Top Grossing Action Movies in 1990
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Recall |  EN | $119,412,921 | $261,317,921 |
| 2 | Die Hard 2 | EN | $117,540,947 | $240,031,274 |
| 3 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | EN | $135,384,756 | $202,084,756 |
| 4 | Kindergarten Cop | EN | $91,457,688 | $201,957,688 |
| 5 | The Hunt for Red October | EN | $122,012,643 | $200,512,643 |
| 6 | Dick Tracy | EN | $103,738,726 | $162,738,726 |
| 7 | Days of Thunder | EN | $82,670,733 | $157,920,733 |
| 8 | Another 48 Hrs. | EN | $80,818,974 | $153,518,974 |
| 9 | Bird on a Wire | EN | $70,978,012 | $138,697,012 |
| 10 | The Godfather: Part III | EN | $66,761,392 | $136,861,392 |
| 11 | Marked for Death | EN | $46,044,396 | $57,968,936 |
| 12 | Predator 2 | EN | $30,669,413 | $57,120,318 |
| 13 | Darkman | EN | $33,878,502 | $48,878,502 |
| 14 | Hard to Kill | EN | $47,410,827 | $47,410,827 |
| 15 | RoboCop 2 | EN | $45,681,173 | $45,682,231 |
| 16 | Young Guns II | EN | $44,143,410 | $44,143,410 |
| 17 | Air America | EN | $31,053,601 | $33,461,269 |
| 18 | Memphis Belle | EN | $27,441,977 | $27,441,977 |
| 19 | Navy Seals | EN | $25,069,101 | $25,069,101 |
| 20 | The Rookie | EN | $21,633,874 | $21,633,874 |
| 21 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | EN | $21,413,502 | $21,413,502 |
| 22 | Quigley Down Under | EN | $21,413,105 | $21,413,105 |
| 23 | Death Warrant | EN | $16,853,487 | $16,853,487 |
| 24 | Men at Work |  NL | $16,247,964 | $16,247,964 |
| 25 | Revenge |  CN | $15,645,616 | $15,645,616 |
| 26 | Fire Birds |  IL | $14,760,451 | $14,760,451 |
| 27 | Narrow Margin | EN | $10,873,237 | $10,873,237 |
| 28 | Nightbreed | EN | $8,862,354 | $9,469,695 |
| 29 | Ski Patrol | EN | $8,533,973 | $8,533,973 |
| 30 | Blue Steel | EN | $8,217,997 | $8,217,997 |
| 31 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | EN | $6,698,361 | $6,698,361 |
| 32 | Flashback | EN | $6,488,114 | $6,488,114 |
| 33 | Loose Cannons | EN | $5,585,154 | $5,585,154 |
| 34 | Dark Angel | EN | $4,348,368 | $4,348,368 |
| 35 | Short Time | EN | $4,010,647 | $4,010,647 |
| 36 | Desperate Hours | EN | $2,742,912 | $2,742,912 |
| 37 | Blind Fury | EN | $2,692,037 | $2,692,037 |
| 38 | Class of 1999 | EN | $2,459,895 | $2,459,895 |
| 39 | Downtown | EN | $2,346,150 | $2,346,150 |
| 40 | State of Grace | EN | $1,911,542 | $1,911,542 |
| 41 | The Killer | EN | $1,696,066 | $1,696,066 |
| 42 | Streets | EN | $1,510,053 | $1,510,053 |
| 43 | Bloodfist II | EN | $1,292,323 | $1,292,323 |
| 44 | Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest |  JP | - | $1,009,767 |
| 45 | Angel Town | EN | $855,810 | $855,810 |
| 46 | The Return of Superfly | EN | $610,402 | $610,402 |
| 47 | Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku | JP | $270,354 | $270,354 |
| 48 | Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku | JP | $270,354 | $270,354 |
| 49 | Men Of Respect | EN | $139,155 | $139,155 |
| 50 | Why Me? | EN | $83,882 | $83,882 |
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