Die Hard 2 (1990)

Die Hard 2 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $117,323,878Details
International Box Office $122,490,010Details
Worldwide Box Office $239,813,888
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,744,661 (18.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,507 opening theaters/2,507 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $299,704,115

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 3rd, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
February 13th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
International Releases: August 17th, 1990 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 19th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
December 21st, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 16th, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 124 minutes
Franchise: Die Hard
Comparisons: vs. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
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Keywords: Terrorism
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, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 57 $21,744,661 Jul 6, 1990 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $58,226,222 Jul 6, 1990 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 32 $21,744,661 Jul 6, 1990 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $58,226,222 Jul 6, 1990 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 1990 1 $21,744,661   2,507 $8,674   $35,556,340 1
Jul 13, 1990 1 $14,512,301 -33% 2,507 $5,789   $66,620,620 2
Jul 20, 1990 2 $10,019,244 -31% 2,325 $4,309   $83,125,198 3
Jul 27, 1990 5 $5,953,068 -41% 2,116 $2,813   $93,679,023 4
Aug 3, 1990 6 $4,816,830 -19% 1,946 $2,475   $101,552,366 5
Aug 10, 1990 9 $3,078,221 -36% 1,691 $1,820   $107,109,666 6
Aug 17, 1990 11 $2,149,899 -30% 1,234 $1,742   $110,857,083 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1990 1 $3,692,833   2,507 $1,473   $3,692,833  
Jul 4, 1990 1 $5,926,700 +60% 2,507 $2,364   $9,619,533 1
Jul 5, 1990 1 $4,192,146 -29% 2,507 $1,672   $13,811,679 2

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 1990 3 $13,811,679   2,507 $5,509   $13,811,679 1
Jul 6, 1990 1 $32,369,940 +134% 2,507 $12,912   $52,108,319 2
Jul 13, 1990 1 $20,997,635 -35% 2,433 $8,630   $73,105,954 3
Jul 20, 1990 2 $14,620,001 -30% 2,325 $6,288   $87,725,955 4
Jul 27, 1990 5 $9,009,581 -38% 2,116 $4,258   $96,735,536 5
Aug 3, 1990 6 $7,295,909 -19% 1,946 $3,749   $104,031,445 6
Aug 10, 1990 9 $4,675,739 -36% 1,691 $2,765   $108,707,184 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/19/2020 $87 1 5 9 $1,685 12/29/2020
New Zealand 8/17/1990 $0 0 4 8 $679 1/4/2024
 
Rest of World $122,487,646
 
International Total$122,490,010 1/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Bruce Willis John McClane

