Top Grossing Action Movies in 1988
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee II |  EN | $109,306,210 | $239,606,210 |
| 2 | Rambo III | EN | $53,715,611 | $189,015,611 |
| 3 | Die Hard | EN | $85,892,546 | $143,651,650 |
| 4 | Midnight Run | EN | $38,413,606 | $81,613,606 |
| 5 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | EN | $78,756,177 | $78,756,177 |
| 6 | Willow | EN | $57,269,863 | $57,272,256 |
| 7 | Young Guns | EN | $45,661,556 | $45,661,556 |
| 8 | Tequila Sunrise | EN | $41,292,551 | $41,292,551 |
| 9 | The Dead Pool | EN | $37,903,295 | $37,903,295 |
| 10 | Red Heat | EN | $34,994,648 | $34,994,648 |
| 11 | Alien Nation | EN | $25,216,243 | $32,155,047 |
| 12 | Shoot to Kill |  ES | $29,300,090 | $29,300,090 |
| 13 | The Presidio | EN | $20,324,096 | $20,324,096 |
| 14 | Action Jackson |  IN | $20,256,975 | $20,256,975 |
| 15 | Above the Law | $18,869,631 | $18,869,631 | |
| 16 | They Live | EN | $13,447,978 | $13,450,603 |
| 17 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | EN | $13,030,057 | $13,030,057 |
| 18 | Bloodsport | EN | $11,806,119 | $11,807,585 |
| 19 | Shakedown | EN | $10,068,039 | $10,068,039 |
| 20 | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure |  JP | - | $9,714,846 |
| 21 | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | JP | - | $9,714,846 |
| 22 | Phantasm II | EN | $7,282,851 | $7,283,766 |
| 23 | Off Limits | EN | $7,242,035 | $7,242,035 |
| 24 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | EN | $6,193,901 | $6,193,901 |
| 25 | The Rescue | EN | $5,855,392 | $5,855,392 |
| 26 | Hero and the Terror | EN | $5,301,200 | $5,301,200 |
| 27 | Red Scorpion | EN | $4,192,440 | $4,192,440 |
| 28 | Bat★21 | EN | $3,966,256 | $3,966,256 |
| 29 | Dead Heat | EN | $3,588,626 | $3,588,626 |
| 30 | Tougher Than Leather | EN | $3,582,760 | $3,582,760 |
| 31 | Messenger of Death | EN | $3,074,681 | $3,074,681 |
| 32 | Vibes | EN | $1,883,811 | $1,883,811 |
| 33 | Platoon Leader | EN | $1,348,771 | $1,348,771 |
| 34 | The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey | EN | $1,333,379 | $1,333,379 |
| 35 | The Wrong Guys | EN | $1,152,786 | $1,152,786 |
| 36 | Bulletproof | EN | $807,947 | $807,947 |
| 37 | Maniac Cop | EN | $671,382 | $671,382 |
| 38 | War Party | EN | $657,190 | $657,190 |
| 39 | Buster | EN | $540,000 | $540,000 |
| 40 | Plain Clothes | EN | $289,323 | $289,323 |
| 41 | For Queen & Country | EN | $191,051 | $191,051 |
| 42 | Miles from Home | EN | $188,964 | $188,964 |
| 43 | Seven Hours to Judgment | EN | $177,820 | $177,820 |
| 44 | The Blue Iguana | EN | $161,398 | $161,398 |
| 45 | Taffin | EN | $159,969 | $159,969 |
| 46 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack | JP | - | $149,993 |
| 47 | Amsterdamned |  NL | $98,003 | $98,003 |
| 48 | Cohen and Tate | EN | $64,227 | $64,227 |
| 49 | As Tears Go By | $9,436 | $13,133 | |
| 50 | The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck | EN | - | - |
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