In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Final Fight" on their January 15, 1990 issue as being the second most successful table arcade cabinet of the month. It went on to be the highest-grossing arcade game of 1990 in Japan (according to the annual "Gamest" charts), as well as Japan's second highest-grossing arcade game of 1991 (just below "Street Fighter II"). In the United States, it topped a number of monthly "RePlay" arcade charts in 1990, including the new video game chart in February, and the software conversion kit charts for most months between March and December.