Supporting Cast

Bonnie Bedelia Holly Gennaro McClane
William Atherton Richard 'Dick' Thornburg, Reporter WWTW-TV News
Reginald VelJohnson Sgt. Al Powell
Franco Nero Gen. Ramon Esperanza
William Sadler Col. Stuart
John Amos Maj. Grant
Dennis Franz Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
Art Evans Leslie Barnes
Fred Dalton Thompson Trudeau
Tom Bower Marvin
Sheila McCarthy Samantha Copeland
Don Harvey Garber
Tony Ganios Baker
Peter Nelson Thompson
Robert Patrick O'Reilly (Terrorist)
Michael Cunningham Sheldon
John Leguizamo Burke (Terrorist)
Tom Verica Kahn
John Costelloe Cochrane
Vondie Curtis-Hall Miller
Mark Boone Jr. Shockley
Ken Baldwin Mulkey
Danny Weselis Blue Light Team Member
Jeff Langton Blue Light Team Member
Gregg Kovan Blue Light Team Member
Danial Donai Blue Light Team Member
Don Charles McGovern Blue Light Team Member
Bob "Rocky" Cheli* Blue Light Team Member
Vincent Mazzella, Jr. Blue Light Team Member
Dale Jacoby Blue Light Team Member
Pat O'Neal Corporal Telford
Jason Ross-Azikiwe Sergeant
Ben Lemon Sergeant
Karla Tamburrelli Stewardess
Anthony Droz Sergeant
Michael Francis Clarke Pilot
Steve Pershing Co-Pilot
Tom Everett Navigator
Sherry Bilsing Stewardess
Jeanne Bates Older Woman
Colm Meaney Pilot, Windsor Plane
Steffen Gregory Foster Co-Pilot
James Lancaster Navigator
Amanda Hillwood Stewardess
Felicity Waterman Stewardess
Alan Berger Passenger
Vance Valencia Pilot, Foreign Military Plane
Gilbert Garcia Co-Pilot
Julian Reyes Young Corporal
Richard Domeier Cameraman, WNTW
David Katz Soundman, WNTW
Robert Lipton Chopper Pilot, WNTW
Robert Steinberg Victor, WZDC
Paul Abascal Director, WZDC
John Rubinow Producer, WZDC
Bob Braun Newscaster, WZDC
Dominique Jennings Newscaster, WZDC
Carol Barbee Newscaster, WZDC
Jerry E. Parrott Engineer
Martin Lowery Engineer
Robert Sacchi Engineer
Dick McGarvin Engineer
Edward Gero Engineer
Stafford Morgan Engineer
Robert J. Bennett Engineer
Nick Angotti Engineer
Jim Hudson Engineer
Tom Finnegan Engineer
Thomas Tofel Engineer
Earl Bullock Engineer
Wynn Irwin Engineer
Rande Scott Engineer
Ken Smolka Engineer
Robert Costanzo Vito Lorenzo
Lauren Letherer Ren-a-car Girl
Connie Lillo-Thieman Information Booth Girl
Ed DeFusco Morgue Worker
Charles Lanyer Justice Man
Bill Smillie Custodian
Dwayne Hargray Luggage Worker
John Cade Lobby Cop
Paul Bollen Airport Cop
Joseph Michael Roth Airport Cop
David Willis, Sr. Tow Truck Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin Director
Lawrence Gordon Producer
Joel Silver Producer
Charles Gordon Producer
Walter Wager Story Creator
Doug Richardson Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza Screenwriter
Steve Perry Co-Producer
Lloyd Levin Executive Producer
Michael Levy Executive Producer
Oliver Wood Director of Photography
John Vallone Production Designer
Stuart Baird Editor
Robert Ferretti Editor
Marilyn Vance-Straker* Costume Designer
Michael Kamen Composer
Suzanne Todd Associate Producer
James Herbert Line Producer
Terry Miller Assistant Director
Charles Picerni Second Unit Director
James Herbert Production Manager
Christian Wagener Art Director
Robert Gould Set Decorator
Frank Holgate Second Unit Camera
Michael J. McAlister Visual Effects Supervisor
Barbara Siebert-Bolticoff Costume Supervisor
Barry Delaney Costume Supervisor
Tim Cooney Sound Mixer
Sergio Reyes Re-recording Mixer
Kevin F. Cleary Re-recording Mixer
Richard Overton Re-recording Mixer
Michael Jiron Re-recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Robert Murray Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman Sound Editor
David M. Horton Sound Editor
Walter Newman Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan Sound Editor
Jayme S. Parker Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey Sound Editor
Christopher Brooks Music Editor
Scott H. Eddo Make up
Paul Abascal Hairstylist
Thomas R. Burman Special Make-up Effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman Special Make-up Effects
Roderick Thorp Character Creator
Jackie Burch Casting Director
Charles Picerni Stunt Coordinator

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,744,661 (18.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,507 opening theaters/2,507 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $299,704,115

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.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Google Play:Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 3rd, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
February 13th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
International Releases: August 17th, 1990 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 19th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
December 21st, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 16th, 2008 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 124 minutes
Franchise: Die Hard
Comparisons: vs. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Terrorism
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, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 57 $21,744,661 Jul 6, 1990 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $58,226,222 Jul 6, 1990 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 32 $21,744,661 Jul 6, 1990 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $58,226,222 Jul 6, 1990 5

