,647
Chile$85,9941,585
Uruguay$27,7751,404
Bolivia$19,9851,432
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.