Rambo III (1988) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in 1988, with $189M worldwide, ahead of Die Hard (1988) at $143.7M and Midnight Run (1988) at $81.6M. 58 thriller films released in 1988 report a worldwide gross, $995.3M in all, 76% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 40% on 1987, whose releases took $1.7B. By language, English leads with $901.1M across 51 thriller releases.

1988 releases with a gross

58

combined worldwide

$995.3M

films crossed $100M

2

vs 1987

−40%

#1 of 58

#1 thriller movie of 1988

Rambo III (1988)

1988 · Action, Adventure

$189M worldwide · 19% of the chart's total

$53.7M US & Canada · 28% $135.3M elsewhere · 72%