Movies Released in 1991
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
January, 1991 |
| January 1 |
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation |
Action |
|
$358,000 |
|
|
Black Robe |
Adventure |
|
$8,211,952 |
|
|
Blood and Concrete |
Comedy |
|
$8,000 |
|
|
China Moon |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$3,038,499 |
|
|
Close My Eyes |
|
|
$135,893 |
|
|
Closet Land |
|
|
$259,012 |
|
|
Crooked Hearts |
|
|
$31,000 |
|
|
Dark Obsession |
|
|
$333,811 |
|
|
Dogfight |
|
|
$394,631 |
|
|
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish |
|
|
$164,000 |
|
|
The Indian Runner |
|
|
$191,125 |
|
|
Johnny Suede |
Drama |
$500,000 |
$55,000 |
|
|
Jumpin' at the Boneyard |
Drama |
|
$9,000 |
|
|
McBain |
|
|
$456,000 |
|
|
Meeting Venus |
|
|
$1,000,348 |
|
|
Once Around |
Comedy |
|
$14,851,000 |
|
|
One False Move |
|
|
$1,543,000 |
|
|
Pastime |
|
|
$267,265 |
|
|
Proof |
Comedy |
|
$524,000 |
|
|
Queen's Logic |
|
|
$612,781 |
|
|
Return to the Blue Lagoon |
Adventure |
$11,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Showdown in Little Tokyo |
|
|
$2,275,557 |
|
|
Spotswood |
|
|
$101,000 |
|
|
Straight out of Brooklyn |
|
$450,000 |
$2,712,293 |
|
|
Talent for the Game |
|
|
$336,396 |
|
|
To Sleep With Anger |
|
|
$1,161,135 |
|
|
True Identity |
|
|
$4,693,236 |
|
| |
| January 10 |
Warlock |
Horror |
$7,000,000 |
$8,824,553 |
|
| |
| January 11 |
Lionheart |
Action |
|
$22,545,360 |
|
|
Not Without My Daughter |
Drama |
|
$14,789,113 |
|
| |
| January 18 |
Cadence |
Drama |
|
$1,935,475 |
|
|
Eve of Destruction |
|
|
$4,704,884 |
|
|
Flight of the Intruder |
Action |
$35,000,000 |
$14,471,440 |
|
|
White Fang |
Adventure |
$14,000,000 |
$34,729,091 |
|
February, 1991 |
| February 1 |
Meet the Applegates |
|
|
$485,772 |
|
|
Popcorn |
Horror |
|
$2,563,365 |
|
|
Run |
|
|
$4,409,328 |
|
| |
| February 8 |
L.A. Story |
Comedy |
|
$28,854,480 |
|
|
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter |
Adventure |
|
$17,116,963 |
|
|
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead |
|
|
$739,104 |
|
|
Sleeping with the Enemy |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$101,599,005 |
|
| |
| February 14 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
Thriller/Suspense |
$20,000,000 |
$130,726,716 |
|
| |
| February 15 |
King Ralph |
Comedy |
|
$33,512,735 |
|
|
Nothing But Trouble |
Comedy |
|
$8,479,793 |
|
| |
| February 22 |
He Said, She Said |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$9,684,702 |
|
|
Scenes from a Mall |
Comedy |
|
$9,563,393 |
|
March, 1991 |
| March 1 |
The Doors |
Drama |
$40,000,000 |
$34,416,893 |
|
|
The Field |
|
|
$1,414,017 |
|
|
Haakon Haakonsen |
Adventure |
$8,500,000 |
$15,024,232 |
|
|
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys |
|
|
$3,603,615 |
|
| |
| March 8 |
The Hard Way |
Comedy |
|
$24,525,330 |
|
|
Ju Dou |
|
|
$1,581,618 |
|
|
New Jack City |
Action |
|
$47,624,253 |
|
|
Nikita |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,000,000 |
$5,017,971 |
|
| |
| March 15 |
Class Action |
Drama |
|
$23,968,042 |
|
|
Guilty by Suspicion |
Drama |
|
$9,445,090 |
|
|
If Looks Could Kill |
Action |
|
$7,781,025 |
|
|
The Perfect Weapon |
Action |
|
$14,061,361 |
|
|
True Colors |
|
|
$418,807 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
Defending Your Life |
Comedy |
|
$16,371,128 |
|
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
Adventure |
$25,000,000 |
$78,656,813 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Career Opportunities |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$10,986,645 |
|
|
The Five Heartbeats |
Drama |
|
$7,377,189 |
|
| |
| March 31 |
The Unborn |
|
|
$0 |
|
April, 1991 |
| April 5 |
The Marrying Man |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$12,454,768 |
|
| |
| April 12 |
Daddy Nostalgie |
Drama |
|
$468,443 |
|
|
Impromptu |
Comedy |
|
$4,076,211 |
|
|
The Object of Beauty |
Comedy |
|
$5,186,392 |
|
|
Out for Justice |
Action |
|
$39,673,161 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Drop Dead Fred |
Comedy |
|
$13,746,300 |
|
|
Mortal Thoughts |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$19,018,321 |
|
| |
| April 26 |
A Kiss Before Dying |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$14,769,755 |
|
|
Oscar |
Comedy |
|
$23,562,716 |
|
|
Toy Soldiers |
Action |
|
$15,073,942 |
