Weekend Domestic Box Office May 24, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Backdraft | $15,723,480 | 1,852 | $8,490 | $15,723,480 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | What About Bob? | $11,231,738 | +22% | 1,608 | $6,985 | $23,732,367 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Hudson Hawk | $7,082,820 | 2,071 | $3,420 | $7,082,820 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Thelma & Louise | $6,101,297 | 1,179 | $5,175 | $6,101,297 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Only the Lonely | $5,997,993 | 1,521 | $3,943 | $5,997,993 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (-) | Drop Dead Fred | $3,625,648 | 851 | $4,260 | $4,053,959 | 38 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken | $2,710,416 | 1,662 | $1,631 | $2,710,416 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (2) | F/X2 | $2,605,620 | -32% | 1,499 | $1,738 | $15,065,131 | 17 | |
| 9 | (3) | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $2,521,171 | -25% | 652 | $3,867 | $8,412,276 | 17 | |
| 10 | (4) | Switch | $2,227,981 | -27% | 1,004 | $2,219 | $11,661,221 | 17 | |
| 11 | (16) | Home Alone | $1,942,192 | +146% | 912 | $2,130 | $271,620,423 | 192 | |
| 12 | (5) | Stone Cold | $1,784,736 | -37% | 1,724 | $1,035 | $5,693,719 | 10 | |
| 13 | (7) | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,292,143 | -31% | 883 | $1,463 | $119,828,381 | 102 | |
| 14 | (6) | Oscar | $1,215,622 | -41% | 965 | $1,260 | $19,889,505 | 31 | |
| 15 | (11) | Dances with Wolves | $1,209,017 | -13% | 743 | $1,627 | $171,221,399 | 199 | |
| 16 | (13) | A Rage in Harlem | $899,379 | -23% | 362 | $2,484 | $7,457,604 | 24 | |
| 17 | (8) | Mannequin: On the Move | $808,586 | -52% | 1,515 | $534 | $2,889,749 | 10 | |
| 18 | (17) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $593,843 | -6% | 670 | $886 | $95,549,232 | 108 | |
| 19 | (19) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $447,361 | -17% | 617 | $725 | $75,017,859 | 66 | |
| 20 | (18) | New Jack City | $442,169 | -27% | 217 | $2,038 | $44,072,104 | 80 | |
| 21 | (10) | One Good Cop | $409,320 | -74% | 360 | $1,137 | $10,018,085 | 24 | |
| 22 | (14) | Out for Justice | $401,747 | -64% | 308 | $1,304 | $36,813,619 | 45 | |
| 23 | (12) | Toy Soldiers | $348,840 | -72% | 380 | $918 | $13,436,976 | 31 | |
| 24 | (20) | Impromptu | $340,428 | -18% | 123 | $2,768 | $1,798,668 | 45 | |
| 25 | (-) | Goodfellas | $306,621 | 292 | $1,050 | $46,261,759 | 250 | ||
| 26 | (9) | A Kiss Before Dying | $279,300 | -82% | 245 | $1,140 | $14,478,720 | 31 | |
| 27 | (24) | La Femme Nikita | $268,811 | +15% | 118 | $2,278 | $3,519,771 | 80 | |
| 28 | (22) | The Object of Beauty | $235,817 | -23% | 101 | $2,335 | $3,487,927 | 45 | |
| 29 | (15) | Mortal Thoughts | $233,346 | -74% | 248 | $941 | $17,823,327 | 38 | |
| 30 | (27) | Kindergarten Cop | $233,050 | +59% | 395 | $590 | $88,846,113 | 157 | |
| 31 | (21) | Defending Your Life | $204,719 | -48% | 105 | $1,950 | $16,156,857 | 66 | |
| 32 | (-) | Truly Madly Deeply | $183,864 | 34 | $5,408 | $252,645 | 24 | ||
| 33 | (-) | The Perfect Weapon | $178,364 | 211 | $845 | $12,833,672 | 73 | ||
