Die Hard (20th Century Fox)
Opened 7/15/1988 | Theatrical • Wide (1,713 locations)
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.
Director & Top Cast
John McTiernan
Director
Bruce Willis
John McClane
Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber
Bonnie Bedelia
Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnson
Sgt. Al Powell
Paul Gleason
Dwayne T. Robinson
De’voreaux White
Argyle
William Atherton
Thornburg
Hart Bochner
Ellis
James Shigeta
Takagi
Alexander Godunov
Karl
Bruno Doyon
Franco
Andreas Wisniewski
Tony
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Theo
Joseph Plewa
Alexander
Lorenzo Caccialanza
Marco
Gérard Bonn
Kristoff
Dennis Hayden
Eddie
Al Leong
Uli
Box Office Results
Domestic
| Week 1 07/22-07/28 | Week 2 07/29-08/04 | Week 3 08/05-08/11 | Week 4 08/12-08/18 | Week 5 08/19-08/25 | Week 6 08/26-09/01 | Week 7-16 9/2-11/4 |
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| weekend | 601851 | 7105514 | 6107608 | 5738404 | 5742848 | 4523326 | 15588017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| cume | 3042073 | 14033127 | 23678802 | 32672235 | 41502935 | 48331917 | 76463030 | 53690309 | 76463030 | 59308024 | 76463030 | 62843825 | 76463030 | 66085174 | 76463030 | 68736377 | 76463030 | 71256864 | 76463030 | 73076465 | 76463030 | 74338812 | 76463030 | 75500800 | 76463030 | 76463030 |
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| Weekend | Weekly | Locations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Gross $ | % Chg. | Gross $ | % Chg. | # | Chg. | Per Theater Average |
| 1 | 7/22/1988-7/28/1988 | $601,851 | - | $3,042,073 | - | 21 | - | $144,861 |
| 2 | 7/29/1988-8/4/1988 | $7,105,514 | 1080.6 % | $10,991,054 | 261.3 % | 1,276 | 1,255 | $8,614 |
| 3 | 8/5/1988-8/11/1988 | $6,107,608 | -14 % | $9,645,675 | -12.2 % | 1,324 | 48 | $7,285 |
| 4 | 8/12/1988-8/18/1988 | $5,738,404 | -6 % | $8,993,433 | -6.8 % | 1,338 | 14 | $6,722 |
| 5 | 8/19/1988-8/25/1988 | $5,742,848 | 0.1 % | $8,830,700 | -1.8 % | 1,713 | 375 | $5,155 |
| 6 | 8/26/1988-9/1/1988 | $4,523,326 | -21.2 % | $6,828,982 | -22.7 % | 1,629 | -84 | $4,192 |
| 7 | 9/2/1988-9/8/1988 | $3,668,253 | -18.9 % | $5,358,392 | -21.5 % | 1,432 | -197 | $3,742 |
| 8 | 9/9/1988-9/15/1988 | $0 | -100 % | $5,617,715 | 4.8 % | -1,432 | - | |
| 9 | 9/16/1988-9/22/1988 | $2,608,219 | -100 % | $3,535,801 | -37.1 % | 1,422 | 1,422 | $2,486 |
| 10 | 9/23/1988-9/29/1988 | $2,544,486 | -2.4 % | $3,241,349 | -8.3 % | 1,371 | -51 | $2,364 |
| 11 | 9/30/1988-10/6/1988 | $2,132,131 | -16.2 % | $2,651,203 | -18.2 % | 1,282 | -89 | $2,068 |
| 12 | 10/7/1988-10/13/1988 | $2,015,246 | -5.5 % | $2,520,487 | -4.9 % | 1,213 | -69 | $2,078 |
| 13 | 10/14/1988-10/20/1988 | $0 | -100 % | $1,819,601 | -27.8 % | -1,213 | - | |
| 14 | 10/21/1988-10/27/1988 | $1,062,121 | -100 % | $1,262,347 | -30.6 % | 968 | 968 | $1,304 |
| 15 | 10/28/1988-11/3/1988 | $876,888 | -17.4 % | $1,161,988 | -8 % | 829 | -139 | $1,402 |
| 16 | 11/4/1988-11/10/1988 | $680,673 | -22.4 % | $962,230 | -17.2 % | 740 | -89 | $1,300 |
| Total | $76,463,030 | ||||||
Total Includes Full Week Grosses for Weeks 1-16
Worldwide
Box Office Results
| Domestic Total | International Total | Worldwide Total |
|---|---|---|
| $85,892,546 (59.8%) | $57,759,104 (40.2%) | $143,651,650 (100%) |
