Movie Comparison: Die Hard 2 (1990) vs. Die Hard (1988)

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  Die Hard 2Die Hard
Domestic Release Date Jul 3, 1990Jul 15, 1988
Production Budget $70,000,000$28,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,50721
Maximum Theaters 2,5071,713
Theatrical Engagements 14,32622,318
Domestic Opening Weekend $21,744,661$601,851
Domestic Box Office $117,323,878$85,892,546
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$299,704,115$221,021,284
International Box Office $122,490,010$57,759,104
Worldwide Box Office $239,813,888$143,651,650
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  Die Hard 2Die Hard
Opening Weekend $21,744,661 /
$35,556,340
$601,851 /
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2nd Weekend $14,512,301 /
$66,620,620
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$10,147,587
3rd Weekend $10,019,244 /
$83,125,198
$6,107,608 /
$21,049,817
4th Weekend $5,953,068 /
$93,679,023
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$29,417,206
5th Weekend $4,816,830 /
$101,552,366
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6th Weekend $3,078,221 /
$107,109,666
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Opening Week $13,811,679 /
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2nd Week $32,369,940 /
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3rd Week $20,997,635 /
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4th Week $14,620,001 /
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Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.