Top Grossing Thriller Movies in 1988
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rambo III |  EN | $53,715,611 | $189,015,611 |
| 2 | Die Hard | EN | $85,892,546 | $143,651,650 |
| 3 | Midnight Run | EN | $38,413,606 | $81,613,606 |
| 4 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | EN | $49,369,899 | $49,369,899 |
| 5 | Young Guns | EN | $45,661,556 | $45,661,556 |
| 6 | Child’s Play | EN | $33,244,684 | $44,196,684 |
| 7 | Tequila Sunrise | EN | $41,292,551 | $41,292,551 |
| 8 | The Dead Pool | EN | $37,903,295 | $37,903,295 |
| 9 | Red Heat | EN | $34,994,648 | $34,994,648 |
| 10 | Shoot to Kill |  ES | $29,300,090 | $29,300,090 |
| 11 | Betrayed | EN | $25,816,139 | $25,816,139 |
| 12 | The Presidio | EN | $20,324,096 | $20,324,096 |
| 13 | Action Jackson |  IN | $20,256,975 | $20,256,975 |
| 14 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | EN | $19,595,031 | $19,595,031 |
| 15 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | EN | $19,170,001 | $19,170,001 |
| 16 | The Seventh Sign | EN | $18,875,011 | $18,875,011 |
| 17 | Above the Law | $18,869,631 | $18,869,631 | |
| 18 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | EN | $17,768,757 | $17,768,757 |
| 19 | Frantic |  JP | $17,637,950 | $17,637,950 |
| 20 | Masquerade | EN | $15,855,828 | $15,855,828 |
| 21 | Poltergeist III | EN | $14,114,488 | $14,114,488 |
| 22 | They Live | EN | $13,447,978 | $13,450,603 |
| 23 | D.O.A. | EN | $12,706,478 | $12,706,478 |
| 24 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | EN | $12,090,735 | $12,090,735 |
| 25 | Shakedown | EN | $10,068,039 | $10,068,039 |
| 26 | Criminal Law | EN | $9,974,446 | $9,974,446 |
| 27 | Bad Dreams | EN | $9,797,098 | $9,797,098 |
| 28 | Dead Ringers |  FR | $8,038,508 | $8,039,196 |
| 29 | Phantasm II | EN | $7,282,851 | $7,283,766 |
| 30 | Off Limits | EN | $7,242,035 | $7,242,035 |
| 31 | Monkey Shines | EN | $5,344,577 | $5,344,577 |
| 32 | Hero and the Terror | EN | $5,301,200 | $5,301,200 |
| 33 | Sunset | EN | $4,594,452 | $4,594,452 |
| 34 | Critters 2 | EN | $3,813,293 | $3,813,293 |
| 35 | Dead Heat | EN | $3,588,626 | $3,588,626 |
| 36 | Messenger of Death | EN | $3,074,681 | $3,074,681 |
| 37 | Kansas | EN | $2,432,536 | $2,432,536 |
| 38 | Cop | EN | $1,984,315 | $1,984,315 |
| 39 | The Curse |  DE | $1,930,001 | $1,930,001 |
| 40 | The Kiss | EN | $1,869,148 | $1,869,148 |
| 41 | Stormy Monday | EN | $1,791,328 | $1,791,328 |
| 42 | Little Nikita | EN | $1,733,070 | $1,733,070 |
| 43 | Lady in White | EN | $1,705,139 | $1,705,139 |
| 44 | Midnight Crossing | EN | $1,328,001 | $1,328,001 |
| 45 | Apartment Zero | EN | $1,267,578 | $1,267,578 |
| 46 | Miracle Mile | EN | $1,145,404 | $1,145,954 |
| 47 | Appointment with Death | EN | $960,040 | $960,040 |
| 48 | Watchers | EN | $940,173 | $940,173 |
| 49 | Bulletproof | EN | $807,947 | $807,947 |
| 50 | The Girl in a Swing | EN | $747,013 | $747,013 |
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