| 34 | (-) | King Ralph | $164,400 | 411 | $400 | $31,464,470 | 101 | ||
| 35 | (23) | Dice Rules | $149,608 | -46% | 45 | $3,325 | $533,009 | 10 | |
| 36 | (25) | Spartacus | $133,954 | -37% | 33 | $4,059 | $1,346,473 | 11,189 | |
| 37 | (-) | Hamlet | $131,854 | 145 | $909 | $20,488,197 | 159 | ||
| 38 | (-) | Daddy Nostalgia | $120,308 | 22 | $5,469 | $468,443 | 45 | ||
| 39 | (-) | Eating | $95,770 | 19 | $5,041 | $446,018 | 192 | ||
| 40 | (32) | If Looks Could Kill | $34,476 | -72% | 63 | $547 | $7,781,025 | 73 | |
| 41 | (36) | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $31,567 | +80% | 5 | $6,313 | $126,802 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 41 | $74,949,376 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backdraft | $15,723,480 | 1,852 | $15,723,480 |
| 2 | What About Bob? | $11,231,738 | 1,608 | $23,732,367 |
| 3 | Hudson Hawk | $7,082,820 | 2,071 | $7,082,820 |
| 4 | Thelma & Louise | $6,101,297 | 1,179 | $6,101,297 |
| 5 | Only the Lonely | $5,997,993 | 1,521 | $5,997,993 |
| 6 | Drop Dead Fred | $3,625,648 | 851 | $4,053,959 |
| 7 | Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken | $2,710,416 | 1,662 | $2,710,416 |
| 8 | F/X2 | $2,605,620 | 1,499 | $15,065,131 |
| 9 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $2,521,171 | 652 | $8,412,276 |
| 10 | Switch | $2,227,981 | 1,004 | $11,661,221 |
| 11 | Home Alone | $1,942,192 | 912 | $271,620,423 |
| 12 | Stone Cold | $1,784,736 | 1,724 | $5,693,719 |
| 13 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,292,143 | 883 | $119,828,381 |
| 14 | Oscar | $1,215,622 | 965 | $19,889,505 |
| 15 | Dances with Wolves | $1,209,017 | 743 | $171,221,399 |
| 16 | A Rage in Harlem | $899,379 | 362 | $7,457,604 |
| 17 | Mannequin: On the Move | $808,586 | 1,515 | $2,889,749 |
| 18 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $593,843 | 670 | $95,549,232 |
| 19 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $447,361 | 617 | $75,017,859 |
| 20 | New Jack City | $442,169 | 217 | $44,072,104 |
| 21 | One Good Cop | $409,320 | 360 | $10,018,085 |
| 22 | Out for Justice | $401,747 | 308 | $36,813,619 |
| 23 | Toy Soldiers | $348,840 | 380 | $13,436,976 |
| 24 | Impromptu | $340,428 | 123 | $1,798,668 |
| 25 | Goodfellas | $306,621 | 292 | $46,261,759 |
| 26 | A Kiss Before Dying | $279,300 | 245 | $14,478,720 |
| 27 | La Femme Nikita | $268,811 | 118 | $3,519,771 |
| 28 | The Object of Beauty | $235,817 | 101 | $3,487,927 |
| 29 | Mortal Thoughts | $233,346 | 248 | $17,823,327 |
| 30 | Kindergarten Cop | $233,050 | 395 | $88,846,113 |
| 31 | Defending Your Life | $204,719 | 105 | $16,156,857 |
| 32 | Truly Madly Deeply | $183,864 | 34 | $252,645 |
| 33 | The Perfect Weapon | $178,364 | 211 | $12,833,672 |
| 34 | King Ralph | $164,400 | 411 | $31,464,470 |
| 35 | Dice Rules | $149,608 | 45 | $533,009 |
| 36 | Spartacus | $133,954 | 33 | $1,346,473 |
| 37 | Hamlet | $131,854 | 145 | $20,488,197 |
| 38 | Daddy Nostalgia | $120,308 | 22 | $468,443 |
| 39 | Eating | $95,770 | 19 | $446,018 |
| 40 | If Looks Could Kill | $34,476 | 63 | $7,781,025 |
| 41 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $31,567 | 5 | $126,802 |
| Reporting: 41 | $74,949,376 | total | ||