Weekend Domestic Box Office April 5, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $7,812,507 | -40% | 2,820 | $2,770 | $54,064,259 | 17 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Silence of the Lambs | $4,760,714 | -18% | 1,627 | $2,926 | $94,425,327 | 53 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Marrying Man | $4,030,749 | 1,340 | $3,008 | $4,030,749 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Dances with Wolves | $4,014,945 | -26% | 1,636 | $2,454 | $150,666,372 | 150 | |
| 5 | (-) | Defending Your Life | $3,287,408 | 689 | $4,771 | $3,574,576 | 17 | ||
| 6 | (5) | New Jack City | $2,851,174 | -23% | 872 | $3,270 | $32,459,888 | 31 | |
| 7 | (6) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $2,531,544 | -22% | 1,510 | $1,677 | $82,888,712 | 59 | |
| 8 | (7) | Class Action | $2,042,383 | -33% | 1,109 | $1,842 | $17,518,021 | 24 | |
| 9 | (8) | Home Alone | $1,954,348 | -20% | 1,588 | $1,231 | $260,077,797 | 143 | |
| 10 | (4) | Career Opportunities | $1,892,880 | -53% | 1,434 | $1,320 | $7,449,555 | 10 | |
| 11 | (9) | The Five Heartbeats | $1,270,040 | -22% | 846 | $1,501 | $3,665,416 | 10 | |
| 12 | (-) | The Hard Way | $1,212,200 | 1,102 | $1,100 | $21,636,405 | 31 | ||
| 13 | (10) | The Doors | $919,819 | -39% | 887 | $1,037 | $31,068,065 | 38 | |
| 14 | (11) | The Perfect Weapon | $793,881 | -43% | 701 | $1,132 | $11,118,320 | 24 | |
| 15 | (13) | Kindergarten Cop | $647,085 | -14% | 537 | $1,205 | $86,095,933 | 108 | |
| 16 | (12) | Guilty by Suspicion | $602,759 | -49% | 361 | $1,670 | $7,889,105 | 24 | |
| 17 | (-) | King Ralph | $556,195 | 643 | $865 | $29,825,395 | 52 | ||
| 18 | (15) | The Long Walk Home | $540,025 | -20% | 271 | $1,993 | $3,119,846 | 108 | |
| 19 | (-) | Misery | $522,354 | 472 | $1,107 | $58,771,959 | 129 | ||
| 20 | (14) | Warlock | $520,033 | -28% | 293 | $1,775 | $7,272,004 | 88 | |
| 21 | (-) | Reversal of Fortune | $506,739 | 342 | $1,482 | $13,128,124 | 173 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Awakenings | $442,104 | 465 | $951 | $49,404,987 | 110 | ||
| 23 | (-) | L.A. Story | $398,364 | 373 | $1,068 | $26,474,991 | 59 | ||
| 24 | (16) | If Looks Could Kill | $323,506 | -52% | 345 | $938 | $6,256,122 | 24 | |
| 25 | (17) | The Godfather: Part III | $41,370 | -18% | 46 | $899 | $65,870,556 | 104 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $44,475,126 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $7,812,507 | 2,820 | $54,064,259 |
| 2 | The Silence of the Lambs | $4,760,714 | 1,627 | $94,425,327 |
| 3 | The Marrying Man | $4,030,749 | 1,340 | $4,030,749 |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves | $4,014,945 | 1,636 | $150,666,372 |
| 5 | Defending Your Life | $3,287,408 | 689 | $3,574,576 |
| 6 | New Jack City | $2,851,174 | 872 | $32,459,888 |
| 7 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $2,531,544 | 1,510 | $82,888,712 |
| 8 | Class Action | $2,042,383 | 1,109 | $17,518,021 |
| 9 | Home Alone | $1,954,348 | 1,588 | $260,077,797 |
| 10 | Career Opportunities | $1,892,880 | 1,434 | $7,449,555 |
| 11 | The Five Heartbeats | $1,270,040 | 846 | $3,665,416 |
| 12 | The Hard Way | $1,212,200 | 1,102 | $21,636,405 |
| 13 | The Doors | $919,819 | 887 | $31,068,065 |
| 14 | The Perfect Weapon | $793,881 | 701 | $11,118,320 |
| 15 | Kindergarten Cop | $647,085 | 537 | $86,095,933 |
| 16 | Guilty by Suspicion | $602,759 | 361 | $7,889,105 |
| 17 | King Ralph | $556,195 | 643 | $29,825,395 |
| 18 | The Long Walk Home | $540,025 | 271 | $3,119,846 |
| 19 | Misery | $522,354 | 472 | $58,771,959 |
| 20 | Warlock | $520,033 | 293 | $7,272,004 |
| 21 | Reversal of Fortune | $506,739 | 342 | $13,128,124 |
| 22 | Awakenings | $442,104 | 465 | $49,404,987 |
| 23 | L.A. Story | $398,364 | 373 | $26,474,991 |
| 24 | If Looks Could Kill | $323,506 | 345 | $6,256,122 |
| 25 | The Godfather: Part III | $41,370 | 46 | $65,870,556 |
| Reporting: 25 | $44,475,126 | total | ||