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

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

# Weekend end date Film Box office[1] Notes
1January 6, 1991Home Alone$12,626,850
2January 13, 1991Home Alone$9,813,012
3January 21, 19914-day weekendHome Alone$11,069,157
4January 27, 1991Home Alone$7,268,334
5February 3, 1991Home Alone$8,215,408
6February 10, 1991Sleeping 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.
7February 18, 19914-day weekendThe Silence of the Lambs$13,766,814
8February 24, 1991The Silence of the Lambs$11,947,765
9March 3, 1991The Silence of the Lambs$10,616,383
10March 10, 1991The Silence of the Lambs$8,893,306
11March 17, 1991The Silence of the Lambs$7,656,361
12March 24, 1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze$20,030,473
13March 31, 1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze$13,049,622
14April 7, 1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze$7,812,507
15April 14, 1991Out for Justice$10,524,026
16April 21, 1991Out for Justice$7,016,331
17April 28, 1991Oscar$5,091,027
18May 5, 1991Oscar$4,164,218
19May 12, 1991F/X2$5,455,058
20May 19, 1991What About Bob?$9,216,334
21May 27, 19914-day weekendBackdraft$15,723,480
22June 2, 1991Backdraft$9,118,395
23June 9, 1991City Slickers$13,032,121
24June 16, 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves$25,625,602
25June 23, 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves$18,289,665
26June 30, 1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear$20,817,139
27July 7, 1991Terminator 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 & had the highest weekend debut of 1991.
28July 14, 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day$20,738,340
29July 21, 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day$14,895,425
30July 28, 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day$11,051,400
31August 4, 1991Hot Shots!$10,848,182
32August 11, 1991Hot Shots!$8,010,411
33August 18, 1991Hot Shots!$6,330,309
34August 25, 1991Hot Shots!$4,676,467
35September 2, 19914-day weekendDead Again$6,315,869Dead Again reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
36September 8, 1991Dead Again$4,366,330
37September 15, 1991Freddy'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, Look Who's Talking's record ($12.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend and Sea of Love's record ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut in September.
38September 22, 1991Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare$6,626,378
39September 29, 1991The Fisher King$7,067,908The Fisher King reached #1 after second weekend of release.
40October 6, 1991The Fisher King$6,103,250
41October 13, 1991The Fisher King$4,993,580
42October 20, 1991Other People's Money$5,012,332
43October 27, 1991House Party 2$6,027,105
44November 3, 1991The People Under the Stairs$5,522,250
45November 10, 1991Curly Sue$4,957,474Curly Sue reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
46November 17, 1991Cape Fear$10,261,025
47November 24, 1991The Addams Family$24,203,754
48December 1, 1991The Addams Family$20,133,616
49December 8, 1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country$18,162,837Star Trek VI: The Undiscoverd Country broke Beverly Hills Cop's record ($15.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December.
50December 15, 1991Hook$13,522,535Hook broke Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare's record ($12.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend.
51December 22, 1991Hook$9,638,615
52December 29, 1991Hook$15,218,400

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleStudioActorsDirector(s)Gross[2]
1. Beauty and the Beast* Disney voices of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers, Richard White and Jerry Orbach Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise $218,967,620
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day Carolco/TriStar/Lightstorm Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Joe Morton James Cameron $204,843,345
3. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater and Alan Rickman Kevin Reynolds $165,493,908
4. The Silence of the Lambs Orion Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald and Diane Baker Jonathan Demme $130,742,922
5. City Slickers Columbia/Castle Rock/Nelson Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance, Helen Slater and Patricia Wettig Ron Underwood $124,033,791
6. Hook TriStar/Amblin Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith and Charlie Korsmo Steven Spielberg $119,654,823
7. The Addams Family Paramount/Orion Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya, Judith Malina, Elizabeth Wilson and Christina Ricci Barry Sonnenfeld $113,502,426
8. Sleeping with the Enemy 20th Century Fox Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Kevin Anderson Joseph Ruben $101,599,005
9. Father of the Bride Touchstone Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern and Kieran Culkin Charles Shyer $89,325,780
10. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Paramount Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson and Robert Goulet David Zucker $86,930,411
11. Fried Green Tomatoes Universal Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker Jon Avnet $82,418,501
12. Cape Fear Universal/Amblin Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck Martin Scorsese $79,091,969
13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze New Line Paige Turco, David Warner, Ernie Reyes, Jr., François Chau, Kevin Nash, Toshishiro Obata, Vanilla Ice, Adam Carl, Laurie Faso, David McCharen, Michael McConnohie, Robbie Rist, Brian Tochi and Frank Welker Michael Pressman $78,656,813
14. Backdraft Universal/Imagine Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro Ron Howard $77,868,585
15. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Paramount William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Christopher Plummer and Kim Cattrall Nicholas Meyer $74,888,996
16. The Prince of Tides Columbia Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan, Jeroen Krabbe and Melinda Dillon Barbra Streisand $74,787,599
17. JFK Warner Bros. Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Joe Pesci, Kevin Bacon, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Edward Asner, Donald Sutherland, Jay O. Sanders, Martin Sheen, Laurie Metcalf, Brian Doyle-Murray, John Candy, Wayne Knight, Vincent D'Onofrio and Sissy Spacek Oliver Stone $70,405,498
18. Hot Shots! 20th Century Fox Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Jon Cryer and Lloyd Bridges Jim Abrahams $69,467,617
19. What About Bob? Touchstone Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty, Charlie Korsmo and Kathryn Erbe Frank Oz $63,707,829
20. The Last Boy Scout Warner Bros./Geffen/Silver Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris and Halle Berry Tony Scott $59,509,925

(*) Includes theatrical reissue(s)

References

  1. ↑ Box Office Mojo Weekend Charts for 1991, weekend 1 to 52. Retrieved 2007-11-6
  2. ↑ "1991 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com.

See also

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