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Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Die Hard 2: Die Harder
1990
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)

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Directed by

Starring

Bruce Willis · Bonnie Bedelia · William Atherton · Reginald VelJohnson · Franco Nero · William Sadler

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 3rd July 1990
Taiwan release date Taiwan release: 19th July 1990
Finland release date Finland release: 17th August 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th Aug '90
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 14

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Jul '90
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $21.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Aug, 1990
2
24 Aug, 1990
1
31 Aug, 1990
1
7 Sep, 1990
2
14 Sep, 1990
2
21 Sep, 1990
6
28 Sep, 1990
8
5 Oct, 1990
12
12 Oct, 1990
13
19 Oct, 1990
14
26 Oct, 1990
14

US box office

6 Jul, 1990
1
13 Jul, 1990
1
20 Jul, 1990
2
27 Jul, 1990
5
3 Aug, 1990
6
10 Aug, 1990
9
17 Aug, 1990
11
31 Aug, 1990
15
7 Sep, 1990
15

Global box office

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Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $117.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $240 Million

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News from around the web

Released globaly this week there are 16 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Devil Wears Prada 2 from the top of the global box office.

As well as movies released into cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • The Sheep Detectives
  • Mortal Kombat II
  • Hokum
  • Deep Water
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea
  • Fuze
  • Couture
  • Whistle
  • Nuremberg
  • Mother Mary

The Sheep Detectives

  • The movie is directed by Kyle Balda, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Kyle Balda also directed Minions: The Rise of Gru in 2022 which grossed $940.2 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
  • The film also stars Emma Thompson who's last movie was Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026).
  • They also appeared together in Missing Link in 2019.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kuwait / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Mortal Kombat II

  • The movie is directed by Simon McQuoid, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Simon McQuoid also directed Mortal Kombat in 2021 which grossed $96.8 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Karl Urban who also starred in Priest (2011).
  • The film also stars Ludi Lin who's last movie was Mortal Kombat (2021).
  • Simon McQuoid directed Ludi Lin in and Mortal Kombat
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine

Hokum

  • The movie is directed by Damian McCarthy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Damian McCarthy also directed Caveat in 2020.
  • It stars Adam Scott who also starred in Off the Lip (2004).
  • The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Bahrain / Chile / Czech Republic / Greece / Hungary / Kuwait / Lebanon / Oman / Qatar / Russia / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates

Deep Water

  • The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
  • Renny Harlin also directed Die Hard 2: Die Harder in 1990 which grossed $240 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in My All American (2015).
  • The film also stars Molly Belle Wright who's last movie was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Croatia / Greece / Japan / Montenegro / Netherlands / Slovenia / South Korea

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

  • The movie is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Yasuhito Kikuchi also directed That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond in 2022 which grossed $4.7 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Miho Okasaki who also starred in That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022).
  • The film also stars Mao Ichimichi who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
  • They also appeared together in That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond in 2022.
  • Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Miho Okasaki in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
  • Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Mao Ichimichi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Greece / Indonesia / Poland / Romania / Vietnam

Fuze

  • The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • David Mackenzie also directed Hallam Foe in 2007.
  • It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Tenet (2020).
  • The film also stars Theo James who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
  • David Mackenzie directed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in and Outlaw/King
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Colombia / France / Turkey / Venezuela

Couture

  • The movie is directed by Alice Winocour, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Alice Winocour also directed Proxima in 2020 which grossed $83.8 K globally.
  • It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Shark Tale (2004).
  • The film also stars Louis Garrel who's last movie was Arco (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Poland / Spain / Taiwan

Whistle

  • The movie is directed by Corin Hardy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Corin Hardy also directed The Hallow in 2015.
  • It stars Dafne Keen who also starred in Logan (2017).
  • The film also stars Sophie Nelisse who's last movie was The Kid Detective (2020).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Austria / Germany / Switzerland

Nuremberg

  • The movie is directed by James Vanderbilt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • James Vanderbilt also directed Truth in 2016 which grossed $5.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Heaven's Burning (1997).
  • The film also stars Michael Shannon who's last movie was The End (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Man of Steel in 2013.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Austria / Germany

