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Die Hard

 1988
 132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)
Die Hard
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John McTiernan

Starring

Bruce Willis · Bonnie Bedelia · Alan Rickman · Reginald VelJohnson · Paul Gleason · Devoreaux White

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
20th July 1988
United States release date United States release
15th July 1988
Canada release date Canada release
20th July 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 3rd Feb '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £523.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 17

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 19

Chart position history

UK box office

3 Feb, 1989
1
10 Feb, 1989
1
17 Feb, 1989
2
24 Feb, 1989
4
3 Mar, 1989
9
10 Mar, 1989
7
17 Mar, 1989
10
24 Mar, 1989
11
31 Mar, 1989
14
7 Apr, 1989
14
7 Dec, 2018
15
4 Dec, 2020
9
11 Dec, 2020
12
18 Dec, 2020
12
16 Dec, 2022
13
22 Dec, 2023
14
19 Dec, 2025
14

US box office

22 Jul, 1988
3
29 Jul, 1988
4
2 Sep, 1988
4
7 Oct, 1988
6
14 Oct, 1988
7
21 Oct, 1988
13
28 Oct, 1988
13
4 Dec, 2020
10
11 Dec, 2020
12
8 Dec, 2023
15

Global box office

15 Jul, 1988
2
22 Jul, 1988
1
29 Jul, 1988
1
5 Aug, 1988
1
12 Aug, 1988
1
19 Aug, 1988
1
26 Aug, 1988
1
2 Sep, 1988
1
9 Sep, 1988
1
16 Sep, 1988
1
23 Sep, 1988
1
30 Sep, 1988
1
7 Oct, 1988
1
14 Oct, 1988
1
21 Oct, 1988
1
3 Feb, 1989
1
10 Feb, 1989
1

Other movies in this series

Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Die Hard 4.0
A Good Day to Die Hard

Certificates

US
R

AA

13

B

20+

Not Rated

Tous publics

14

A

M/12

M

16

15

20

14

C

15+

15

18SG

15

16

16

12+

18

PG-12

12

VM14

K-18

16

12

16

16

18

16

SPG

13

PG13

18

15+

13+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $83.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $141.6 Million

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US total gross
$83,844,093
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1032
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Genres

Action

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