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, 2020APAC, Domestic$83,008,852$14,188$83,067,589
30th Anniversary ReleaseNovember 11-December 7, 2018EMEA, Domestic$510,241$773,986$1,284,227
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
1993 Re-releaseEMEA, APAC$387,864$405,269
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$5,806$14,019

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$85,892,546993
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$14,377,437739
Australia5$2,372,6501,764
South Korea$2,048,1901,734
Taiwan$1,644,032484
Hong Kong$1,384,738760
Singapore$532,708935
Malaysia$442,4291,038
Philippines$364,538965
Thailand$250,6381,457
New Zealand4$140,7732,650
India$93,0241,684
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$5,244,9351,580
Germany$5,173,1221,218
Spain$4,183,0641,128
Sweden$3,591,228255
France$2,862,0152,396
Netherlands$1,422,7471,180
Belgium$1,175,938796
Denmark$1,014,489698
Finland$929,767493
Italy$846,6772,907
S/E/W Africa$833,83118
Israel$604,006592
Norway$541,8841,237
Switzerland$424,608943
Portugal$333,6371,365
Austria$272,6461,897
Greece and Cyprus$123,90044
Romania$93,6731,439
Egypt$40,2331,090
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,445,2511,350
Mexico$1,418,1361,912
Puerto Rico$318,644129
Central America$309,155165
Colombia$298,9671,234
Venezuela$205,0921,270
Argentina$158,9142,157
Peru$107,6341,666
Chile$85,9941,604
Uruguay$27,7751,414
Bolivia$19,9851,447
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.