Week Domestic Box Office April 12, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Out for Justice | $14,304,802 | 2,010 | $7,117 | $14,304,802 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $7,282,057 | -22% | 2,783 | $2,617 | $62,902,844 | 28 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Silence of the Lambs | $5,510,892 | -12% | 1,635 | $3,371 | $101,452,499 | 64 | |
| 4 | (5) | Dances with Wolves | $4,779,528 | -7% | 1,612 | $2,965 | $156,569,633 | 161 | |
| 5 | (6) | Defending Your Life | $3,896,253 | -8% | 715 | $5,449 | $8,407,218 | 28 | |
| 6 | (4) | The Marrying Man | $3,391,229 | -35% | 1,343 | $2,525 | $8,629,106 | 14 | |
| 7 | (8) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $3,148,258 | -7% | 1,443 | $2,182 | $86,877,644 | 70 | |
| 8 | (7) | New Jack City | $2,800,173 | -26% | 865 | $3,237 | $36,184,238 | 42 | |
| 9 | (10) | Home Alone | $2,375,393 | -5% | 1,465 | $1,621 | $263,002,093 | 154 | |
| 10 | (9) | Class Action | $2,170,414 | -18% | 1,051 | $2,065 | $20,287,355 | 35 | |
| 11 | (11) | Career Opportunities | $1,513,555 | -36% | 1,301 | $1,163 | $9,420,245 | 21 | |
| 12 | (12) | The Five Heartbeats | $1,113,478 | -34% | 408 | $2,729 | $5,187,676 | 21 | |
| 13 | (13) | The Hard Way | $1,005,990 | -38% | 813 | $1,237 | $23,040,855 | 42 | |
| 14 | (14) | The Doors | $872,490 | -31% | 635 | $1,374 | $32,291,568 | 49 | |
| 15 | (16) | Kindergarten Cop | $743,365 | -8% | 469 | $1,585 | $87,003,083 | 119 | |
| 16 | (18) | Misery | $688,107 | -7% | 442 | $1,557 | $59,678,745 | 140 | |
| 17 | (21) | Awakenings | $569,601 | -5% | 451 | $1,263 | $50,129,683 | 121 | |
| 18 | (22) | L.A. Story | $518,007 | -2% | 357 | $1,451 | $27,124,667 | 70 | |
| 19 | (17) | Guilty by Suspicion | $501,279 | -36% | 264 | $1,899 | $8,574,279 | 35 | |
| 20 | (15) | The Perfect Weapon | $483,639 | -56% | 465 | $1,040 | $11,907,149 | 35 | |
| 21 | (19) | King Ralph | $447,370 | -36% | 539 | $830 | $30,411,010 | 63 | |
| 22 | (-) | La Femme Nikita | $426,221 | 49 | $8,698 | $1,127,689 | 42 | ||
| 23 | (-) | Shipwrecked | $416,672 | 464 | $898 | $13,734,782 | 49 | ||
| 24 | (-) | Goodfellas | $394,831 | 282 | $1,400 | $45,273,563 | 212 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Green Card | $387,885 | 285 | $1,361 | $28,527,484 | 115 | ||
| 26 | (-) | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | $386,482 | 255 | $1,516 | $6,871,738 | 147 | ||
| 27 | (20) | Warlock | $364,666 | -46% | 224 | $1,628 | $7,786,376 | 99 | |
| 28 | (-) | White Fang | $361,596 | 406 | $891 | $33,437,501 | 91 | ||
| 29 | (-) | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $294,171 | 330 | $891 | $16,368,793 | 70 | ||
| 30 | (new) | The Object of Beauty | $286,186 | 18 | $15,899 | $286,186 | 7 | ||
| 31 | (23) | If Looks Could Kill | $266,167 | -38% | 229 | $1,162 | $6,631,074 | 35 | |
| 32 | (24) | The Godfather: Part III | $39,836 | -32% | 30 | $1,328 | $65,927,557 | 115 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $61,740,593 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out for Justice | $14,304,802 | 2,010 | $14,304,802 |
| 2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $7,282,057 | 2,783 | $62,902,844 |
| 3 | The Silence of the Lambs | $5,510,892 | 1,635 | $101,452,499 |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves | $4,779,528 | 1,612 | $156,569,633 |
| 5 | Defending Your Life | $3,896,253 | 715 | $8,407,218 |
| 6 | The Marrying Man | $3,391,229 | 1,343 | $8,629,106 |
| 7 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $3,148,258 | 1,443 | $86,877,644 |
| 8 | New Jack City | $2,800,173 | 865 | $36,184,238 |
| 9 | Home Alone | $2,375,393 | 1,465 | $263,002,093 |
| 10 | Class Action | $2,170,414 | 1,051 | $20,287,355 |
| 11 | Career Opportunities | $1,513,555 | 1,301 | $9,420,245 |
| 12 | The Five Heartbeats | $1,113,478 | 408 | $5,187,676 |
| 13 | The Hard Way | $1,005,990 | 813 | $23,040,855 |
| 14 | The Doors | $872,490 | 635 | $32,291,568 |
| 15 | Kindergarten Cop | $743,365 | 469 | $87,003,083 |
| 16 | Misery | $688,107 | 442 | $59,678,745 |
| 17 | Awakenings | $569,601 | 451 | $50,129,683 |
| 18 | L.A. Story | $518,007 | 357 | $27,124,667 |
| 19 | Guilty by Suspicion | $501,279 | 264 | $8,574,279 |
| 20 | The Perfect Weapon | $483,639 | 465 | $11,907,149 |
| 21 | King Ralph | $447,370 | 539 | $30,411,010 |
| 22 | La Femme Nikita | $426,221 | 49 | $1,127,689 |
| 23 | Shipwrecked | $416,672 | 464 | $13,734,782 |
| 24 | Goodfellas | $394,831 | 282 | $45,273,563 |
| 25 | Green Card | $387,885 | 285 | $28,527,484 |
| 26 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | $386,482 | 255 | $6,871,738 |
| 27 | Warlock | $364,666 | 224 | $7,786,376 |
| 28 | White Fang | $361,596 | 406 | $33,437,501 |
| 29 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $294,171 | 330 | $16,368,793 |
| 30 | The Object of Beauty | $286,186 | 18 | $286,186 |
| 31 | If Looks Could Kill | $266,167 | 229 | $6,631,074 |
| 32 | The Godfather: Part III | $39,836 | 30 | $65,927,557 |
| Reporting: 32 | $61,740,593 | total | ||