Die Hard (1988)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $85,892,546Details
International Box Office $57,759,104Details
Worldwide Box Office $143,651,650
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$601,851 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:12.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/1,713 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $220,972,644

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 1988 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
February 13th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
December 4th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by 20th Century Studios
December 8th, 2023 (Wide) by 20th Century Studios (30th Anniversary Reissue)
International Releases: October 7th, 1988 (Wide) (Australia)
October 7th, 1988 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 5th, 2018 (Limited), released as Die Hard (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: October 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 132 minutes
Franchise: Die Hard
Comparisons: vs. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
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Keywords: Hostage, Terrorism, Action Thriller, Christmas, Christmas in November, Set in New York City, Set in New York, NYPD, Surprise Twist, Heist
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 138 $12,745,850 Sep 2, 1988 52

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 1988 - $601,851   21 $28,660   $601,851 1
Jul 22, 1988 3 $7,105,514 +1,081% 1,276 $5,569   $10,147,587 2
Jul 29, 1988 4 $6,107,608 -14% 1,324 $4,613   $21,049,817 3
Aug 5, 1988 3 $5,738,404 -6% 1,338 $4,289   $29,417,206 4
Aug 12, 1988 3 $5,742,848 n/c 1,713 $3,353   $38,415,083 5
Aug 19, 1988 3 $4,523,326 -21% 1,629 $2,777   $46,026,261 6
Aug 26, 1988 4 $3,668,253 -19% 1,432 $2,562   $52,000,170 7
Sep 2, 1988 4 $4,766,648 +30% 1,461 $3,263   $58,456,957 8
Sep 9, 1988 4 $2,608,219 -45% 1,422 $1,834   $61,916,243 9
Sep 16, 1988 2 $2,544,486 -2% 1,371 $1,856   $65,388,311 10
Sep 23, 1988 3 $2,132,131 -16% 1,282 $1,663   $68,217,305 11
Sep 30, 1988 5 $2,015,246 -5% 1,213 $1,661   $70,751,623 12
Oct 7, 1988 6 $1,513,576 -25% 1,050 $1,442   $72,770,440 13
Oct 14, 1988 7 $1,062,121 -30% 968 $1,097   $74,138,586 14
Jan 27, 1989 34 $77,789   113 $688   $80,639,179 29
Dec 4, 2020 - $189,000   1,172 $161   $81,539,242 1,691
Dec 11, 2020 - $136,000 -28% 823 $165   $81,675,242 1,692
Dec 8, 2023 15 $934,421   1,355 $690   $84,778,514 1,848
Dec 15, 2023 - $339,103 -64% 1,355 $250   $85,588,543 1,849

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 4, 2020 - $62,000     1,172 $53   $81,412,242 11,831
Dec 5, 2020 - $83,000 +34%   1,172 $71   $81,495,242 11,832
Dec 6, 2020 - $44,000 -47%   1,172 $38   $81,539,242 11,833
Dec 11, 2020 - $49,000   -21% 823 $60   $81,588,242 11,838
Dec 12, 2020 - $53,000 +8% -36% 823 $64   $81,641,242 11,839
Dec 13, 2020 - $34,000 -36% -23% 823 $41   $81,675,242 11,840
Dec 8, 2023 15 $331,050     1,355 $244   $84,175,143 12,930
Dec 9, 2023 15 $354,023 +7%   1,355 $261   $84,529,166 12,931
Dec 10, 2023 15 $249,348 -30%   1,355 $184   $84,778,514 12,932
Dec 11, 2023 13 $112,898 -55%   1,355 $83   $84,891,412 12,933
Dec 12, 2023 - $153,606 +36%   1,355 $113   $85,045,018 12,934
Dec 13, 2023 - $126,510 -18%   1,355 $93   $85,171,528 12,935
Dec 14, 2023 - $77,912 -38%   1,355 $57   $85,249,440 12,936
Dec 15, 2023 - $113,194 +45% -66% 1,355 $84   $85,362,634 12,937
Dec 16, 2023 - $131,109 +16% -63% 1,355 $97   $85,493,743 12,938
Dec 17, 2023 - $94,800 -28% -62% 1,355 $70   $85,588,543 12,939
Dec 18, 2023 - $64,925 -32% -42% 1,355 $48   $85,653,468 12,940
Dec 19, 2023 - $82,406 +27% -46% 1,355 $61   $85,735,874 12,941
Dec 20, 2023 - $102,075 +24% -19% 1,355 $75   $85,837,949 12,942
Dec 21, 2023 - $54,597 -47% -30% 1,355 $40   $85,892,546 12,943

