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

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1991. [1]

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Number-one films

#Weekend end dateFilmBox officeNotesRef
1January 6, 1991 Home Alone $12,626,850Home Alone remained number one in the new year; its 8th consecutive weekend at the top of the charts. Ties E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for most weekends with a gross over $10 million. [2]
2January 13, 1991$9,813,012 [3]
3January 21, 19914-day weekend$11,069,157Home Alone grosses more than $10 million for a record 9th weekend, beating E.T.'s 8 weekends. [4]
4January 27, 1991$7,268,334 [5]
5February 3, 1991$8,215,408Home Alone had its 12th consecutive weekend at number one. [6]
6February 10, 1991 Sleeping with the Enemy $13,777,943Sleeping with the Enemy broke Aliens 's record ($10.0 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [7]
7February 18, 19914-day weekend The Silence of the Lambs $13,766,814The Silence of the Lambs remained number one for five weeks, the joint most (with Home Alone) in 1991. [8]
8February 24, 1991$11,947,765 [9]
9March 3, 1991$10,616,383 [10]
10March 10, 1991$8,893,306 [11]
11March 17, 1991$7,656,361 [12]
12March 24, 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze $20,030,473 [13]
13March 31, 1991$13,049,622 [14]
14April 7, 1991$7,812,507 [15]
15April 14, 1991 Out for Justice $10,524,026 [16]
16April 21, 1991$7,016,331 [17]
17April 28, 1991 Oscar $5,091,027 [18]
18May 5, 1991$4,164,218 [19]
19May 12, 1991 F/X2 $5,455,058 [20]
20May 19, 1991 What About Bob? $9,216,334 [21]
21May 27, 19914-day weekend Backdraft $15,723,480 [22]
22June 2, 1991$9,118,395 [23]
23June 9, 1991 City Slickers $13,032,121 [24]
24June 16, 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $25,625,602 [25]
25June 23, 1991$18,289,665 [26]
26June 30, 1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear $20,817,139 [27]
27July 7, 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $31,765,506Terminator 2: Judgment Day broke Beverly Hills Cop II 's record ($26.3 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film and Coming to America 's record ($21.4 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. It had the highest weekend debut of 1991. [28]
28July 14, 1991$20,738,340 [29]
29July 21, 1991$14,895,425 [30]
30July 28, 1991$11,051,400 [31]
31August 4, 1991 Hot Shots! $10,848,182 [32]
32August 11, 1991$8,010,411 [33]
33August 18, 1991$6,330,309 [34]
34August 25, 1991$4,676,467 [35]
35September 2, 19914-day weekend Dead Again $6,315,869Dead Again reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [36]
36September 8, 1991$4,366,330 [37]
37September 15, 1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare $12,966,525Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 's record ($12.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a slasher film and Sea of Love 's record ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. [38] [39]
38September 22, 1991$6,626,378 [40]
39September 29, 1991 The Fisher King $7,067,908The Fisher King reached #1 after second weekend of release. [41]
40October 6, 1991$6,103,250 [42]
41October 13, 1991$4,993,580 [43]
42October 20, 1991 Other People's Money $5,012,332 [44]
43October 27, 1991 House Party 2 $6,027,105 [45]
44November 3, 1991 The People Under the Stairs $5,522,250 [46]
45November 10, 1991 Curly Sue $4,957,474Curly Sue reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [47]
46November 17, 1991 Cape Fear $10,261,025 [48]
47November 24, 1991 The Addams Family $24,203,754In third place, Beauty and the Beast 's opening ($9.6 million) broke The Land Before Time 's record ($7.5 million) record for the highest weekend debut for an animated film after one weekend of limited release and The Little Mermaid 's record ($6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. [49]
48December 1, 1991$20,133,616 [50]
49December 8, 1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country $18,162,837Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country broke Beverly Hills Cop 's record ($15.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 's record ($17.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. [51]
50December 15, 1991 Hook $13,522,535 [52]
51December 22, 1991$9,638,615 [53]
52December 29, 1991$15,218,400 [54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1991 by Calendar Gross [55]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar Pictures Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Joe Morton James Cameron $204,843,345
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. Pictures Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Kevin Reynolds $164,318,602
3. Home Alone 20th Century Fox Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara Chris Columbus $138,590,380
4. The Silence of the Lambs Orion Pictures Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn and Ted Levine Jonathan Demme $129,601,403
5. City Slickers Columbia Pictures Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater and Jack Palance Ron Underwood $124,033,791
6. Dances with Wolves Orion Pictures Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene and Rodney Grant Kevin Costner$121,634,934
7. Sleeping with the Enemy 20th Century Fox Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Kevin Anderson Joseph Ruben $94,119,451
8. The Addams Family Paramount Pictures Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya, Judith Malina, Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman Barry Sonnenfeld $90,628,410
9. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Paramount Pictures Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson and Robert Goulet David Zucker $86,930,411
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze New Line Cinema Paige Turco, David Warner, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Adam Carl and Laurie Faso Michael Pressman $78,656,813

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1991 by In-year release [56]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar $204,843,345
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. $165,493,908
3. Beauty and the Beast Disney $145,863,363
4. The Silence of the Lambs Orion $130,742,922
5. City Slickers Columbia $135,265,915
6. Hook TriStar$119,654,823
7. The Addams Family Paramount$113,502,426
8. Sleeping with the Enemy 20th Century Fox $101,599,005
9. Father of the Bride Disney$89,325,780
10. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Paramount $86,930,411


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1991
G Beauty and the Beast
PG Hook
PG-13 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
R Terminator 2: Judgment Day

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1991". Box Office Mojo .
  2. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 3 (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
  17. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
  20. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
  21. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
  28. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
  29. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
  36. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
  38. ↑ McBride, Joseph (September 17, 1991). "Top 10 Gets Rise Out Of Freddy". Daily Variety . p. 1.
  39. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
  40. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
  41. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
  42. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
  43. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 41 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  44. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
  45. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
  46. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
  47. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
  48. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
  49. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 47". Box Office Mojo.
  50. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  51. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
  52. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
  53. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
  54. ↑ "Domestic 1991 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
  55. ↑ "Domestic Box Office For 1991". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  56. ↑ "Domestic Box Office For 1991 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

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