Die Hard with a Vengeance act. And Jeremy Irons' villain isn't fit to tie Alan Rickman's shoelaces." In the "Crime Time Filmbook", which archives various UK film reviews, the film was given a 5/5 star review citing it as "...simply the best Action film of the decade, leaving imitators like "Bad Boys", "Executive Decision", "The Rock" and "Chain Reaction" in varying depths of shadow. "Die Hard with a Vengeance" was released on Laserdisc on January 17, 1996, on VHS on May 14, 1996, and on DVD on March 9, 1999. A special edition was released on DVD on July 10, 2001 and then re-released in
Die Hard 2 a wide release in 2,507 theaters, making $21.7 million on its opening weekend. "Die Hard 2" has domestically made $117.5 million and $239.5 million worldwide making it one of the most profitable Christmas films, almost doubling that of "Die Hard". On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It lacks the fresh thrills of its predecessor, but "Die Hard 2" still works as an over-the-top – and reasonably taut – big-budget sequel, with plenty of set pieces to paper over the plot