SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
1990 · Renny Harlin · Charles Gordon | Lawrence Gordon | Joel Silver · 2 hr 4 min
John McClane must race against time to save hundreds of lives (including his wife's) when a group of terrorists take control of Washington Dulles Airport's systems, and threaten to crash several planes if their demands are not met.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Willis | 1990 | $7,500,000He reportedly nabbed $7.5 million for Die Hard 2 (which grossed $240 million or so at the box office)source | $18,471,691 | (rep) |
| Bonnie Bedelia | 1990 | $750,000 | $1,847,169 | (est) |
| William Atherton | 1990 | $400,000 | $985,157 | (est) |
| Reginald VelJohnson | 1990 | $531,363 | $1,308,690 | (est) |
| Franco Nero | 1990 | $579,325 | $1,426,815 | (est) |
| William Sadler | 1990 | $406,338 | $1,000,767 | (est) |
| John Amos | 1990 | $299,396 | $737,380 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $117,540,947 | $289,490,672 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $67 | $165 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1990 | $117,545,298 | $282,126,702 |
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $58,770,499 (est) | $144,745,399 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $18,206,142 | $44,839,764 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $7,328,457 | 1990 | $7,328,457 | $18,049,199 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $29,730,237 (est) | $73,222,366 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $114,035,335 | $280,856,727 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1990 | $70,000,000 | $168,010,712 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: Shooting The Works Lights! Camera! Money! - Time MagazineURL: https://time.com/archive/6714922/shooting-the-works-lights-camera-money/CHART: NOT AVAILABLE. CREDIT: TIME Chart by Steve Hart. CAPTION: DIE HARD 2. IT'S PRICIER THE SECOND TIME AROUND. Die Hard 1988 Die Hard 2 1990. TOTAL $30 mil. $60 mil. Bruce Willis $5 mil $7.8 mil. Screenplay $300,000 $800,000. Production $20 mil. $40 mil. Plus. Marketing and. Advertising $20 mil. $23mil. | 1990 | $23,000,000 | $56,646,519 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $1,001,252 (est) | $2,465,976 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $2,622,813 (est) | $6,459,705 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1990 | $8,400,000 (est) | $20,688,294 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1990 | $105,024,065 | $254,271,205 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1990 | $9,011,270 | $26,585,522 |
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