Reception
The film exceeded all expectations by actually outdoing the massive box office success of the original. The film also received a reasonably positive critical reception; it garnered a 65% 'Fresh' rating, based on 46 film critic reviews, at the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert, while noting the substantial credibility problems with the plot, described the film as "terrific entertainment."
The film had a budget of US$70 million and had a wide release in 2,507 theaters, making $21.7 million its opening weekend. Die Hard 2 has domestically made $117.5 million and $239.5 million worldwide, almost doubling that of the first film.
Maxim magazine named the plane crash as #2 on its list of "Greatest Movie Plane Crashes".
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