A Good Day to Die Hard
When estranged NYPD detective John McClane flies to Moscow to rescue his imprisoned son amid a corrupt official’s plot to frame a whistleblower, he must outmaneuver ruthless henchmen and a deadly courthouse blast to expose the conspiracy before both their lives—and the truth—are silenced.
“Yippee ki-yay Mother Russia.”
Synopsis
John McClane, an iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil when he travels to Moscow to help his wayward son, Jack. Unaware that Jack is actually a highly-trained CIA operative, McClane becomes entangled in a mission to stop a nuclear weapons heist. As the Russian underworld closes in and a countdown to war begins, the two McClanes must overcome their opposing methods to become an unstoppable team of heroes.
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A crew of 290+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Dan ZimmermanShot by Jonathan SelaScored by Marco BeltramiDesigned by Daniel T DorranceSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Bojana NikitovicStunts by Kevin Abercrombie
Box Office
2013 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$304.7M
US & Canada: $67.3M — 22% of worldwide · International: $237.3M (78%)
Opening weekend: $8.2M — 12% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $8.2M — 12% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,553 theaters
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Versions & cuts
- Extended Cut· 101 min
Also known as
- Stirb langsam - Ein guter Tag zum Sterbende
- Stirb Langsam 5de
- Stirb langsam 5 - Ein guter Tag zum Sterbende
- Die Hard : Belle journée pour mourirfr
- Die Hard - Un buon giorno per morireit
- (Bulgarian)Умирай трудно: Денят настъпи
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesJan 30, 2013
- South KoreaFeb 6, 2013
- Hong Kong SAR ChinaFeb 7, 2013
- SingaporeFeb 7, 2013
- TaiwanFeb 8, 2013
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Cast & Crew
290 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bruce Willis
as John McClane
Jai Courtney
as Jack McClane
Sebastian Koch
as Komarov
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Lucy
Yuliya Snigir
as Irina Komarov
Yulia Snigir
as Irina
Radivoje Bukvic
as Alik
Cole Hauser
as Mike Collins
Sergey Kolesnikov
as Viktor Chagarin
Amaury Nolasco
as Murphy
Roman Luknar
as Anton
Zolee Doglegy Ganxsta
as MRAP Driver
Supporting cast
45Zolee Ganxsta
as MRAP Driver
Peter Takatsy
as Prosecutor
Pasha D Lychnikoff
as Cabbie
Megalyn Echikunwoke
as Pretty Reporter
Melissa Tang
as Lucas
Rico Simonini
as Colonel
Catherine Kresge
as Neiderbrook
April Grace
as Sue Easton
Cooper Thornton
as S2
Jan Gallovic
as Chagarin's Advisor
Peter Kertesz
as Judge
Patrik Vrbovsky
as Handgun Manager
Zhe Josie Lin
as Handgun Manager's Assistant
Ferenc Elek
as Unimog Driver
Zhe Lin
as Handgun Manager's Assistant
Janos Finfera
as Chagarin's Security Man
Boris Vodokov
as Chagarin's Assassin
Alekszandr Komarov
as MI-26 Co-Pilot
Ivan Fenyo
as MI-26 Navigator
Edit Balazsovits
as Masseuse
Nadejda Savcova
as Russian Model
Anastassija Makarenko
as Russian Model
Scott Michael Campbell
as Campbell
Aldis Hodge
as Foxy
Joe Massingill
as Pac-Man
Jesse Burch
as Smoker
Justin Smith
as Meyers
Martin Mako Hindy
as Mako
Attila Arpa
as Alik's Soldier
Sergej Onopko
as Alik's Soldier
Ivan Orsanyi
as Alik's Soldier
Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan
as Alik's Soldier
Laszlo Keszeg
as Alik's Soldier
Ivan Kamaras
as G-Wagon Driver
Zsolt Viczei
as Laundry Worker
Mike Dopud
as Det. Sgt. Wexler (uncredited)
Sasha Kerbel
as Russian Model
Nikolett Barabas
as Anna Peterova (uncredited)
Andras Abel
as Construction Worker
Sasha Aleksandra Kerbel Callas
as Russian Model (uncredited)
Chris Majors
as Embassy Official (uncredited)
Ted Cross
as CIA Agent
Norbert Novenyi
as Russian Mafia Member
Sophie Raworth
as Sophie Raworth
Anne Vyalitsyna
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
13Alex Young
Producer
Andrew G Vajna
the producers wish to thank (as Andy Vajna)
Christine Dougherty
digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
David Willis
co-producer
Jason Keller
executive producer
Marco Beltrami
score producer
Marisa Clayton
digital intermediate producer
Mark Cotone
associate producer
Peter Veverka
co-producer
Skip Woods
executive producer
Stephen J Eads
co-producer (as Stephen James Eads)
Tom Karnowski
executive producer
Wyck Godfrey
Producer
Other crew
225John Attwell
a' camera operator: second unit
Gergely Apjok
accounting clerk
Ben Broadbridge
action vehicle technician
Kevin Abercrombie
additional stunt coordinator / stunts
Elena Nikitina Bick
additional voice (as Elena Caruso)
Anastasia Baranova
additional voices
Steve Alterman
additional voices
Derek Casari
adr engineer
David Betancourt
adr mixer
Michael Ark
adr voice artist (as Misha Bugaev)
Radivoje Bukvic
Alik
Daniel Blacker
animator (as Dan Blacker)
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