Weekend Domestic Box Office April 12, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Out for Justice | $10,524,026 | 2,010 | $5,236 | $10,524,026 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $5,862,113 | -25% | 2,783 | $2,106 | $61,482,900 | 24 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Silence of the Lambs | $4,146,846 | -13% | 1,635 | $2,536 | $100,088,453 | 60 | |
| 4 | (4) | Dances with Wolves | $3,467,181 | -14% | 1,612 | $2,151 | $155,257,286 | 157 | |
| 5 | (5) | Defending Your Life | $3,058,664 | -7% | 715 | $4,278 | $7,569,629 | 24 | |
| 6 | (3) | The Marrying Man | $2,578,739 | -36% | 1,343 | $1,920 | $7,816,616 | 10 | |
| 7 | (7) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $2,366,517 | -7% | 1,443 | $1,640 | $86,095,903 | 66 | |
| 8 | (6) | New Jack City | $2,056,730 | -28% | 865 | $2,378 | $35,440,795 | 38 | |
| 9 | (9) | Home Alone | $1,835,299 | -6% | 1,465 | $1,253 | $262,461,999 | 150 | |
| 10 | (8) | Class Action | $1,665,641 | -18% | 1,051 | $1,585 | $19,782,582 | 31 | |
| 11 | (10) | Career Opportunities | $1,203,425 | -36% | 1,301 | $925 | $9,110,115 | 17 | |
| 12 | (11) | The Five Heartbeats | $825,414 | -35% | 408 | $2,023 | $4,899,612 | 17 | |
| 13 | (12) | The Hard Way | $743,895 | -39% | 813 | $915 | $22,778,760 | 38 | |
| 14 | (13) | The Doors | $621,030 | -32% | 635 | $978 | $32,040,108 | 45 | |
| 15 | (15) | Kindergarten Cop | $609,700 | -6% | 469 | $1,300 | $86,869,418 | 115 | |
| 16 | (19) | Misery | $478,597 | -8% | 442 | $1,083 | $59,469,235 | 136 | |
| 17 | (18) | The Long Walk Home | $466,242 | -14% | 333 | $1,400 | $13,798,030 | 115 | |
| 18 | (22) | Awakenings | $424,515 | -4% | 451 | $941 | $49,984,597 | 117 | |
| 19 | (23) | L.A. Story | $389,130 | -2% | 357 | $1,090 | $26,995,790 | 66 | |
| 20 | (16) | Guilty by Suspicion | $351,551 | -42% | 264 | $1,332 | $8,424,551 | 31 | |
| 21 | (17) | King Ralph | $344,960 | -38% | 539 | $640 | $30,308,600 | 59 | |
| 22 | (14) | The Perfect Weapon | $336,733 | -58% | 465 | $724 | $11,760,243 | 31 | |
| 23 | (-) | La Femme Nikita | $306,446 | 49 | $6,254 | $1,007,914 | 38 | ||
| 24 | (-) | Goodfellas | $286,080 | 282 | $1,014 | $45,164,812 | 208 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Shipwrecked | $283,968 | 464 | $612 | $13,602,078 | 45 | ||
| 26 | (20) | Warlock | $280,378 | -46% | 224 | $1,252 | $7,702,088 | 95 | |
| 27 | (-) | Green Card | $276,450 | 285 | $970 | $28,416,049 | 111 | ||
| 28 | (-) | China Cry: A True Story | $268,332 | 145 | $1,851 | $3,254,801 | 164 | ||
| 29 | (-) | White Fang | $261,870 | 406 | $645 | $33,337,775 | 87 | ||
| 30 | (-) | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | $251,509 | 255 | $986 | $6,736,765 | 143 | ||
| 31 | (-) | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $209,045 | 330 | $633 | $16,283,667 | 66 | ||
| 32 | (new) | The Object of Beauty | $208,119 | 18 | $11,562 | $208,119 | 3 | ||
| 33 | (24) | If Looks Could Kill | $204,963 | -37% | 229 | $895 | $6,569,870 | 31 | |
| 34 | (25) | The Godfather: Part III | $25,170 | -39% | 30 | $839 | $65,912,891 | 111 | |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $47,219,278 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out for Justice | $10,524,026 | 2,010 | $10,524,026 |
| 2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $5,862,113 | 2,783 | $61,482,900 |
| 3 | The Silence of the Lambs | $4,146,846 | 1,635 | $100,088,453 |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves | $3,467,181 | 1,612 | $155,257,286 |
| 5 | Defending Your Life | $3,058,664 | 715 | $7,569,629 |
| 6 | The Marrying Man | $2,578,739 | 1,343 | $7,816,616 |
| 7 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $2,366,517 | 1,443 | $86,095,903 |
| 8 | New Jack City | $2,056,730 | 865 | $35,440,795 |
| 9 | Home Alone | $1,835,299 | 1,465 | $262,461,999 |
| 10 | Class Action | $1,665,641 | 1,051 | $19,782,582 |
| 11 | Career Opportunities | $1,203,425 | 1,301 | $9,110,115 |
| 12 | The Five Heartbeats | $825,414 | 408 | $4,899,612 |
| 13 | The Hard Way | $743,895 | 813 | $22,778,760 |
| 14 | The Doors | $621,030 | 635 | $32,040,108 |
| 15 | Kindergarten Cop | $609,700 | 469 | $86,869,418 |
| 16 | Misery | $478,597 | 442 | $59,469,235 |
| 17 | The Long Walk Home | $466,242 | 333 | $13,798,030 |
| 18 | Awakenings | $424,515 | 451 | $49,984,597 |
| 19 | L.A. Story | $389,130 | 357 | $26,995,790 |
| 20 | Guilty by Suspicion | $351,551 | 264 | $8,424,551 |
| 21 | King Ralph | $344,960 | 539 | $30,308,600 |
| 22 | The Perfect Weapon | $336,733 | 465 | $11,760,243 |
| 23 | La Femme Nikita | $306,446 | 49 | $1,007,914 |
| 24 | Goodfellas | $286,080 | 282 | $45,164,812 |
| 25 | Shipwrecked | $283,968 | 464 | $13,602,078 |
| 26 | Warlock | $280,378 | 224 | $7,702,088 |
| 27 | Green Card | $276,450 | 285 | $28,416,049 |
| 28 | China Cry: A True Story | $268,332 | 145 | $3,254,801 |
| 29 | White Fang | $261,870 | 406 | $33,337,775 |
| 30 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | $251,509 | 255 | $6,736,765 |
| 31 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $209,045 | 330 | $16,283,667 |
| 32 | The Object of Beauty | $208,119 | 18 | $208,119 |
| 33 | If Looks Could Kill | $204,963 | 229 | $6,569,870 |
| 34 | The Godfather: Part III | $25,170 | 30 | $65,912,891 |
| Reporting: 34 | $47,219,278 | total | ||