1991 in film explained

The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Notable films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK, Boyz n the Hood, and .

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows:^[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1991

Rank	Title	Distributor	Worldwide gross
1		Sony / Carolco	$520,881,154^[2]
2		Warner Bros.	$390,493,908
3	Beauty and the Beast	Buena Vista		-->$^[3]
4	Hook	Sony	$300,854,984
5	The Silence of the Lambs	Orion	$272,742,922
6	JFK	Warner Bros.	$205,405,498
7		Paramount	$192,230,411^[4]
8	The Addams Family	Paramount / Orion	$191,502,426
9	Cape Fear	Universal	$182,291,969
10	Hot Shots!	20th Century Fox	$181,096,164

Events

• February 14 – The Silence of the Lambs is released and becomes only the third film after It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film.
• March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of Paramount Pictures.
• July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures.
• July 3 – became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.
• August 7 - Sony Pictures Entertainment is formed, acquiring Columbia Pictures Industries. As a result of this new formation, Tri-Star Pictures drops the hyphen from its name and becomes TriStar Pictures, while RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video becomes Columbia-TriStar Home Video.
• October – Mark Canton replaces Frank Price as chairman of Columbia Pictures.
• November 22 – Walt Disney Pictures releases Beauty and the Beast, based on the original fairy tale and Jean Cocteau's 1946 film. The film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Barton Fink, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, United States

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Close to Eden (Urga), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, France / USSR

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

La Casa del sorriso (The House of Smiles), directed by Marco Ferreri, Italy

Category/Organization	49th Golden Globe Awards January 18, 1992		45th BAFTA Awards February 21, 1992	64th Academy Awards March 30, 1992
	width=200	Drama !			Musical or Comedy
Best Film	Bugsy	Beauty and the Beast	The Commitments	The Silence of the Lambs
Best Director	Oliver Stone JFK		Alan Parker The Commitments	Jonathan Demme The Silence of the Lambs
Best Actor	Nick Nolte The Prince of Tides	Robin Williams The Fisher King	Anthony Hopkins The Silence of the Lambs
Best Actress	Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs	Bette Midler For the Boys	Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs
Best Supporting Actor	Jack Palance City Slickers		Alan Rickman	Jack Palance City Slickers
Best Supporting Actress	Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King		Kate Nelligan Frankie and Johnny	Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King
Best Screenplay, Adapted			The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally
Best Screenplay, Original		Thelma & Louise Callie Khouri
Best Original Score				Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken
Best Original Song	"Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast			"Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast
Best Foreign Language Film	Europa Europa (Hitlerjunge Salomon)		Nasty Girls	Mediterraneo

1991 films

By country/region

• List of American films of 1991
• List of Argentine films of 1991
• List of Australian films of 1991
• List of Bangladeshi films of 1991
• List of British films of 1991
• List of Canadian films of 1991
• List of French films of 1991
• List of Hong Kong films of 1991
• List of Indian films of 1991
  • List of Hindi films of 1991
  • List of Kannada films of 1991
  • List of Malayalam films of 1991
  • List of Marathi films of 1991
  • List of Tamil films of 1991
  • List of Telugu films of 1991
• List of Japanese films of 1991
• List of Mexican films of 1991
• List of Pakistani films of 1991
• List of South Korean films of 1991
• List of Soviet films of 1991
• List of Spanish films of 1991

By genre/medium

• List of action films of 1991
• List of animated feature films of 1991
• List of avant-garde films of 1991
• List of crime films of 1991
• List of comedy films of 1991
• List of drama films of 1991
• List of horror films of 1991
• List of science fiction films of 1991
• List of thriller films of 1991
• List of western films of 1991

