Weekend Domestic Box Office May 3, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Oscar | $4,164,218 | -18% | 1,391 | $2,994 | $10,740,649 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | One Good Cop | $3,360,277 | 1,353 | $2,484 | $3,360,277 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | A Kiss Before Dying | $3,068,580 | -29% | 1,542 | $1,990 | $8,816,065 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Toy Soldiers | $3,005,880 | -28% | 1,354 | $2,220 | $8,362,680 | 10 | |
| 5 | (4) | Out for Justice | $2,768,639 | -31% | 1,791 | $1,546 | $31,634,880 | 24 | |
| 6 | (6) | The Silence of the Lambs | $2,540,581 | -2% | 1,619 | $1,569 | $112,193,973 | 81 | |
| 7 | (new) | A Rage in Harlem | $2,458,080 | 540 | $4,552 | $2,458,080 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (5) | Mortal Thoughts | $2,020,049 | -37% | 1,190 | $1,698 | $13,996,843 | 17 | |
| 9 | (8) | Dances with Wolves | $1,838,329 | -11% | 1,478 | $1,244 | $164,961,941 | 178 | |
| 10 | (7) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $1,672,384 | -30% | 1,850 | $904 | $72,687,803 | 45 | |
| 11 | (10) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $1,101,281 | -21% | 1,079 | $1,021 | $92,658,009 | 87 | |
| 12 | (11) | New Jack City | $1,041,307 | -18% | 631 | $1,650 | $41,372,468 | 59 | |
| 13 | (9) | Defending Your Life | $1,037,092 | -27% | 632 | $1,641 | $14,292,366 | 45 | |
| 14 | (12) | Home Alone | $966,782 | -14% | 1,073 | $901 | $267,432,574 | 171 | |
| 15 | (13) | The Object of Beauty | $528,404 | -38% | 224 | $2,359 | $2,243,365 | 24 | |
| 16 | (15) | Class Action | $372,075 | -36% | 481 | $774 | $23,018,117 | 52 | |
| 17 | (new) | Rich Girl | $368,056 | 1,058 | $348 | $368,056 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (14) | The Marrying Man | $312,970 | -51% | 526 | $595 | $12,003,886 | 31 | |
| 19 | (-) | Impromptu | $293,781 | 72 | $4,080 | $516,647 | 24 | ||
| 20 | (17) | La Femme Nikita | $284,955 | -20% | 89 | $3,202 | $2,365,196 | 59 | |
| 21 | (-) | Spartacus | $279,893 | 41 | $6,827 | $426,846 | 11,168 | ||
| 22 | (16) | The Five Heartbeats | $267,868 | -40% | 194 | $1,381 | $7,008,492 | 38 | |
| 23 | (18) | Awakenings | $246,383 | -24% | 318 | $775 | $51,306,865 | 138 | |
| 24 | (19) | Kindergarten Cop | $238,700 | -24% | 385 | $620 | $88,191,163 | 136 | |
| 25 | (24) | L.A. Story | $216,270 | +1% | 267 | $810 | $28,052,067 | 87 | |
| 26 | (-) | Citizen Kane | $216,239 | 11 | $19,658 | $288,107 | 18,267 | ||
| 27 | (22) | Misery | $193,821 | -24% | 216 | $897 | $60,889,526 | 157 | |
| 28 | (26) | White Fang | $192,945 | -5% | 285 | $677 | $34,301,017 | 108 | |
| 29 | (25) | The Doors | $177,590 | -16% | 301 | $590 | $33,404,794 | 66 | |
| 30 | (28) | Shipwrecked | $176,402 | -8% | 386 | $457 | $14,613,236 | 66 | |
| 31 | (31) | Green Card | $164,944 | -7% | 244 | $676 | $29,391,410 | 132 | |
| 32 | (23) | The Hard Way | $158,795 | -37% | 349 | $455 | $24,228,035 | 59 | |
| 33 | (27) | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $142,500 | -27% | 342 | $417 | $17,116,963 | 87 | |