|
May, 1991 |
| May 3 |
One Good Cop |
Action |
|
$11,276,846 |
|
|
A Rage in Harlem |
Comedy |
|
$10,438,504 |
|
|
Rich Girl |
Drama |
|
$368,056 |
|
|
Truly Madly Deeply |
Drama |
|
$1,554,742 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
F/X2 |
Action |
|
$21,075,831 |
|
|
Madonna: Truth or Dare |
Concert/Performance |
|
$15,012,935 |
|
|
Sweet Talker |
Comedy |
|
$258,105 |
|
|
Switch |
Comedy |
|
$15,545,943 |
|
| |
| May 17 |
Dice Rules |
Concert/Performance |
|
$658,000 |
|
|
Mannequin: On the Move |
Comedy |
|
$3,300,609 |
|
|
Stone Cold |
Action |
$25,000,000 |
$9,286,314 |
|
|
What About Bob? |
Comedy |
|
$63,710,000 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Backdraft |
Drama |
|
$77,868,585 |
|
|
Hangin' with the Homeboys |
|
|
$516,855 |
|
|
Hudson Hawk |
Action |
$65,000,000 |
$17,218,916 |
|
|
Only the Lonely |
Comedy |
|
$21,830,957 |
|
|
Thelma & Louise |
Action |
|
$45,361,000 |
|
|
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken |
Drama |
|
$7,300,000 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Soapdish |
Comedy |
|
$36,489,888 |
|
June, 1991 |
| June 7 |
City Slickers |
Comedy |
|
$124,033,791 |
|
|
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead |
Comedy |
|
$25,122,195 |
|
|
Jungle Fever |
Drama |
|
$31,739,045 |
|
| |
| June 14 |
Bright Angel |
Drama |
|
$158,243 |
|
|
Kickboxer 2 |
Action |
|
$1,206,817 |
|
|
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
Adventure |
$50,000,000 |
$165,493,908 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Dying Young |
Drama |
|
$32,669,178 |
|
|
The Rocketeer |
Action |
|
$46,573,027 |
|
|
Suburban Commando |
Comedy |
|
$6,948,859 |
|
| |
| June 25 |
Marie: A True Story |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Europa Europa |
|
|
$5,575,738 |
|
|
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear |
Comedy |
$23,000,000 |
$86,930,411 |
|
July, 1991 |
| July 1 |
The Miracle |
|
|
$835,519 |
|
| |
| July 2 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
Action |
$100,000,000 |
$204,859,496 |
|
| |
| July 3 |
Problem Child 2 |
Comedy |
|
$25,104,700 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Regarding Henry |
Drama |
|
$43,001,500 |
|
| |
| July 12 |
Boyz n the Hood |
Drama |
$6,500,000 |
$56,190,094 |
|
|
Point Break |
Action |
|
$43,218,387 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey |
Comedy |
$20,000,000 |
$37,537,675 |
|
|
Dutch |
Comedy |
|
$4,271,022 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
The Doctor |
Drama |
|
$37,497,480 |
|
| |
| July 26 |
Another You |
Comedy |
|
$2,697,777 |
|
|
Life Stinks |
|
|
$3,832,400 |
|
|
Mobsters |
Drama |
|
$20,246,790 |
|
|
V.I. Warshawski |
|
|
$11,128,309 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
Hot Shots! |
Comedy |
|
$68,267,322 |
|
August, 1991 |
| August 1 |
Poison |
|
|
$609,524 |
|
|
Slacker |
|
$23,000 |
$1,227,508 |
|
| |
| August 2 |
Body Parts |
Horror |
|
$8,398,855 |
|
|
Doc Hollywood |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$54,751,779 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Delirious |
Comedy |
|
$4,755,853 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Bingo |
Comedy |
|
$8,011,019 |
|
|
Double Impact |
Action |
$16,000,000 |
$29,090,445 |
|
|
Pure Luck |
Comedy |
|
$22,641,969 |
|
| |
| August 14 |
The Commitments |
Drama |
|
$13,955,001 |
|
| |
| August 16 |
Mystery Date |
Comedy |
|
$6,141,446 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Barton Fink |
Drama |
|
$5,726,463 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
Dead Again |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$38,016,380 |
|
|
Defenseless |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$6,379,362 |
|
|
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man |
Action |
$23,000,000 |
$7,018,525 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time |
|
$6,000,000 |
$773,490 |
|
|
Child's Play 3 |
Horror |
|
$14,250,380 |
|
September, 1991 |
| September 6 |
Company Business |
|
|
$1,270,483 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
Horror |
$5,000,000 |
$34,872,033 |
|
| |
| September 18 |
Paradise |
Drama |
|
$18,634,643 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
The Fisher King |
Drama |
|
$41,798,224 |
|
|
Late for Dinner |
Drama |
|
$8,641,499 |
|
|
Livin' Large! |
Comedy |
|
$5,435,488 |
|
|
Rambling Rose |
Drama |
|
