List of 1991 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in the United Kingdom during 1991.

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Number one films

#Week endingFilmBox OfficeNotesRef
13 January 1991 Home Alone £1,639,898 [1]
210 January 1991 Arachnophobia £1,305,699 [2]
317 January 1991£1,221,939 [3]
424 January 1991£1,062,383 [4]
531 January 1991 Rocky V £1,826,024 [5]
67 February 1991 Kindergarten Cop £1,995,320 [6]
714 February 1991 Three Men and a Little Lady £2,358,154 [7]
821 February 1991£3,002,703 [8]
928 February 1991£1,947,367 [9]
107 March 1991£1,425,722 [10]
1114 March 1991£1,152,053 [11]
1221 March 1991 Green Card £1,167,612Green Card reached number one in its third week of release [12]
1328 March 1991 Look Who's Talking Too £1,903,552 [13]
144 April 1991£1,414,050 [14]
1511 April 1991 Dances with Wolves £1,201,344Dances with Wolves reached number one in its ninth week of release [15]
1618 April 1991 Highlander II: The Quickening £1,984,265 [16]
1725 April 1991 Sleeping with the Enemy £2,130,968Sleeping with the Enemy reached number one in its second week of release [17]
182 May 1991£1,723,382 [18]
199 May 1991£1,466,686 [19]
2016 May 1991 The Doors £1,063,510The Doors reached number one in its third week of release [20]
2123 May 1991 Misery £1,072,609Misery reached number one in its second week of release [21]
2230 May 1991£863,375 [22]
236 June 1991 Mermaids £989,064Mermaids reached number one in its second week of release [23]
2413 June 1991 The Silence of the Lambs £4,260,472The Silence of the Lambs reached number one in its second week of release and beat the one week record set by Batman [24]
2520 June 1991£3,566,735 [25]
2627 June 1991£2,532,977 [26]
274 July 1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear £2,587,730 [27]
2811 July 1991£1,621,072 [28]
2918 July 1991£1,426,471 [29]
3025 July 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves £2,372,538 [30]
311 August 1991£2,300,000 [31]
328 August 1991£1,991,986 [32]
3315 August 1991£1,831,174 [33]
3422 August 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day £4,631,895Terminator 2 set an opening weekend record of £2,337,980 beating Batman's £2 million and beat the opening week record set by Silence of the Lambs earlier in the year [34] [35] [36]
3529 August 1991£3,564,891 [37]
365 September 1991£2,395,446 [38]
3712 September 1991£1,807,188 [39]
3819 September 1991£1,541,718 [40]
3926 September 1991£1,085,761 [41]
403 October 1991£868,862 [42]
4110 October 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves£723,922Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves returned to number one in its twelfth week of release [43]
4217 October 1991 The Commitments £779,674The Commitments reached number one in its second week of release [44]
4324 October 1991£1,298,137 [45]
4431 October 1991£1,172,034 [46]
457 November 1991 City Slickers £1,005,788City Slickers reached number one in its third week of release [47]
4614 November 1991 The Fisher King £820,557 [48]
4721 November 1991£666,523 [49]
4828 November 1991 Point Break £1,190,599 [50]
495 December 1991£841,788 [51]
5012 December 1991 Hot Shots! £1,852,988Hot Shots! reached number one in its second week of release [52]
5119 December 1991 The Addams Family £2,017,379 [53]
5226 December 1991£1,464,784 [54] [55]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1991 [56]
RankTitleDistributorGross (£) [57]
1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. 20,104,692
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day Guild 18,179,609
3. The Silence of the Lambs Rank 17,119,333
4. Three Men and a Little Lady Warner Bros.12,967,783
5. Dances with Wolves Guild10,598,273
6. Sleeping with the Enemy 20th Century Fox 9,230,825
7. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear UIP 8,790,453
8. Home Alone 20th Century Fox8,353,519 [nb 1]
9. Kindergarten Cop UIP8,216,680
10. The Commitments 20th Century Fox6,997,113

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The chart per The Guinness Book of Box Office Hits lists Home Alone in fifth place but does not report the gross

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<i>The Silence of the Lambs</i> (film) 1991 horror film by Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer named "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The film also features performances from Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, and Kasi Lemmons.

