John McClane vs Jason Bourne

john mcclane 222222So with Jason Bourne hitting cinemas….that now means there have been 5 Die Hard movies and 5 Bourne movies.  Which seems to be a perfect time to compare these highly successful franchises in a John McClane vs Jason Bourne head to head matchup.

So in this corner we have Detective John McClane.  John McClane made his first screen appearance in 1988’s Die Hard.  The success of Die Hard turned Bruce Willis into a superstar.  Die Hard is considered by many to be the best action film of all-time…as well as being one of the best Christmas movies of all-time.   When looking at adjusted worldwide box office…the 5 Die Hard movies have grossed over $2.26 Billion.  John McClane might be back in theaters in 2017.  He is either going to Japan or he will get his own origin story…..details are a little sketchy.

jason-bourne-story_647_042216115508In this corner we have Jason Bourne.  Jason Bourne is a super spy created by author Robert Ludlum.  Jason Bourne made his first screen appearance in 2002’s The Bourne Identity.  The Bourne movies were Matt Damon’s first stand alone box office hits.  After a nearly 10 year absence he returns to the Bourne universe in this summer’s Jason Bourne. When looking at adjusted worldwide box office…the 5 Bourne movies have grossed over $2.13 Billion.

There are two tables of information here.  The first table looks at the 10 McClane/Bourne movies.  Movies are ranked in 6 different categories.  The second table compares the McClane and Bourne in a head to head matchup….to determine who is better statistically.

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John McClane Movies vs Jason Bourne Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort McClane/Bourne movies by the stars of the movie
  • Sort McClane/Bourne movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
  • Sort McClane/Bourne movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
  • Sort McClane/Boure movies by yearly worldwide box office rank
  • Sort Star Trek movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Star Trekmovie received.
  • Sort Star Trek movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • The default ranking setting is worldwide box office….if you sort by critic/audience rating…Die Hard will go from the bottom to the top of the rankings.
RankMovie (Year)UMR CoStar LinksAdjusted B.O. Domestic (mil)Adjusted WorldWide Box Office (mils)Worldwide Box Office Rank by YearCritic Audience RatingOscar Nom / WinUMR Score
Die Hard: with a Vengeance (1995)Bruce Willis & Samuel L. Jackson$193.80$709.801st of 199562.00%00 / 0059.21
Jason Bourne (2016) *** Based on Long Range ForecastsMatt Damon$195.00$600.0011th of 201669.00%00 / 0062.68
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)Matt Damon$278.70$542.9010th of 200787.50%03 / 0375.12
Die Hard 2 (1990)Bruce Willis$234.20$478.907th of 199067.00%00 / 0062.49
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)Bruce Willis & Kevin Smith$164.80$470.4011th of 200778.50%00 / 0062.11
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)Matt Damon$239.20$392.0019th of 200478.50%00 / 0067.89
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)Bruce Willis$69.80$315.3024th of 201342.50%00 / 0031.44
The Bourne Identity (2002)Matt Damon$176.80$311.0012th of 200280.50%00 / 0064.86
The Bourne Legacy (2012)Edward Norton$119.90$292.5028th of 201264.00%00 / 0049.06
Die Hard (1988)Bruce Willis$170.30$289.2010th of 198888.50%04 / 0069.07
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Die Hard Movies Versus Bourne Movies

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Column One is average North America adjusted box office grosses per movie
  • Column Two is average WorldWide adjusted box office grosses per movie
  • Column Three is average Critic/Audience Rating per movie
  • Column Four is total Oscar® nominations received per franchise
  • Column Five is total Oscar® wins received per franchise
  • Column Six is average Ultimate Movie Score (UMR) per movie
  • Column Seven is confirmed kills by John McClane and Jason Bourne
  • Column Eight is property damage caused by John McClane and Jason Bourne
CategoryJohn McClaneWinnerJason Bourne
North America Adjusted Box Office$832.90 MillionJason Bourne$1009.60 Million
WorldWide Adjusted Box Office$2.26 BillionJohn McClane$2.13 Billion
Average Critic/Audience Rating0.677Jason Bourne0.756
Oscar NominationsFourJohn McClaneThree
Oscar WinsZeroJason BourneThree
Average UMR Score Per Movie56.84Jason Bourne63.92
Confirmed Kills73John McClane22 after Ultimatum
Property Damage Caused$1.40 BillionJohn McClane$325 Million
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And the result?  Too close to call.  I personally side with John McClane and the Die Hard movies….but I can easily see people siding with Jason Bourne and the Bourne movies.

10 thoughts on “John McClane vs Jason Bourne

  1. Give me McClane any day. Maybe I should say give me McClane in from 1988 to 1995. I thought the last two were terrible.

    1. Hey Helakoski….I agree give me McClane as well. I liked part 4 as it had humor…but I agree part 5 was a franchise killer. Thanks for stopping by.

  2. Interesting comparison. Surprised to see the Bourne series is almost as successful as the Die Hard movies. You’re predicting Jason Bourne will be the most popular in that series grossing $600m worldwide. Isn’t that a little high? But than Mission Impossible 5 went on to gross nearly $700m so anything’s possible.

    How does the Mission Impossible series compare to Bourne and Die Hard?

    I enjoyed the first 3 Bourne movies but none of them are in the same league as Die Hard (1988). The last Die Hard was weak though and Willis is making direct to video movies now.

    Might go and see the new Bourne next week, I hope there’s less shakycam than usual.

    Nice work Bruce. Voted Up!

    1. Hey Steve
      1. Thanks for checking out this little comparison.
      2. The experts are predicting a huge worldwide box office….though the predicted a dropoff in North America.
      3. Early reviews and word of mouth might be deadly….seems how they were bragging that Damon only had 25 lines in the movie is backfiring on them….as yes we love action….but a plot helps that out…and if the main star is barely talking it seems the plot might be light at best.
      4. Mission Impossible is right there with these franchises….probably even higher.
      5. The last Die Hard was beyond weak….still upset how bad that movie was….poor Bruce is now stuck in direct to video hell…but at least Nicolas Cage is there to keep him company.
      6. If you see Jason Bourne…hope you enjoy it…as for me….I will be happy to wait for it.

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