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis John McClane

Supporting Cast

Bonnie Bedelia Holly Gennaro McClane
William Atherton Richard 'Dick' Thornburg, Reporter WWTW-TV News
Reginald VelJohnson Sgt. Al Powell
Franco Nero Gen. Ramon Esperanza
William Sadler Col. Stuart
John Amos Maj. Grant
Dennis Franz Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
Art Evans Leslie Barnes
Fred Dalton Thompson Trudeau
Tom Bower Marvin
Sheila McCarthy Samantha Copeland
Don Harvey Garber
Tony Ganios Baker
Peter Nelson Thompson
Robert Patrick O'Reilly (Terrorist)
Michael Cunningham Sheldon
John Leguizamo Burke (Terrorist)
Tom Verica Kahn
John Costelloe Cochrane
Vondie Curtis-Hall Miller
Mark Boone Jr. Shockley
Ken Baldwin Mulkey
Danny Weselis Blue Light Team Member
Jeff Langton Blue Light Team Member
Gregg Kovan Blue Light Team Member
Danial Donai Blue Light Team Member
Don Charles McGovern Blue Light Team Member
Bob "Rocky" Cheli* Blue Light Team Member
Vincent Mazzella, Jr. Blue Light Team Member
Dale Jacoby Blue Light Team Member
Pat O'Neal Corporal Telford
Jason Ross-Azikiwe Sergeant
Ben Lemon Sergeant
Karla Tamburrelli Stewardess
Anthony Droz Sergeant
Michael Francis Clarke Pilot
Steve Pershing Co-Pilot
Tom Everett Navigator
Sherry Bilsing Stewardess
Jeanne Bates Older Woman
Colm Meaney Pilot, Windsor Plane
Steffen Gregory Foster Co-Pilot
James Lancaster Navigator
Amanda Hillwood Stewardess
Felicity Waterman Stewardess
Alan Berger Passenger
Vance Valencia Pilot, Foreign Military Plane
Gilbert Garcia Co-Pilot
Julian Reyes Young Corporal
Richard Domeier Cameraman, WNTW
David Katz Soundman, WNTW
Robert Lipton Chopper Pilot, WNTW
Robert Steinberg Victor, WZDC
Paul Abascal Director, WZDC
John Rubinow Producer, WZDC
Bob Braun Newscaster, WZDC
Dominique Jennings Newscaster, WZDC
Carol Barbee Newscaster, WZDC
Jerry E. Parrott Engineer
Martin Lowery Engineer
Robert Sacchi Engineer
Dick McGarvin Engineer
Edward Gero Engineer
Stafford Morgan Engineer
Robert J. Bennett Engineer
Nick Angotti Engineer
Jim Hudson Engineer
Tom Finnegan Engineer
Thomas Tofel Engineer
Earl Bullock Engineer
Wynn Irwin Engineer
Rande Scott Engineer
Ken Smolka Engineer
Robert Costanzo Vito Lorenzo
Lauren Letherer Ren-a-car Girl
Connie Lillo-Thieman Information Booth Girl
Ed DeFusco Morgue Worker
Charles Lanyer Justice Man
Bill Smillie Custodian
Dwayne Hargray Luggage Worker
John Cade Lobby Cop
Paul Bollen Airport Cop
Joseph Michael Roth Airport Cop
David Willis, Sr. Tow Truck Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin Director
Lawrence Gordon Producer
Joel Silver Producer
Charles Gordon Producer
Walter Wager Story Creator
Doug Richardson Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza Screenwriter
Steve Perry Co-Producer
Lloyd Levin Executive Producer
Michael Levy Executive Producer
Oliver Wood Director of Photography
John Vallone Production Designer
Stuart Baird Editor
Robert Ferretti Editor
Marilyn Vance-Straker* Costume Designer
Michael Kamen Composer
Suzanne Todd Associate Producer
James Herbert Line Producer
Terry Miller Assistant Director
Charles Picerni Second Unit Director
James Herbert Production Manager
Christian Wagener Art Director
Robert Gould Set Decorator
Frank Holgate Second Unit Camera
Michael J. McAlister Visual Effects Supervisor
Barbara Siebert-Bolticoff Costume Supervisor
Barry Delaney Costume Supervisor
Tim Cooney Sound Mixer
Sergio Reyes Re-recording Mixer
Kevin F. Cleary Re-recording Mixer
Richard Overton Re-recording Mixer
Michael Jiron Re-recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Robert Murray Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman Sound Editor
David M. Horton Sound Editor
Walter Newman Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan Sound Editor
Jayme S. Parker Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey Sound Editor
Christopher Brooks Music Editor
Scott H. Eddo Make up
Paul Abascal Hairstylist
Thomas R. Burman Special Make-up Effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman Special Make-up Effects
Roderick Thorp Character Creator
Jackie Burch Casting Director
Charles Picerni Stunt Coordinator

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 1990 1 $21,744,661   2,507 $8,674   $35,556,340 1
Jul 13, 1990 1 $14,512,301 -33% 2,507 $5,789   $66,620,620 2
Jul 20, 1990 2 $10,019,244 -31% 2,325 $4,309   $83,125,198 3
Jul 27, 1990 5 $5,953,068 -41% 2,116 $2,813   $93,679,023 4
Aug 3, 1990 6 $4,816,830 -19% 1,946 $2,475   $101,552,366 5
Aug 10, 1990 9 $3,078,221 -36% 1,691 $1,820   $107,109,666 6
Aug 17, 1990 11 $2,149,899 -30% 1,234 $1,742   $110,857,083 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1990 1 $3,692,833   2,507 $1,473   $3,692,833  
Jul 4, 1990 1 $5,926,700 +60% 2,507 $2,364   $9,619,533 1
Jul 5, 1990 1 $4,192,146 -29% 2,507 $1,672   $13,811,679 2

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 1990 3 $13,811,679   2,507 $5,509   $13,811,679 1
Jul 6, 1990 1 $32,369,940 +134% 2,507 $12,912   $52,108,319 2
Jul 13, 1990 1 $20,997,635 -35% 2,433 $8,630   $73,105,954 3
Jul 20, 1990 2 $14,620,001 -30% 2,325 $6,288   $87,725,955 4
Jul 27, 1990 5 $9,009,581 -38% 2,116 $4,258   $96,735,536 5
Aug 3, 1990 6 $7,295,909 -19% 1,946 $3,749   $104,031,445 6
Aug 10, 1990 9 $4,675,739 -36% 1,691 $2,765   $108,707,184 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/19/2020 $87 1 5 9 $1,685 12/29/2020
New Zealand 8/17/1990 $0 0 4 8 $679 1/4/2024
 
Rest of World $122,487,646
 
International Total$122,490,010 1/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records