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Die Hard (1988)
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Die Hard Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 2.37M

Opening Weekend: 189K

Legs: 2.54

Overview: NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.


TMDB

7.8

IMDB

8.2

Metacritic

72

Letterboxd

4.05

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Dec 4, 2020$62,000+ 0.00%1172
Sat, Dec 5, 2020$83,000+ 33.87%1172
Sun, Dec 6, 2020$44,000 -46.99%1172
Fri, Dec 11, 2020$49,000+ 11.36%823
Sat, Dec 12, 2020$53,000+ 8.16%823
Sun, Dec 13, 2020$34,000 -35.85%823
Fri, Dec 8, 2023$331,050+ 873.68%1355
Sat, Dec 9, 2023$354,023+ 6.94%1355
Sun, Dec 10, 2023$249,348 -29.57%1355
Mon, Dec 11, 2023$112,898 -54.72%1355
Tue, Dec 12, 2023$153,606+ 36.06%1355
Wed, Dec 13, 2023$126,510 -17.64%1355
Thu, Dec 14, 2023$77,912 -38.41%1355
Fri, Dec 15, 2023$113,194+ 45.28%1355
Sat, Dec 16, 2023$131,109+ 15.83%1355
Sun, Dec 17, 2023$94,800 -27.69%1355
Mon, Dec 18, 2023$64,925 -31.51%1355
Tue, Dec 19, 2023$82,406+ 26.92%1355
Wed, Dec 20, 2023$102,075+ 23.87%1355
Thu, Dec 21, 2023$54,597 -46.51%1355
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Cast

NameCharacter
Bruce WillisJohn McClane
Alan RickmanHans Gruber
Alexander GodunovKarl
Bonnie BedeliaHolly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnsonAl Powell
Paul GleasonDwayne Robinson
De'voreaux WhiteArgyle
William AthertonRichard Thornburg
Hart BochnerHarry Ellis
James ShigetaJoseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Bruno DoyonFranco
Andreas WisniewskiTony
Clarence Gilyard Jr.Theo
Joey PlewaAlexander
Lorenzo CaccialanzaMarco
Dennis HaydenEddie
Al LeongUli
Gary RobertsHeinrich
Hans BuhringerFritz
Wilhelm von HomburgJames
Robert DaviBig Johnson
Grand L. BushLittle Johnson
Bill MarcusCity Engineer
Rick DucommunWalt
Matt LandersCaptain Mitchell
Carmine ZozzoraRivers
Dustyn TaylorGinny
George ChristyDr. Hasseldorf
Anthony PeckYoung Cop
Cheryl BakerWoman
Richard ParkerMan
David UrsinHarvey Johnson
Mary Ellen TrainorGail Wallens
Harri JamesPolice Supervisor
Shelley PogodaDispatcher
Selma ArcherdHostage
Scot BennettHostage
Rebecca BroussardHostage
Kate FinlaysonHostage
Shanna HigginsHostage
Kym MalinHostage
Taylor FryLucy McClane
Noah LandJohn McClane Jr.
Betty CarvalhoPaulina
Kip WaldoConvenience Store Clerk
Mark GoldsteinStation Manager
Tracy ReinerThornburg's Assistant
Rick CicettiGuard
Fred LernerGuard
Bill MargolinProducer
Bob JenningsCameraman
Bruce P. SchultzCameraman
David KatzSoundman
Robert LesserBusinessman
Stella HallStewardess
Terri Lynn DossGirl at Airport
Jon E. GreeneBoy at Airport
P. Randall BowersKissing Man
Michele LaybournGirl in Window
Charlie PicerniDwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)
Conrad HurttSWAT (uncredited)
Terry RaySWAT (uncredited)
Eric KayFireman (uncredited)
Gérard BonnKristoff

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $656.05K

Investor Share: $393.63K

Week 2: $1.19M

Investor Share: $653.12K

Week 3+: $529.91K

Investor Share: $264.96K

International

$57.76M (96.05%)

Investor Share: $20.22M

Costs

Budget: $28M


P&A: $28M

Breakdown

Gross: $60.13M


Net: $21.53M


Costs: $56M

Profit

Profit: $-34.47M (Loss)

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

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