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 1988 0 $3,042,073   21 $144,861   $3,042,073 1
Jul 22, 1988 3 $11,900,136 +291% 1,276 $9,326   $14,942,209 2
Jul 29, 1988 4 $8,736,593 -27% 1,324 $6,599   $23,678,802 3
Aug 5, 1988 3 $8,993,433 +3% 1,338 $6,722   $32,672,235 4
Aug 12, 1988 3 $8,830,700 -2% 1,713 $5,155   $41,502,935 5
Aug 19, 1988 4 $6,828,982 -23% 1,629 $4,192   $48,331,917 6
Aug 26, 1988 5 $5,358,392 -22% 1,432 $3,742   $53,690,309 7
Sep 2, 1988 4 $5,617,715 +5% 1,461 $3,845   $59,308,024 8
Sep 9, 1988 4 $3,535,801 -37% 1,422 $2,486   $62,843,825 9
Sep 16, 1988 2 $3,241,349 -8% 1,371 $2,364   $66,085,174 10
Sep 23, 1988 3 $2,651,203 -18% 1,282 $2,068   $68,736,377 11
Sep 30, 1988 3 $2,520,487 -5% 1,213 $2,078   $71,256,864 12
Oct 7, 1988 6 $1,819,601 -28% 1,050 $1,733   $73,076,465 13
Dec 8, 2023 15 $1,405,347   1,355 $1,037   $85,249,440 1,848
Dec 15, 2023 19 $643,106 -54% 1,355 $475   $85,892,546 1,849

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/7/1988 $0 0 83 201 $436,963 1/4/2021
New Zealand 10/7/1988 $0 0 15 74 $12,867 1/4/2024
United Kingdom 12/5/2018 $110,439 190 260 776 $1,245,637 1/4/2024
 
Rest of World $56,063,637
 
International Total$57,759,104 1/4/2024

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Bruce Willis Detective John McClane

Supporting Cast

Alan Rickman Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov Karl
Bonnie Bedelia Holly Gennero McClane
Robert Davi Big Johnson
Lorenzo Caccialanza Marco
Joey Plewa Alexander
Clarence Gilyard Jr. Theo
Andreas Wisniewski Tony
Bruno Doyon Franco
James Shigeta Takagi
Hart Bochner Ellis
William Atherton Richard Thornburg
De'voreaux White Argyle
Paul Gleason Dwayne T. Robinson
Reginald VelJohnson Sergeant Al Powell
Mary Ellen Trainor Gail Wallens

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John McTiernan Director
Joel Silver Producer
Lawrence Gordon Producer
Roderick Thorp Story Based on the Novel by
Steven E. de Souza Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart Screenwriter
Charles Gordon Executive Producer
Jan De Bont Director of Photography
Jackson DeGovia Production Designer
Frank J. Urioste Editor
John Link Editor
Richard Edlund Visual Effects Producer
Michael Kamen Composer
Marilyn Vance Costume Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$601,851 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:12.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/1,713 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $220,972,644

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 1988 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
February 13th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
December 4th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by 20th Century Studios
December 8th, 2023 (Wide) by 20th Century Studios (30th Anniversary Reissue)
International Releases: October 7th, 1988 (Wide) (Australia)
October 7th, 1988 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 5th, 2018 (Limited), released as Die Hard (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: October 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 132 minutes
Franchise: Die Hard
Comparisons: vs. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Hostage, Terrorism, Action Thriller, Christmas, Christmas in November, Set in New York City, Set in New York, NYPD, Surprise Twist, Heist
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 138 $12,745,850 Sep 2, 1988 52