Births

• January 1 - Mark L. Young, American actor
• January 2 – Ben Hardy, English actor
• January 4 – Charles Melton, American actor and model
• January 7 - Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, American actress and singer
• January 9 - Laura-Leigh, American actress
• January 13
  • Genevieve Gaunt, English actress
  • Jennifer Paredes, American Actress
• January 15
  • Ayeza Khan, Pakistani actress and model
  • Lulu Popplewell, English comedian and actress
• January 17 – Willa Fitzgerald, American actress
• January 18 – Britt McKillip, Canadian actress, singer
• January 19 – Erin Sanders, American actress
• January 21
  • Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director
  • Brittany Tiplady, Canadian actress
• January 25
  • Ariana DeBose, American actress, dancer and singer
  • Rupert Simonian, British actor
• January 27 – Cristo Fernández, Mexican actor
• January 28 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, musician
• February 10 – Emma Roberts, American actress
• February 12 – Tanaya Beatty, Canadian actress
• February 17
  • Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter
  • Bonnie Wright, English actress
• February 18 – Malese Jow, American actress
• February 21
  • Joe Alwyn, English actor
  • Rose Reynolds, British actress and singer
• February 24 - O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
• February 25 – Tony Oller, American singer, songwriter and actor
• February 26 - Lex Scott Davis, American actress
• February 28
  • Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
  • Rudy Mancuso, American internet personality, musician and actor
• March 2 – Jake Picking, German-born American actor
• March 5 – Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, English-Australian actress
• March 6 – Tyler, The Creator, American rapper
• March 7 – Daisy Head, English actress
• March 8 – Devon Werkheiser, American actor
• March 9 – Domo Genesis, American rapper
• March 12 - Lauren Holt, American actress, comedian and singer
• March 17 – Kristjan Lüüs, Estonian actor
• March 19 – Garrett Clayton, American actor
• March 22 - Dominique Fishback, American actress
• March 23 – Madelyn Deutch, American actress, director, musician and writer
• March 25 – Seychelle Gabriel, American actress
• March 28 – Amy Bruckner, American actress
• March 29
  • Irene, South Korean singer, rapper and actress
  • Samantha Win, Canadian actress
• March 31 – Elliot Barnes-Worrell, English actor
• April 4 – Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress
• April 7 - Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter and actress
• April 9 – Amber Lee Connors, American voice actress
• April 10
  • AJ Michalka, American singer and actress
  • Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
• April 13 – Dylan Penn, American actress and model
• April 19 – Mehazabien Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress and model
• April 21 – Frank Dillane, English actor
• April 22 – Leonie Benesch, German actor
• May 6 – Shamier Anderson, Canadian actor
• May 17 – Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor, comedian and rapper
• May 21 – Sarah Ramos, American actress
• June 1 – Zazie Beetz, American actress
• June 5 - Ninja, American YouTuber and actor
• June 7 – Emily Ratajkowski, English-born American actress and model
• June 11 – Kärt Tammjärv, Estonian actress
• June 15 – Lindsay Seidel, American voice actress
• June 18 – Willa Holland, American actress
• June 24 – Dexter Darden, American actor
• June 26 – Will Attenborough, British actor
• June 28 - Daniel Zovatto, Costa Rican-American actor
• June 29
  • Tajja Isen, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter
  • Addison Timlin, American actress
• July 5 – Jason Dolley, American actor
• July 6 – Victoire Thivisol, French actress
• July 7 – Eve Hewson, Irish actress
• July 8 – Thuso Mbedu, South African actress
• July 9 – Mitchel Musso, American actor
• July 11 – Kentaro Sakaguchi, actor and model
• July 12 – Erik Per Sullivan, American actor
• July 16 – Alexandra Shipp, American actress
• July 29 – Jahmil French, Canadian actor (died 2021)
• August 4 - Lucinda Dryzek, English actress
• August 12 – Lakeith Stanfield, American actor
• August 13 - Nikita Hopkins, American screenwriter, visual artist and former child voice actor
• August 16 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
• August 17 – Austin Butler, American actor
• August 22 – Naomi Ackie, English actress
• August 23 - Jake Manley, Canadian actor
• August 26 – Dylan O'Brien, American actor
• August 27 – Young Mazino, American actor
• August 28 – Kyle Massey, American actor
• September 4 - Carter Jenkins, American actor
• September 5 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
• September 9
  • Yang Yang, Chinese actor
  • Kelsey Chow, American actress
• September 17 – Mena Massoud, Egyptian-born Canadian actor and singer
• September 19 – Tyler Neitzel, American actor
• September 20 – Spencer Locke, American actress
• September 25 – Alix Bénézech, French actress
• September 27 – Thomas Mann, American actress
• October 3 - Derek Klena, American actor and singer
• October 5 – Xiao Zhan, Chinese actor
• October 6 – Roshon Fegan, American actor, dancer, and rapper
• October 18
  • Tyler Posey, American actor and musician
  • Toby Regbo, English actor
• October 19 – Samantha Robinson, American actress
• October 23 – Sophie Oda, American actress
• October 25 – Lorina Kamburova, Bulgarian actress (d. 2021)
• October 27 – Bryan Craig, American actor
• October 28 – Mart Müürisepp, Estonian actor
• October 31 – Jordan-Claire Green, American actress
• November 1 – Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer-songwriter
• November 4 – Tanya Reynolds, English actress
• November 8 – Riker Lynch, American actor, singer, musician
• November 10 - Genevieve Buechner, Canadian actress
• November 11
  • Christa B. Allen, American actress
  • Travis Tope, American actor
• November 13
  • Matt Bennett, American actor
  • Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
• November 15 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
• December 12 – Jaime Lorente, Spanish actor
• December 15 – Eunice Cho, American actress
• December 19 – Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter
• December 20
  • Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
  • Colin Woodell, American actor
• December 24 – Sofia Black-D'Elia, American actress
• December 27 - Chloe Bridges, American actress

Deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	2		57	US	Production Designer
4		81	US	Screenwriter
12		86	China	Actor
14		49	US	Actor
19		87	US	Actor
19		81	US	Screenwriter
19		70	US	Actor
25		83	UK	Actress
30		83	US	Actor
February	1		89	US	Actress
1		84	UK	Sound Engineer, Voice Actor
2		85	US	Actress
3		69	US	Actress
5		87	US	Actor
6		77	US	Actor
12		65	Austria	Costume Designer
24		71	US	Actor
24		74	US	Actress
25		74	US	Film Editor
26		92	US	Film Editor
26		75	US	Singer, Actor
March	3		72	US	Actor
5		71	UK	Screenwriter
6		84	Italy	Actor
7		74	US	Screenwriter
14		40	US	Lyricist
15		78	US	Director
18		90	Hungary	Actress
18		59	Estonia	Actress
22		82	UK	Actress
22		44	US	Actor
23		87	Argentina	Actress
27		64	US	Actor
28		87	Mexico	Actor
April	3		86	UK	Screenwriter
9		72	UK	Title Designer
10		35	US	Actor
10		90	US	Actress
12		62	US	Actor
16		83	UK	Director
20		78	US	Director
23		83	US	Producer
26		80	US	Composer
26		90	US	Screenwriter
28		74	US	Actor
May	1		95	US	Director
2		57	Poland	Screenwriter, Actor
6		87	UK	Actor
8		72	UK	Actor
11		88	Italy	Actor
15		55	UK	Actor
18		86	US	Actress
18		85	UK	Director, Screenwriter
23		70	Canada	Director
26		88	Ukraine	Art Director, Production Designer
29		77	Australia	Actress
31		74	Spain	Actor
June	3		92	UK	Actress
8		49	Germany	Actress
12		83	UK	Actress
12		83	UK	Actor
15		82	US	Actor
16		69	US	Actress
18		60	UK	Actor
19		90	US	Actress
23		70	Italy	Actress
26		88	US	Cinematographer
27		69	US	Producer, Screenwriter
30		89	US	Art Director
July	1		54	US	Actor
2		61	France	Screenwriter
2		55	US	Actress
5		90	US	Actress
8		57	US	Actor
11		89	Philippines	Actress, Singer
15		57	US	Actor
August	4		80	US	Screenwriter
16		86	Italy	Director
17		65	US	Actor
18		54	UK	Actor
21		75	US	Director
22		67	Canada	Actress
25		88	US	Screenwriter
26		52-53	UK	Costume Designer
29		44	UK	Actor
29		72	US	Actress
30		84	UK	Actor
September	3		78	France	Cinematographer
3		94	US	Director
4		65	US	Actor
7		58	US	Actor
8		41	US	Actor
8		80	US	Composer
13		89	Romania	Producer
14		61	US	Actress
15		85	US	Actor
16		48	UK	Actress
21		83	US	Actor
23		51	US	Director, Producer, Screenwriter
24		73	US	Actress
25		79	France	Actress
27		79	US	Songwriter
October	6	Phil Feldman	69	US	Producer
9		51	US	Actor
11		68	US	Actor, Comedian
12		75	Australia	Actress
12		76	US	Actress
12		92	US	Actress
12		93	US	Actor
13		67	UK	Actor
14		70	US	Producer
16		85	US	Cinematographer
17		84	Ireland	Actor
22		77	Australia	Actress
25		65	UK	Actor
28		78	US	Lyricist, Composer, Producer
29		73	US	Art Director, Production Designer
November	2		75	US	Producer, Director, Screenwriter
5		83	US	Actor
6		70	US	Actress
10		73	Norway	Actor, Choreographer
11		62	US	Composer
12		60	US	Actress
12		59	Italy	Actor
13		70	France	Actor, Singer
14		63	UK	Director
19		84	Austria	Actor
20		89	US	Director
21		60	US	Screenwriter
22		79	Japan	Director
23		65	Germany	Actor
24		47	UK	Production Designer
24		45	UK	Singer, Songwriter
25		86	US	Actress
27		87	US	Actor
27		67	US	Producer
28		79	US	Screenwriter
December	7		70	US	Producer
11		70	US	Actor
11		91	US	Actor	The Wizard of Oz
12		93	US	Actress
13		58	UK	Costume Designer
19		81	US	Screenwriter
19		70	Canada	Actor
23		89	US	Film Editor
18		67	US	Actor
28		43	Australia	Actress

External links

• List of 1991 films at IMDb
• 1991 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
• List of 1991 deaths at IMDb
• List of 1991 births at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1991 Worldwide Box Office . Box Office Mojo. IMDb. March 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) . Box Office Mojo . https://web.archive.org/web/20170626051349/https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminator2.htm . June 26, 2017 . $519,843,345.
3. Beauty and the Beast box-office
   • Total prior to 2012 reissue: Web site: Beauty and the Beast (1991) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112082904/https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=beautyandthebeast.htm . January 12, 2012 . $377,350,553.
   • 2002 IMAX release: Web site: Beauty and the Beast (IMAX) . . December 25, 2017 . Domestic Total Gross: $25,487,190; Foreign: $5,546,156.
4. Variety. Top 50 worldwide grossers. July 15, 2002. D'Alessandro. Anthony. 52, Paramount at 90 supplement.