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  1. ↑ Pitman, Jack (7 January 1991). "New Year brings cheers to Brit boxoffice". Variety . p. 92.
  2. ↑ Pitman, Jack (14 January 1991). "'Arachnophobia,' 'Alone' storm B.O.". Variety . p. 41.
  3. ↑ Pitman, Jack (21 January 1991). "'Cyrano' surges, sets records in London". Variety . p. 56.
  4. ↑ Pitman, Jack (28 January 1991). "'Rookie' not capturing U.K. auds". Variety . p. 53.
  5. ↑ Pitman, Jack (4 February 1991). "'Rocky' socko in U.K.". Variety . p. 86.
  6. ↑ Pitman, Jack (11 February 1991). "'Cop' collars big biz in U.K.". Variety . p. 56.
  7. ↑ Pitman, Jack (18 February 1991). "'Wolves' dances in U.K.". Variety . p. 50.
  8. ↑ Pitman, Jack (25 February 1991). "'Lady' big; 'Fairlane' flat". Variety . p. 77.
  9. ↑ Pitman, Jack (4 March 1991). "'Lady' littler; 'Cop' fades". Variety . p. 41.
  10. ↑ Pitman, Jack (11 March 1991). "'Card' aces in U.K. bow". Variety . p. 36.
  11. ↑ Pitman, Jack (18 March 1991). "'Godfather' a hit in U.K. bow". Variety . p. 81.
  12. ↑ Pitman, Jack (25 March 1991). "'Awakenings' lively". Variety . p. 58.
  13. ↑ Pitman, Jack (1 April 1991). "'Talking' chats up a storm in U.K.". Variety . p. 29.
  14. ↑ Pitman, Jack (8 April 1991). "Biz hops over Easter weekend". Variety . p. 51.
  15. ↑ Pitman, Jack (15 April 1991). "'Talking' quieter". Variety . p. 56.
  16. ↑ Pitman, Jack (22 April 1991). "'Quickening' fast in U.K.". Variety . p. 37.
  17. ↑ Pitman, Jack (29 April 1991). "'Enemy' makes lotsa friends in Blighty". Variety . p. 88.
  18. ↑ Pitman, Jack (6 May 1991). "Slam-bang 'Doors' preem". Variety . p. 332.
  19. ↑ Pitman, Jack (13 May 1991). "'Enemy' outguns 'Predator'". Variety . p. 66.
  20. ↑ Pitman, Jack (20 May 1991). "'Doors' shuts out 'Enemy'". Variety . p. 34.
  21. ↑ Pitman, Jack (27 May 1991). "'Misery' has happy 2d week". Variety . p. 39.
  22. ↑ Pitman, Jack (3 June 1991). "'Child' no problem". Variety . p. 49.
  23. ↑ Coopman, Jeremy (10 June 1991). "'Lambs' loud in U.K. bow". Variety . p. 43.
  24. ↑ Pitman, Jack (17 June 1991). "'Lambs' record $6.9 Mil". Variety . p. 38.
  25. ↑ Pitman, Jack (24 June 1991). "'Lambs' eats competish". Variety . p. 42.
  26. ↑ Pitman, Jack (1 July 1991). "'Pope' grabs audiences". Variety . p. 32.
  27. ↑ Pitman, Jack (8 July 1991). "'Silence' still loud". Variety . p. 37.
  28. ↑ Pitman, Jack (15 July 1991). "'Gun 2½,' 'Lambs' down; 'Marrying Man' feeble". Variety . p. 37.
  29. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 22 July 1991. p. 39. $2,396,471; £1=$1.68
  30. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 29 July 1991. p. 27. $3,985,864; £1=$1.68
  31. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 5 August 1991. p. 43. $3,946,507
  32. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 12 August 1991. p. 27. $3,326,616; £1=$1.67
  33. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 19 August 1991. p. 33. $3,094,684; £1=$1.69
  34. ↑ "All previous records are now terminated (advertisement)". Variety . August 26, 1991. p. 9.
  35. ↑ Groves, Don (26 August 1991). "Record bow for 'T2'". Variety . p. 107.
  36. ↑ McBride, Joseph (July 14, 1992). "Socko Batsequel rolls to record B.O. in U.K.". Daily Variety . p. 20.
  37. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 2 September 1991. p. 39. $6,024,666; £1=$1.69
  38. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 9 September 1991. p. 39. $4,072,258; £1=$1.70
  39. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 16 September 1991. p. 37. $3,108,363; £1=$1.72
  40. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 23 September 1991. p. 30. $2,667,172; £1=$1.73
  41. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 30 September 1991. p. 44. $1,878,367; £1=$1.73
  42. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 7 October 1991. p. 68. $1,520,509; £1=$1.75
  43. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 14 October 1991. p. 243. $1,245,146; £1=$1.72
  44. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 21 October 1991. p. 64. $1,341,039; £1=$1.72
  45. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 28 October 1991. p. 36. $2,232,796; £1=$1.72
  46. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 4 November 1991. p. 37. $2,039,340; £1=$1.74
  47. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 11 November 1991. p. 37. $1,780,245; £1=$1.77
  48. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 18 November 1991. p. 27. $1,452,386; £1=$1.77
  49. ↑ "International boxoffice report". Variety . 25 November 1991. p. 39. $1,193,076; £1=$1.79
  50. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 2 December 1991. p. 68. $2,107,360; £1=$1.77
  51. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 9 December 1991. p. 42. $1,506,800; £1=$1.79
  52. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 16 December 1991. p. 47. $3,353,909; £1=$1.81
  53. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 23 December 1991. p. 42. $3,711,977; £1=$1.84
  54. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 6 January 1992. p. 71. Total gross at 2 January 1992 of $10,427,467 less weekly gross of $3,998,316 equals total gross of $6,429,151 at 26 December 1991
  55. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 23 December 1991. p. 42. Total gross at 19 December 1991 $3,711,977
  56. ↑ Swern, Phil (1995). The Guinness book of Box Office Hits. Guinness Publishing. p. 385. ISBN   0-85112-670-7.
  57. ↑ "The Stats" (PDF). British Film Institute . p. 22. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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