Editing Die Hard (section)

==Post-release==
===Home media===
''Die Hard'' was released on [[Video Home System]] (VHS) cassette in January 1989.<ref name="NYTimesVHS"/> It was a popular rental, debuting as the third-most rented film on the early February rental charts, rising to number one the following week.<ref name="LATimesSixWeeks"/><ref name="LATIMESVHSWeek1"/><ref name="LATIMESVHSWeek2"/><ref name="NYTimesRental"/> It spent six of its first seven weeks in release at number one until it was replaced by ''A Fish Called Wanda'' at the end of March.<ref name="LATimesSixWeeks"/><ref name="LATimesWanda"/> By 1997, it was estimated to have earned $36{{nbsp}}million from rentals.<ref name="VarietyRentals"/>

''Die Hard'' was released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] in 1999 as part of a collection with its sequels ''[[Die Hard&nbsp;2]]'' (1990) and ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' (1995).<ref name="HomeMediaChicago"/><ref name="HomeMedianNYTimes"/> It was released separately as a special edition DVD in 2001, including commentary by McTiernan, De Govia, and Edlund, and deleted scenes, trailers and behind-the-scenes images.<ref name="HomeMediaIGN"/><ref name="HomeMediaBBC"/> It was released on [[Blu-ray]] in 2007.<ref name="HomeMediaengaget"/> ''Die Hard: The Nakatomi Plaza Collection'' was released in 2015, collecting all five ''Die Hard'' films on Blu-ray in a container shaped like Nakatomi Plaza.<ref name="HomeMediaEbert"/> For its 30th anniversary in 2018, a remastered [[4K resolution]] version was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]]; the set also includes a standard Blu-ray and digital download. A limited-edition [[SteelBook]] case version was also released.<ref name="HomeMediaSound"/>

===Other media===
{{see also|Die Hard (film series)#Video games|l1=Die Hard ''video games''}}
''Die Hard'' merchandise includes clothing, [[Funko Pop]]s, coloring and activity books, crockery, [[Christmas jumper]]s and ornaments, and an illustrated Christmas book retelling the film.<ref name="ScreenRantMerch"/> A third-person shooter video game, ''[[Die Hard (video game)|Die Hard]]'', was released in 1989 for the [[Commodore 64]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. Different top-down shooter versions were released for the [[TurboGrafx-16]] and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES). The TurboGrafx-16 edition begins with McClane fighting terrorists in a jungle; the NES version offers a "foot meter" that slows McClane's movements after he repeatedly steps on shattered glass.<ref name="VideoGameRevolut"/><ref name="VideoGameHardCore"/>

''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]'' (1996), a popular game for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], adapted the first three ''Die Hard'' films.<ref name="VideoGameVice"/><ref name="VideoGameEuro"/> In 1997, the Japanese [[arcade game]] ''Dynamite Deka'' was redesigned and released in western territories as ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]''. Players choose either McClane or secondary character Chris Thompsen to battle through Nakatomi Plaza, defeat terrorists led by White Fang, and rescue the President's daughter.<ref name="VideoGameRevolut"/><ref name="VideoGameVB"/> Two first-person shooters were released in 2002: ''[[Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza]]'', which recreates the events of ''Die Hard'', and ''[[Die Hard: Vendetta]]'', which serves as a narrative sequel to the film, pitting McClane against Gruber's son Piet.<ref name="VideoGameRevolut"/><ref name="VideoGameVice"/><ref name="VideoGameVB"/>

''Die Hard: The Ultimate Visual History''—a book chronicling the development of the ''Die Hard'' film series—was released in 2018 to coincide with the film's 30th anniversary.<ref name="MerchBook"/> A board game based on the film was released in 2019. Developed by [[USAopoly]], ''Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist'' casts up to four players as McClane, Gruber, and his terrorists, each vying to complete their opposing tasks.<ref name="BoardGamePolygon"/><ref name="BoardGameAVClub"/>