Mother Mary

  • The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
  • David Lowery also directed St Nick in 2009.
  • It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
  • The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Indonesia / Thailand

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Deep Water - From Monday, 11th May
  • Mortal Kombat II - From Thursday, 14th May
  • The Sheep Detectives - From Thursday, 14th May
  • In the Grey - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Hokum - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Silent Friend - From Thursday, 14th May
  • A Man and a Woman - From Saturday, 16th May
  • The Magic Faraway Tree - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Mother Mary - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Animal Farm - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Saipan - From Thursday, 14th May
  • The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Diamanti - From Friday, 15th May
  • The Stranger - From Thursday, 14th May
  • The Smashing Machine - From Friday, 15th May
  • The Strangers: Chapter 3 - From Friday, 15th May
  • Pillion - From Thursday, 14th May
  • I Swear - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Father Mother Sister Brother - From Friday, 15th May
  • The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Friday, 15th May
  • Deaf - From Thursday, 14th May
  • The Christophers - From Friday, 15th May
  • Couture - From Friday, 15th May
  • Over Your Dead Body - From Thursday, 14th May
  • How to Make a Killing - From Friday, 15th May
  • You, Me & Tuscany - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Poetic License - From Friday, 15th May
  • Miroirs No 3 - From Friday, 15th May
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Normal - From Friday, 15th May
  • Palestine 36 - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Solo Mio - From Thursday, 14th May
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman - From Friday, 15th May

With the English box office still MIA and the UK box office relying on Scotland and Wales for a life line what movies were hitting the box office over the last 30 years?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding and directed by Paul Feig

Top total grossing and longest run: - Joker which had taken £56.1 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No. 1 movie: - Spectre which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £77.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Lady In The Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - The Martian which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson and directed by David Yates

Longest run: - The Social Network which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £19.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and directed by Mike Newell

Longest run: - Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £31.2 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No.1 movie: - What Lies Beneath which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

Highest debut: - Little Nicky directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £14.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No.1 movie: - To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - A Walk In The Clouds directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Batman Forever which had taken £21.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Darkman starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and directed by Sam Raimi

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Ghost which had taken £22.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £46.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Downton Abbey which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - Hotel Transylvania 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Chris J. Murray and Brit Shaw which entered the box office at number 3.

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £46.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity 2 starring David Bierend and Brian Boland and directed by Tod Williams

No. 1 and top total grossing: - The Other Guys which had taken £8 Million over 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 movie: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £16.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Nanny Mcphee directed by Kirk Jones and starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pride And Prejudice which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Katharine Towne and directed by Robert Zemeckis

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Snatch which had taken £12.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Nine Months starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore and directed by Chris Columbus

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £21.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Informer directed by Andrea Di Stefano and starring Ana de Armas and Rosamund Pike which entered the box office at number 10.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £71.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Straight Outta Compton starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and directed by F. Gary Gray

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 35 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £45.2 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Dennis Dugan

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £92.8 Million over 17 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was The Dukes Of Hazzard starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar

The film with the longest run was War Of The Worlds which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £33.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was X-Men which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Waterworld which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £17.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was White Hunter Black Heart directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Fahey which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £7.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Angel Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman and directed by Ric Roman Waugh

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 25 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £69.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Paper Towns starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne and directed by Jake Schreier

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 34 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £44.2 Million after 9 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was The Expendables starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham and directed by Sylvester Stallone

The film with the longest run was Inception which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 3 which had taken £61.7 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had been at the top for 4 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Bewitched directed by Nora Ephron and starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was War Of The Worlds which had taken £30.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was X-Men starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart and directed by Bryan Singer

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.1 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Die Hard With A Vengeance starring Bruce Willis and Jeremy Irons and directed by John McTiernan

The film with the longest run was The Brady Bunch Movie which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £16.6 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Wild At Heart directed by David Lynch and starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.2 Million over 13 weeks of release.