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.[1]

Number-one films

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#Weekend end dateFilmBox officeNotesRef
1January 6, 1991Home 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, 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.[7]
7February 18, 19914-day weekendThe 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, 1991Teenage 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, 1991Out for Justice$10,524,026[16]
16April 21, 1991$7,016,331[17]
17April 28, 1991Oscar$5,091,027[18]
18May 5, 1991$4,164,218[19]
19May 12, 1991F/X2$5,455,058[20]
20May 19, 1991What About Bob?$9,216,334[21]
21May 27, 19914-day weekendBackdraft$15,723,480[22]
22June 2, 1991$9,118,395[23]
23June 9, 1991City Slickers$13,032,121[24]
24June 16, 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves$25,625,602[25]
25June 23, 1991$18,289,665[26]
26June 30, 1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear$20,817,139[27]
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 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, 1991Hot 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 weekendDead Again$6,315,869Dead Again reached #1 in its second weekend of release.[36]
36September 8, 1991$4,366,330[37]
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 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, 1991The 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, 1991Other People's Money$5,012,332[44]
43October 27, 1991House Party 2$6,027,105[45]
44November 3, 1991The People Under the Stairs$5,522,250[46]
45November 10, 1991Curly Sue$4,957,474Curly Sue reached #1 in its third weekend of release.[47]
46November 17, 1991Cape Fear$10,261,025[48]
47November 24, 1991The 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, 1991Star 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, 1991Hook$13,522,535[52]
51December 22, 1991$9,638,615[53]
52December 29, 1991$15,218,400[54]

Highest-grossing films

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Calendar Gross

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

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1.Terminator 2: Judgment DayTriStar PicturesArnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Joe MortonJames Cameron$204,843,345
2.Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesWarner 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.The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearParamount PicturesLeslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson and Robert GouletDavid Zucker$86,930,411
10.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeNew Line CinemaPaige Turco, David Warner, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Adam Carl and Laurie FasoMichael Pressman$78,656,813

In-Year Release

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Highest-grossing films of 1991 by In-year release[56]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1.Terminator 2: Judgment DayTriStar$204,843,345
2.Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesWarner Bros.$165,493,908
3.Beauty and the BeastDisney$145,863,363
4.The Silence of the LambsOrion$130,742,922
5.City SlickersColumbia$135,265,915
6.HookTriStar$119,654,823
7.The Addams FamilyParamount$113,502,426
8.Sleeping with the Enemy20th Century Fox$101,599,005
9.Father of the BrideDisney$89,325,780
10.The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearParamount$86,930,411


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1991
GBeauty and the Beast
PGHook
PG-13Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
RTerminator 2: Judgment Day

See also

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References

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Chronology

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Preceded by 1991 Succeeded by