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis Detective John McClane

Supporting Cast

Alan Rickman Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov Karl
Bonnie Bedelia Holly Gennero McClane
Robert Davi Big Johnson
Lorenzo Caccialanza Marco
Joey Plewa Alexander
Clarence Gilyard Jr. Theo
Andreas Wisniewski Tony
Bruno Doyon Franco
James Shigeta Takagi
Hart Bochner Ellis
William Atherton Richard Thornburg
De'voreaux White Argyle
Paul Gleason Dwayne T. Robinson
Reginald VelJohnson Sergeant Al Powell
Mary Ellen Trainor Gail Wallens

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John McTiernan Director
Joel Silver Producer
Lawrence Gordon Producer
Roderick Thorp Story Based on the Novel by
Steven E. de Souza Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart Screenwriter
Charles Gordon Executive Producer
Jan De Bont Director of Photography
Jackson DeGovia Production Designer
Frank J. Urioste Editor
John Link Editor
Richard Edlund Visual Effects Producer
Michael Kamen Composer
Marilyn Vance Costume Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Weekend predictions: The Boy and the Heron, and Songbirds and Snakes; and Beyoncé, and Godzilla

December 8th, 2023

The Boy and the Heron

The movie gods have put together another mix of interesting, but hard to predict, new releases this weekend, led by Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. After the success of the rather different Godzilla Minus One last weekend, Japanese films are having a bit of a moment, and those two will likely both be in the top four by the end of the weekend. Where they land exactly is a little harder to predict. More...

Weekend predictions: Half Brothers, All My Life unlikely to challenge Croods

December 4th, 2020

The Croods: A New Age

If 2020 has taught us anything it’s that nothing is certain in life. But one thing we can be fairly confident about this weekend is that The Croods: A New Age will remain top at the box office. Universal’s animated adventure does have some new competition. In fact, there are three new wide releases: Half Brothers (in 1,369 theaters), a re-release of Die Hard (1,172 theaters), and romantic drama All My Life. But those three films combined are unlikely to challenge Croods, and individually they are likely to be far behind it.

More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 1988 - $601,851   21 $28,660   $601,851 1
Jul 22, 1988 3 $7,105,514 +1,081% 1,276 $5,569   $10,147,587 2
Jul 29, 1988 4 $6,107,608 -14% 1,324 $4,613   $21,049,817 3
Aug 5, 1988 3 $5,738,404 -6% 1,338 $4,289   $29,417,206 4
Aug 12, 1988 3 $5,742,848 n/c 1,713 $3,353   $38,415,083 5
Aug 19, 1988 3 $4,523,326 -21% 1,629 $2,777   $46,026,261 6
Aug 26, 1988 4 $3,668,253 -19% 1,432 $2,562   $52,000,170 7
Sep 2, 1988 4 $4,766,648 +30% 1,461 $3,263   $58,456,957 8
Sep 9, 1988 4 $2,608,219 -45% 1,422 $1,834   $61,916,243 9
Sep 16, 1988 2 $2,544,486 -2% 1,371 $1,856   $65,388,311 10
Sep 23, 1988 3 $2,132,131 -16% 1,282 $1,663   $68,217,305 11
Sep 30, 1988 5 $2,015,246 -5% 1,213 $1,661   $70,751,623 12
Oct 7, 1988 6 $1,513,576 -25% 1,050 $1,442   $72,770,440 13
Oct 14, 1988 7 $1,062,121 -30% 968 $1,097   $74,138,586 14
Jan 27, 1989 34 $77,789   113 $688   $80,639,179 29
Dec 4, 2020 - $189,000   1,172 $161   $81,539,242 1,691
Dec 11, 2020 - $136,000 -28% 823 $165   $81,675,242 1,692
Dec 8, 2023 15 $934,421   1,355 $690   $84,778,514 1,848
Dec 15, 2023 - $339,103 -64% 1,355 $250   $85,588,543 1,849

