Week Domestic Box Office April 5, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (16) | The Long Walk Home | $10,751,967 | +1,094% | 271 | $39,675 | $13,331,788 | 112 | |
| 2 | (1) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $9,369,035 | -52% | 2,820 | $3,322 | $55,620,787 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Silence of the Lambs | $6,276,994 | -25% | 1,627 | $3,858 | $95,941,607 | 57 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Marrying Man | $5,237,877 | 1,340 | $3,909 | $5,237,877 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Dances with Wolves | $5,138,678 | -34% | 1,636 | $3,141 | $151,790,105 | 154 | |
| 6 | (-) | Defending Your Life | $4,223,797 | 689 | $6,130 | $4,510,965 | 21 | ||
| 7 | (5) | New Jack City | $3,775,351 | -31% | 872 | $4,330 | $33,384,065 | 35 | |
| 8 | (6) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $3,372,218 | -29% | 1,510 | $2,233 | $83,729,386 | 63 | |
| 9 | (7) | Class Action | $2,641,303 | -38% | 1,109 | $2,382 | $18,116,941 | 28 | |
| 10 | (8) | Home Alone | $2,503,251 | -34% | 1,588 | $1,576 | $260,626,700 | 147 | |
| 11 | (4) | Career Opportunities | $2,350,015 | -58% | 1,434 | $1,639 | $7,906,690 | 14 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Five Heartbeats | $1,678,822 | -30% | 846 | $1,984 | $4,074,198 | 14 | |
| 13 | (-) | The Hard Way | $1,610,660 | 1,102 | $1,462 | $22,034,865 | 35 | ||
| 14 | (10) | The Doors | $1,270,832 | -43% | 887 | $1,433 | $31,419,078 | 42 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Perfect Weapon | $1,099,071 | -46% | 701 | $1,568 | $11,423,510 | 28 | |
| 16 | (13) | Kindergarten Cop | $810,870 | -32% | 537 | $1,510 | $86,259,718 | 112 | |
| 17 | (12) | Guilty by Suspicion | $786,654 | -52% | 361 | $2,179 | $8,073,000 | 28 | |
| 18 | (-) | Misery | $741,033 | 472 | $1,570 | $58,990,638 | 133 | ||
| 19 | (-) | King Ralph | $694,440 | 643 | $1,080 | $29,963,640 | 56 | ||
| 20 | (15) | Warlock | $669,739 | -34% | 293 | $2,286 | $7,421,710 | 92 | |
| 21 | (-) | Awakenings | $597,199 | 465 | $1,284 | $49,560,082 | 114 | ||
| 22 | (-) | L.A. Story | $530,033 | 373 | $1,421 | $26,606,660 | 63 | ||
| 23 | (14) | If Looks Could Kill | $432,291 | -58% | 345 | $1,253 | $6,364,907 | 28 | |
| 24 | (17) | The Godfather: Part III | $58,535 | -30% | 46 | $1,273 | $65,887,721 | 108 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $66,620,665 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Walk Home | $10,751,967 | 271 | $13,331,788 |
| 2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $9,369,035 | 2,820 | $55,620,787 |
| 3 | The Silence of the Lambs | $6,276,994 | 1,627 | $95,941,607 |
| 4 | The Marrying Man | $5,237,877 | 1,340 | $5,237,877 |
| 5 | Dances with Wolves | $5,138,678 | 1,636 | $151,790,105 |
| 6 | Defending Your Life | $4,223,797 | 689 | $4,510,965 |
| 7 | New Jack City | $3,775,351 | 872 | $33,384,065 |
| 8 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $3,372,218 | 1,510 | $83,729,386 |
| 9 | Class Action | $2,641,303 | 1,109 | $18,116,941 |
| 10 | Home Alone | $2,503,251 | 1,588 | $260,626,700 |
| 11 | Career Opportunities | $2,350,015 | 1,434 | $7,906,690 |
| 12 | The Five Heartbeats | $1,678,822 | 846 | $4,074,198 |
| 13 | The Hard Way | $1,610,660 | 1,102 | $22,034,865 |
| 14 | The Doors | $1,270,832 | 887 | $31,419,078 |
| 15 | The Perfect Weapon | $1,099,071 | 701 | $11,423,510 |
| 16 | Kindergarten Cop | $810,870 | 537 | $86,259,718 |
| 17 | Guilty by Suspicion | $786,654 | 361 | $8,073,000 |
| 18 | Misery | $741,033 | 472 | $58,990,638 |
| 19 | King Ralph | $694,440 | 643 | $29,963,640 |
| 20 | Warlock | $669,739 | 293 | $7,421,710 |
| 21 | Awakenings | $597,199 | 465 | $49,560,082 |
| 22 | L.A. Story | $530,033 | 373 | $26,606,660 |
| 23 | If Looks Could Kill | $432,291 | 345 | $6,364,907 |
| 24 | The Godfather: Part III | $58,535 | 46 | $65,887,721 |
| Reporting: 24 | $66,620,665 | total | ||