Weekend Domestic Box Office May 17, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | What About Bob? | $9,216,334 | 1,463 | $6,300 | $9,216,334 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | F/X2 | $3,829,221 | -30% | 1,502 | $2,549 | $10,995,241 | 10 | |
| 3 | (17) | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $3,380,277 | +522% | 538 | $6,283 | $4,346,490 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Switch | $3,049,328 | -19% | 1,013 | $3,010 | $8,328,724 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | Stone Cold | $2,811,154 | 1,729 | $1,626 | $2,811,154 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Oscar | $2,067,738 | -35% | 1,373 | $1,506 | $18,068,049 | 24 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,871,178 | -5% | 1,444 | $1,296 | $117,814,717 | 95 | |
| 8 | (new) | Mannequin: On the Move | $1,692,817 | 1,540 | $1,099 | $1,692,817 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (7) | A Kiss Before Dying | $1,579,905 | -6% | 1,269 | $1,245 | $13,729,270 | 24 | |
| 10 | (4) | One Good Cop | $1,567,225 | -25% | 1,327 | $1,181 | $9,034,478 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | Dances with Wolves | $1,396,192 | -3% | 1,107 | $1,261 | $169,370,575 | 192 | |
| 12 | (8) | Toy Soldiers | $1,247,420 | -25% | 1,286 | $970 | $12,674,044 | 24 | |
| 13 | (10) | A Rage in Harlem | $1,163,428 | -18% | 518 | $2,246 | $6,196,344 | 17 | |
| 14 | (6) | Out for Justice | $1,107,556 | -35% | 981 | $1,129 | $36,007,583 | 38 | |
| 15 | (11) | Mortal Thoughts | $894,718 | -26% | 1,020 | $877 | $17,264,325 | 31 | |
| 16 | (13) | Home Alone | $787,999 | 0% | 789 | $999 | $269,435,169 | 185 | |
| 17 | (12) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $629,981 | -24% | 657 | $959 | $94,749,432 | 101 | |
| 18 | (15) | New Jack City | $606,567 | -19% | 428 | $1,417 | $43,408,390 | 73 | |
| 19 | (14) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $538,920 | -31% | 949 | $568 | $74,471,373 | 59 | |
| 20 | (-) | Impromptu | $417,468 | 137 | $3,047 | $1,333,305 | 38 | ||
| 21 | (16) | Defending Your Life | $390,807 | -39% | 377 | $1,037 | $15,825,668 | 59 | |
| 22 | (18) | The Object of Beauty | $307,032 | -29% | 142 | $2,162 | $3,203,509 | 38 | |
| 23 | (new) | Dice Rules | $277,141 | 40 | $6,929 | $277,141 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (19) | La Femme Nikita | $233,343 | -16% | 111 | $2,102 | $3,131,112 | 73 | |
| 25 | (22) | Spartacus | $211,905 | -18% | 51 | $4,155 | $1,126,180 | 11,182 | |
| 26 | (20) | Class Action | $182,140 | -31% | 274 | $665 | $23,695,988 | 66 | |
| 27 | (-) | Kindergarten Cop | $146,520 | 296 | $495 | $88,590,863 | 150 | ||
| 28 | (-) | Flight of the Intruder | $146,040 | 315 | $464 | $14,471,440 | 122 | ||
| 29 | (-) | Guilty by Suspicion | $144,602 | 257 | $563 | $9,379,048 | 66 | ||
| 30 | (-) | White Fang | $136,232 | 167 | $816 | $34,729,091 | 122 | ||
| 31 | (-) | Shipwrecked | $126,240 | 263 | $480 | $15,024,232 | 80 | ||
| 32 | (23) | If Looks Could Kill | $124,973 | -50% | 173 | $722 | $7,704,191 | 66 | |
| 33 | (-) | L.A. Story | $111,650 | 154 | $725 | $28,463,149 | 101 | ||
| 34 | (-) | Green Card | $104,538 | 131 | $798 | $29,804,169 | 146 | ||
| 35 | (-) | Citizen Kane | $95,832 | 20 | $4,792 | $737,264 | 18,281 | ||
| 36 | (25) | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $17,569 | +14% | 4 | $4,392 | $86,757 | 24 | |
| 37 | (24) | The Godfather: Part III | $11,351 | -74% | 22 | $516 | $66,661,321 | 146 | |
| Reporting movies: 37 | $42,623,341 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What About Bob? | $9,216,334 | 1,463 | $9,216,334 |
| 2 | F/X2 | $3,829,221 | 1,502 | $10,995,241 |
| 3 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $3,380,277 | 538 | $4,346,490 |
| 4 | Switch | $3,049,328 | 1,013 | $8,328,724 |
| 5 | Stone Cold | $2,811,154 | 1,729 | $2,811,154 |
| 6 | Oscar | $2,067,738 | 1,373 | $18,068,049 |
| 7 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,871,178 | 1,444 | $117,814,717 |
| 8 | Mannequin: On the Move | $1,692,817 | 1,540 | $1,692,817 |
| 9 | A Kiss Before Dying | $1,579,905 | 1,269 | $13,729,270 |
| 10 | One Good Cop | $1,567,225 | 1,327 | $9,034,478 |
| 11 | Dances with Wolves | $1,396,192 | 1,107 | $169,370,575 |
| 12 | Toy Soldiers | $1,247,420 | 1,286 | $12,674,044 |
| 13 | A Rage in Harlem | $1,163,428 | 518 | $6,196,344 |
| 14 | Out for Justice | $1,107,556 | 981 | $36,007,583 |
| 15 | Mortal Thoughts | $894,718 | 1,020 | $17,264,325 |
| 16 | Home Alone | $787,999 | 789 | $269,435,169 |
| 17 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $629,981 | 657 | $94,749,432 |
| 18 | New Jack City | $606,567 | 428 | $43,408,390 |
| 19 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $538,920 | 949 | $74,471,373 |
| 20 | Impromptu | $417,468 | 137 | $1,333,305 |
| 21 | Defending Your Life | $390,807 | 377 | $15,825,668 |
| 22 | The Object of Beauty | $307,032 | 142 | $3,203,509 |
| 23 | Dice Rules | $277,141 | 40 | $277,141 |
| 24 | La Femme Nikita | $233,343 | 111 | $3,131,112 |
| 25 | Spartacus | $211,905 | 51 | $1,126,180 |
| 26 | Class Action | $182,140 | 274 | $23,695,988 |
| 27 | Kindergarten Cop | $146,520 | 296 | $88,590,863 |
| 28 | Flight of the Intruder | $146,040 | 315 | $14,471,440 |
| 29 | Guilty by Suspicion | $144,602 | 257 | $9,379,048 |
| 30 | White Fang | $136,232 | 167 | $34,729,091 |
| 31 | Shipwrecked | $126,240 | 263 | $15,024,232 |
| 32 | If Looks Could Kill | $124,973 | 173 | $7,704,191 |
| 33 | L.A. Story | $111,650 | 154 | $28,463,149 |
| 34 | Green Card | $104,538 | 131 | $29,804,169 |
| 35 | Citizen Kane | $95,832 | 20 | $737,264 |
| 36 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $17,569 | 4 | $86,757 |
| 37 | The Godfather: Part III | $11,351 | 22 | $66,661,321 |
| Reporting: 37 | $42,623,341 | total | ||