| 34 | (21) | Career Opportunities | $142,375 | -45% | 335 | $425 | $10,787,500 | 38 | |
| 35 | (-) | 3 Men and a Little Lady | $134,066 | 125 | $1,073 | $71,338,379 | 166 | ||
| 36 | (20) | The Godfather: Part III | $133,591 | -51% | 208 | $642 | $66,520,529 | 132 | |
| 37 | (29) | Warlock | $124,283 | -35% | 153 | $812 | $8,824,553 | 116 | |
| 38 | (35) | If Looks Could Kill | $123,198 | -9% | 159 | $775 | $7,181,414 | 52 | |
| 39 | (36) | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $13,599 | -18% | 2 | $6,800 | $37,246 | 10 | |
| Reporting movies: 39 | $36,547,182 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar | $4,164,218 | 1,391 | $10,740,649 |
| 2 | One Good Cop | $3,360,277 | 1,353 | $3,360,277 |
| 3 | A Kiss Before Dying | $3,068,580 | 1,542 | $8,816,065 |
| 4 | Toy Soldiers | $3,005,880 | 1,354 | $8,362,680 |
| 5 | Out for Justice | $2,768,639 | 1,791 | $31,634,880 |
| 6 | The Silence of the Lambs | $2,540,581 | 1,619 | $112,193,973 |
| 7 | A Rage in Harlem | $2,458,080 | 540 | $2,458,080 |
| 8 | Mortal Thoughts | $2,020,049 | 1,190 | $13,996,843 |
| 9 | Dances with Wolves | $1,838,329 | 1,478 | $164,961,941 |
| 10 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $1,672,384 | 1,850 | $72,687,803 |
| 11 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $1,101,281 | 1,079 | $92,658,009 |
| 12 | New Jack City | $1,041,307 | 631 | $41,372,468 |
| 13 | Defending Your Life | $1,037,092 | 632 | $14,292,366 |
| 14 | Home Alone | $966,782 | 1,073 | $267,432,574 |
| 15 | The Object of Beauty | $528,404 | 224 | $2,243,365 |
| 16 | Class Action | $372,075 | 481 | $23,018,117 |
| 17 | Rich Girl | $368,056 | 1,058 | $368,056 |
| 18 | The Marrying Man | $312,970 | 526 | $12,003,886 |
| 19 | Impromptu | $293,781 | 72 | $516,647 |
| 20 | La Femme Nikita | $284,955 | 89 | $2,365,196 |
| 21 | Spartacus | $279,893 | 41 | $426,846 |
| 22 | The Five Heartbeats | $267,868 | 194 | $7,008,492 |
| 23 | Awakenings | $246,383 | 318 | $51,306,865 |
| 24 | Kindergarten Cop | $238,700 | 385 | $88,191,163 |
| 25 | L.A. Story | $216,270 | 267 | $28,052,067 |
| 26 | Citizen Kane | $216,239 | 11 | $288,107 |
| 27 | Misery | $193,821 | 216 | $60,889,526 |
| 28 | White Fang | $192,945 | 285 | $34,301,017 |
| 29 | The Doors | $177,590 | 301 | $33,404,794 |
| 30 | Shipwrecked | $176,402 | 386 | $14,613,236 |
| 31 | Green Card | $164,944 | 244 | $29,391,410 |
| 32 | The Hard Way | $158,795 | 349 | $24,228,035 |
| 33 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $142,500 | 342 | $17,116,963 |
| 34 | Career Opportunities | $142,375 | 335 | $10,787,500 |
| 35 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | $134,066 | 125 | $71,338,379 |
| 36 | The Godfather: Part III | $133,591 | 208 | $66,520,529 |
| 37 | Warlock | $124,283 | 153 | $8,824,553 |
| 38 | If Looks Could Kill | $123,198 | 159 | $7,181,414 |
| 39 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $13,599 | 2 | $37,246 |
| Reporting: 39 | $36,547,182 | total | ||