Beverly Hills Cop II Outgrossed Die Hard and Lethal Weapon Combined in 1988
BothDie HardandLethal Weaponare regarded as landmarks of the action genre, yet their shared box office couldn’t match that of the action-comedy sequelBeverly Hills CopII. The 1980s saw the rise of the action genre with stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, and Mel Gibson. The latter two are now synonymous with theDie HardandLethal Weaponfranchises. In 1988,Bruce Willis’s everyman charm as John McClane inDie Hardcontrasted with the invincible action heroes of the era....