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

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

Number-one films

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

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

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

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1.TriStar PicturesArnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Joe MortonJames Cameron$204,843,345
2.Warner Bros. PicturesKevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman and Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioKevin Reynolds$164,318,602
3.Home Alone20th Century FoxMacaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'HaraChris Columbus$138,590,380
4.The Silence of the LambsOrion PicturesJodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn and Ted LevineJonathan Demme$129,601,403
5.City SlickersColumbia PicturesBilly Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater and Jack PalanceRon Underwood$124,033,791
6.Dances with WolvesOrion PicturesKevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene and Rodney GrantKevin Costner$121,634,934
7.Sleeping with the Enemy20th Century FoxJulia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Kevin AndersonJoseph Ruben$94,119,451
8.The Addams FamilyParamount PicturesAnjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya, Judith Malina, Christina Ricci and Jimmy WorkmanBarry Sonnenfeld$90,628,410
9.Paramount PicturesLeslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson and Robert GouletDavid Zucker$86,930,411
10.New Line CinemaPaige Turco, David Warner, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Adam Carl and Laurie FasoMichael Pressman$78,656,813

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1991 by In-year release[56]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. $204,843,345
2. $165,493,908
3. Beauty and the Beast $145,863,363
4. The Silence of the Lambs $130,742,922
5. City Slickers $135,265,915
6. Hook $119,654,823
7. The Addams Family $113,502,426
8. Sleeping with the Enemy $101,599,005
9. Father of the Bride $89,325,780
10. $86,930,411

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1991
G Beauty and the Beast
PG Hook
PG-13
R

See also

Notes and References

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

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