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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

Not Rated

15+

15

M

B

PG13

K-18

SPG

14

18SG

14

16

18

PG-12

13

12

16

M/12

13+

15+

C

18

12

VM14

15

A

18

16

20

16

15

16

12+

16

Tous publics

16

20+

13

AA

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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This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
3 Feb 1989
1N
£523,488
£523,488
10 Feb 1989
1▲▼
£461,744
£1,123,755
17 Feb 1989
2▼
£480,872
£1,796,976
24 Feb 1989
4▼
£240,436
£2,109,543
3 Mar 1989
9▼
£92,475
£2,229,761
10 Mar 1989
7▲
£61,650
£2,319,154
17 Mar 1989
10▼
£41,100
£2,378,749
24 Mar 1989
11▼
£27,400
£2,414,369
31 Mar 1989
14▼
£10,538
£2,429,122
7 Apr 1989
14▲▼
£4,053
£2,434,594
7 Dec 2018
15▼
£86,628
£86,628
4 Dec 2020
9▲
£16,980
£317,823
11 Dec 2020
12▼
£22,884
£354,534
18 Dec 2020
12▲▼
£14,713
£384,735
16 Dec 2022
13▼
£32,428
£637,145
22 Dec 2023
14▼
£110,783
£978,299
19 Dec 2025
14▲▼
£79,547
£1,412,970
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 13

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Jul 1988
16▼
$601,851
$601,851
22 Jul 1988
3▲
$7,105,514
$10,147,587
29 Jul 1988
4▼
$6,107,608
$20,140,735
2 Sep 1988
4▲▼
$4,766,648
$58,456,957
7 Oct 1988
6▼
$1,513,576
$72,770,440
14 Oct 1988
7▼
$1,062,121
$74,138,586
21 Oct 1988
13▼
$876,888
$75,215,700
28 Oct 1988
13▲▼
$680,673
$76,181,473
9 Nov 2018
26▼
$321,704
$321,704
4 Dec 2020
10▲
$189,000
$189,000
11 Dec 2020
12▼
$136,000
$325,000
8 Dec 2023
15▼
$934,421
$934,421
15 Dec 2023
19▼
$339,103
$1,744,450
Global Box Office Info

Weeks on Global box office: 19

Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Jul 1988
2▲
£601,851
£601,851
22 Jul 1988
1▲
£7,105,514
£10,147,587
29 Jul 1988
1▲▼
£6,107,608
£20,140,735
5 Aug 1988
1▲▼
£5,738,404
£29,417,206
12 Aug 1988
1▲▼
£5,742,848
£38,415,083
19 Aug 1988
1▲▼
£4,523,326
£46,026,261
26 Aug 1988
1▲▼
£3,708,253
£52,000,170
2 Sep 1988
1▲▼
£4,786,648
£59,456,957
9 Sep 1988
1▲▼
£2,608,219
£63,916,243
16 Sep 1988
1▲▼
£2,544,486
£68,388,400
23 Sep 1988
1▲▼
£2,632,131
£73,217,305
30 Sep 1988
1▲▼
£3,315,246
£78,951,700
7 Oct 1988
1▲▼
£2,813,576
£83,770,500
14 Oct 1988
1▲▼
£1,862,121
£86,538,586
21 Oct 1988
1▲▼
£1,116,888
£88,216,000
3 Feb 1989
1▲▼
£1,067,708
£92,350,000
10 Feb 1989
1▲▼
£988,795
£94,339,000
4 Dec 2020
22▼
£189,000
£141,749,933
11 Dec 2020
25▼
£177,075
£141,960,000