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 4, 2020 - $62,000     1,172 $53   $81,412,242 11,831
Dec 5, 2020 - $83,000 +34%   1,172 $71   $81,495,242 11,832
Dec 6, 2020 - $44,000 -47%   1,172 $38   $81,539,242 11,833
Dec 11, 2020 - $49,000   -21% 823 $60   $81,588,242 11,838
Dec 12, 2020 - $53,000 +8% -36% 823 $64   $81,641,242 11,839
Dec 13, 2020 - $34,000 -36% -23% 823 $41   $81,675,242 11,840
Dec 8, 2023 15 $331,050     1,355 $244   $84,175,143 12,930
Dec 9, 2023 15 $354,023 +7%   1,355 $261   $84,529,166 12,931
Dec 10, 2023 15 $249,348 -30%   1,355 $184   $84,778,514 12,932
Dec 11, 2023 13 $112,898 -55%   1,355 $83   $84,891,412 12,933
Dec 12, 2023 - $153,606 +36%   1,355 $113   $85,045,018 12,934
Dec 13, 2023 - $126,510 -18%   1,355 $93   $85,171,528 12,935
Dec 14, 2023 - $77,912 -38%   1,355 $57   $85,249,440 12,936
Dec 15, 2023 - $113,194 +45% -66% 1,355 $84   $85,362,634 12,937
Dec 16, 2023 - $131,109 +16% -63% 1,355 $97   $85,493,743 12,938
Dec 17, 2023 - $94,800 -28% -62% 1,355 $70   $85,588,543 12,939
Dec 18, 2023 - $64,925 -32% -42% 1,355 $48   $85,653,468 12,940
Dec 19, 2023 - $82,406 +27% -46% 1,355 $61   $85,735,874 12,941
Dec 20, 2023 - $102,075 +24% -19% 1,355 $75   $85,837,949 12,942
Dec 21, 2023 - $54,597 -47% -30% 1,355 $40   $85,892,546 12,943

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 1988 0 $3,042,073   21 $144,861   $3,042,073 1
Jul 22, 1988 3 $11,900,136 +291% 1,276 $9,326   $14,942,209 2
Jul 29, 1988 4 $8,736,593 -27% 1,324 $6,599   $23,678,802 3
Aug 5, 1988 3 $8,993,433 +3% 1,338 $6,722   $32,672,235 4
Aug 12, 1988 3 $8,830,700 -2% 1,713 $5,155   $41,502,935 5
Aug 19, 1988 4 $6,828,982 -23% 1,629 $4,192   $48,331,917 6
Aug 26, 1988 5 $5,358,392 -22% 1,432 $3,742   $53,690,309 7
Sep 2, 1988 4 $5,617,715 +5% 1,461 $3,845   $59,308,024 8
Sep 9, 1988 4 $3,535,801 -37% 1,422 $2,486   $62,843,825 9
Sep 16, 1988 2 $3,241,349 -8% 1,371 $2,364   $66,085,174 10
Sep 23, 1988 3 $2,651,203 -18% 1,282 $2,068   $68,736,377 11
Sep 30, 1988 3 $2,520,487 -5% 1,213 $2,078   $71,256,864 12
Oct 7, 1988 6 $1,819,601 -28% 1,050 $1,733   $73,076,465 13
Dec 8, 2023 15 $1,405,347   1,355 $1,037   $85,249,440 1,848
Dec 15, 2023 19 $643,106 -54% 1,355 $475   $85,892,546 1,849

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/7/1988 $0 0 83 201 $436,963 1/4/2021
New Zealand 10/7/1988 $0 0 15 74 $12,867 1/4/2024
United Kingdom 12/5/2018 $110,439 190 260 776 $1,245,637 1/4/2024
 
Rest of World $56,063,637
 
International Total$57,759,104 1/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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