Weekend Domestic Box Office May 31, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Backdraft | $9,118,395 | -42% | 1,859 | $4,905 | $28,249,555 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Soapdish | $6,736,380 | 1,275 | $5,283 | $6,736,380 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | What About Bob? | $6,423,630 | -43% | 1,662 | $3,865 | $32,119,740 | 17 | |
| 4 | (4) | Thelma & Louise | $4,160,599 | -32% | 1,180 | $3,526 | $11,903,937 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | Only the Lonely | $3,619,273 | -40% | 1,553 | $2,331 | $10,833,620 | 10 | |
| 6 | (3) | Hudson Hawk | $3,139,080 | -56% | 2,072 | $1,515 | $11,599,115 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | Drop Dead Fred | $2,378,267 | -34% | 933 | $2,549 | $6,916,766 | 45 | |
| 8 | (8) | F/X2 | $1,494,985 | -43% | 1,447 | $1,033 | $17,091,727 | 24 | |
| 9 | (11) | Home Alone | $1,419,727 | -27% | 873 | $1,626 | $273,406,047 | 199 | |
| 10 | (12) | Stone Cold | $1,415,558 | -21% | 1,184 | $1,196 | $7,535,859 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $1,326,556 | -47% | 649 | $2,044 | $10,411,442 | 24 | |
| 12 | (7) | Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken | $1,266,444 | -53% | 1,662 | $762 | $4,406,601 | 10 | |
| 13 | (10) | Switch | $1,145,935 | -49% | 890 | $1,288 | $13,285,320 | 24 | |
| 14 | (13) | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,039,120 | -20% | 987 | $1,053 | $121,185,746 | 109 | |
| 15 | (15) | Dances with Wolves | $806,709 | -33% | 797 | $1,012 | $172,548,016 | 206 | |
| 16 | (14) | Oscar | $731,393 | -40% | 980 | $746 | $20,831,597 | 38 | |
| 17 | (16) | A Rage in Harlem | $650,848 | -28% | 390 | $1,669 | $8,270,938 | 31 | |
| 18 | (18) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $566,649 | -5% | 658 | $861 | $96,250,038 | 115 | |
| 19 | (20) | New Jack City | $336,584 | -24% | 205 | $1,642 | $44,498,352 | 87 | |
| 20 | (new) | $282,503 | 403 | $701 | $282,503 | 3 | |||
| 21 | (22) | Out for Justice | $280,724 | -30% | 238 | $1,180 | $37,180,077 | 52 | |
| 22 | (21) | One Good Cop | $268,917 | -34% | 319 | $843 | $10,370,221 | 31 | |
| 23 | (23) | Toy Soldiers | $266,741 | -24% | 411 | $649 | $13,783,137 | 38 | |
| 24 | (28) | The Object of Beauty | $255,548 | +8% | 116 | $2,203 | $3,785,591 | 52 | |
| 25 | (27) | La Femme Nikita | $206,439 | -23% | 99 | $2,085 | $3,791,514 | 87 | |
| 26 | (41) | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $17,630 | -44% | 4 | $4,408 | $150,510 | 38 | |
| 27 | (new) | The Servants of Twilight | $5,181 | 6 | $864 | $5,181 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 27 | $49,359,815 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backdraft | $9,118,395 | 1,859 | $28,249,555 |
| 2 | Soapdish | $6,736,380 | 1,275 | $6,736,380 |
| 3 | What About Bob? | $6,423,630 | 1,662 | $32,119,740 |
| 4 | Thelma & Louise | $4,160,599 | 1,180 | $11,903,937 |
| 5 | Only the Lonely | $3,619,273 | 1,553 | $10,833,620 |
| 6 | Hudson Hawk | $3,139,080 | 2,072 | $11,599,115 |
| 7 | Drop Dead Fred | $2,378,267 | 933 | $6,916,766 |
| 8 | F/X2 | $1,494,985 | 1,447 | $17,091,727 |
| 9 | Home Alone | $1,419,727 | 873 | $273,406,047 |
| 10 | Stone Cold | $1,415,558 | 1,184 | $7,535,859 |
| 11 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $1,326,556 | 649 | $10,411,442 |
| 12 | Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken | $1,266,444 | 1,662 | $4,406,601 |
| 13 | Switch | $1,145,935 | 890 | $13,285,320 |
| 14 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,039,120 | 987 | $121,185,746 |
| 15 | Dances with Wolves | $806,709 | 797 | $172,548,016 |
| 16 | Oscar | $731,393 | 980 | $20,831,597 |
| 17 | A Rage in Harlem | $650,848 | 390 | $8,270,938 |
| 18 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $566,649 | 658 | $96,250,038 |
| 19 | New Jack City | $336,584 | 205 | $44,498,352 |
| 20 | $282,503 | 403 | $282,503 | |
| 21 | Out for Justice | $280,724 | 238 | $37,180,077 |
| 22 | One Good Cop | $268,917 | 319 | $10,370,221 |
| 23 | Toy Soldiers | $266,741 | 411 | $13,783,137 |
| 24 | The Object of Beauty | $255,548 | 116 | $3,785,591 |
| 25 | La Femme Nikita | $206,439 | 99 | $3,791,514 |
| 26 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $17,630 | 4 | $150,510 |
| 27 | The Servants of Twilight | $5,181 | 6 | $5,181 |
| Reporting: 27 | $49,359,815 | total | ||