$6,266,621 |
|
| |
| September 27 |
Deceived |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$28,738,096 |
|
|
Necessary Roughness |
Comedy |
|
$26,255,594 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
My Own Private Idaho |
Black Comedy |
$2,500,000 |
$6,401,336 |
|
October, 1991 |
| October 4 |
The Man in the Moon |
Drama |
|
$2,853,801 |
|
|
Ricochet |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$21,756,163 |
|
|
Shout |
Drama |
|
$3,463,620 |
|
|
The Super |
Comedy |
|
$11,000,863 |
|
|
Whore |
Drama |
|
$1,008,404 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
Homicide |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$2,971,661 |
|
|
Little Man Tate |
Drama |
|
$24,989,789 |
|
| |
| October 11 |
City of Hope |
Drama |
|
$1,264,910 |
|
|
Ernest Scared Stupid |
Comedy |
|
$14,143,280 |
|
|
Frankie and Johnny |
Drama |
|
$22,773,535 |
|
|
Shattered |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$11,511,031 |
|
|
The Taking of Beverly Hills |
Action |
|
$939,277 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
Antarctica |
|
|
$65,000,000 |
|
|
Cool As Ice |
|
|
$1,031,420 |
|
|
Other People's Money |
Comedy |
|
$35,682,000 |
|
| |
| October 23 |
House Party 2 |
Comedy |
$5,000,000 |
$19,438,638 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
The Butcher's Wife |
Comedy |
|
$9,689,816 |
|
|
Curly Sue |
Comedy |
|
$33,644,430 |
|
|
Due occhi diabolici |
|
$9,000,000 |
$349,618 |
|
|
The Hitman |
Action |
|
$4,654,288 |
|
November, 1991 |
| November 1 |
29th Street |
Comedy |
|
$1,287,171 |
|
|
Billy Bathgate |
Drama |
|
$15,565,363 |
|
|
Highlander II: The Quickening |
Action |
|
$14,184,134 |
|
|
Liebestraum |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$133,645 |
|
|
The People Under the Stairs |
Horror |
|
$24,204,000 |
|
|
Year of the Gun |
|
|
$11,820,000 |
|
| |
| November 8 |
All I Want For Christmas |
Comedy |
|
$14,812,144 |
|
|
Strictly Business |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$7,683,267 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Beauty and the Beast |
Musical |
$20,000,000 |
$218,951,625 |
Play |
| |
| November 15 |
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird |
Comedy |
|
$202,590 |
|
|
Cape Fear |
Thriller/Suspense |
$35,000,000 |
$79,091,969 |
|
|
Kafka |
|
|
$1,100,000 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
Showdown at Williams Creek |
Western |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
The Addams Family |
Comedy |
$30,000,000 |
$113,502,246 |
|
|
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West |
Adventure |
|
$20,218,664 |
|
|
For the Boys |
Drama |
|
$17,684,580 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
My Girl |
Comedy |
|
$58,011,485 |
|
December, 1991 |
| December 1 |
Life is Sweet |
|
|
$1,516,000 |
|
|
Naked Lunch |
Drama |
|
$2,541,000 |
|
| |
| December 6 |
At Play in the Fields of the Lord |
Drama |
|
$1,342,903 |
|
|
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
Action |
$27,000,000 |
$74,888,996 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Hook |
Adventure |
$70,000,000 |
$119,654,823 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
Bugsy |
Drama |
|
$49,103,967 |
|
|
The Last Boy Scout |
Action |
|
$59,509,925 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku |
Drama |
|
$516,431 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Father of the Bride |
Comedy |
|
$89,325,780 |
|
|
JFK |
Drama |
$40,000,000 |
$70,405,498 |
|
|
Tacones lejanos |
|
|
$1,530,941 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Rush |
|
|
$7,241,350 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Grand Canyon |
Drama |
|
$32,350,000 |
|
|
The Prince of Tides |
Drama |
$30,000,000 |
$74,787,599 |
|
|
Until the End of the World |
|
|
$752,856 |
|
| |
| December 27 |
Fried Green Tomatoes |
Drama |
|
$81,204,830 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Ambition |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$436,132 |
|
|
Dune Warriors |
Action |
|
$0 |
|
|
Godzilla vs. King Chidorah |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
The Little Engine that Could |
Adventure |
|
$0 |
|
|
Neon City |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
The Pope Must Die |
Comedy |
|
$582,510 |
|
|
Rover Dangerfield |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Talkin' Dirty After Dark |
Comedy |
|
$978,775 |
|
|