Week Domestic Box Office April 26, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Oscar | $6,576,431 | 1,388 | $4,738 | $6,576,431 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | A Kiss Before Dying | $5,747,485 | 1,523 | $3,774 | $5,747,485 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Out for Justice | $5,377,688 | -41% | 2,004 | $2,683 | $28,866,241 | 21 | |
| 4 | (new) | Toy Soldiers | $5,356,800 | 1,350 | $3,968 | $5,356,800 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (2) | Mortal Thoughts | $4,184,807 | -46% | 1,190 | $3,517 | $11,976,794 | 14 | |
| 6 | (4) | The Silence of the Lambs | $3,581,085 | -22% | 1,627 | $2,201 | $109,653,392 | 78 | |
| 7 | (3) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $2,853,331 | -46% | 2,557 | $1,116 | $71,015,419 | 42 | |
| 8 | (5) | Dances with Wolves | $2,734,963 | -28% | 1,597 | $1,713 | $163,123,612 | 175 | |
| 9 | (7) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $1,865,211 | -34% | 1,279 | $1,458 | $91,556,728 | 84 | |
| 10 | (6) | Defending Your Life | $1,801,440 | -41% | 701 | $2,570 | $13,255,274 | 42 | |
| 11 | (8) | New Jack City | $1,725,088 | -29% | 739 | $2,334 | $40,331,161 | 56 | |
| 12 | (10) | Home Alone | $1,390,211 | -33% | 1,248 | $1,114 | $266,465,792 | 168 | |
| 13 | (28) | The Object of Beauty | $1,072,551 | +201% | 243 | $4,414 | $1,714,961 | 21 | |
| 14 | (9) | The Marrying Man | $875,984 | -60% | 976 | $898 | $11,690,916 | 28 | |
| 15 | (11) | Class Action | $789,484 | -50% | 691 | $1,143 | $22,646,042 | 49 | |
| 16 | (12) | The Five Heartbeats | $593,322 | -38% | 258 | $2,300 | $6,740,624 | 35 | |
| 17 | (21) | La Femme Nikita | $499,138 | +10% | 82 | $6,087 | $2,080,241 | 56 | |
| 18 | (20) | Awakenings | $430,865 | -14% | 375 | $1,149 | $51,060,482 | 135 | |
| 19 | (32) | The Godfather: Part III | $400,326 | +578% | 453 | $884 | $66,386,938 | 129 | |
| 20 | (18) | Kindergarten Cop | $381,780 | -33% | 404 | $945 | $87,952,463 | 133 | |
| 21 | (15) | Misery | $358,731 | -46% | 330 | $1,087 | $60,695,705 | 154 | |
| 22 | (14) | The Hard Way | $335,400 | -52% | 390 | $860 | $24,069,240 | 56 | |
| 23 | (13) | Career Opportunities | $328,960 | -63% | 514 | $640 | $10,645,125 | 35 | |
| 24 | (17) | The Doors | $317,382 | -49% | 338 | $939 | $33,227,204 | 63 | |
| 25 | (27) | White Fang | $301,046 | -19% | 295 | $1,020 | $34,108,072 | 105 | |
| 26 | (24) | L.A. Story | $291,610 | -30% | 242 | $1,205 | $27,835,797 | 84 | |
| 27 | (23) | Green Card | $276,384 | -35% | 236 | $1,171 | $29,226,466 | 129 | |
| 28 | (22) | Shipwrecked | $270,286 | -37% | 445 | $607 | $14,436,834 | 63 | |
| 29 | (16) | Warlock | $259,184 | -60% | 174 | $1,490 | $8,700,270 | 113 | |
| 30 | (26) | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $233,373 | -37% | 390 | $598 | $16,974,463 | 84 | |
| 31 | (31) | If Looks Could Kill | $192,677 | -18% | 175 | $1,101 | $7,058,216 | 49 | |
| 32 | (new) | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $23,647 | 1 | $23,647 | $23,647 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 32 | $51,426,670 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar | $6,576,431 | 1,388 | $6,576,431 |
| 2 | A Kiss Before Dying | $5,747,485 | 1,523 | $5,747,485 |
| 3 | Out for Justice | $5,377,688 | 2,004 | $28,866,241 |
| 4 | Toy Soldiers | $5,356,800 | 1,350 | $5,356,800 |
| 5 | Mortal Thoughts | $4,184,807 | 1,190 | $11,976,794 |
| 6 | The Silence of the Lambs | $3,581,085 | 1,627 | $109,653,392 |
| 7 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $2,853,331 | 2,557 | $71,015,419 |
| 8 | Dances with Wolves | $2,734,963 | 1,597 | $163,123,612 |
| 9 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $1,865,211 | 1,279 | $91,556,728 |
| 10 | Defending Your Life | $1,801,440 | 701 | $13,255,274 |
| 11 | New Jack City | $1,725,088 | 739 | $40,331,161 |
| 12 | Home Alone | $1,390,211 | 1,248 | $266,465,792 |
| 13 | The Object of Beauty | $1,072,551 | 243 | $1,714,961 |
| 14 | The Marrying Man | $875,984 | 976 | $11,690,916 |
| 15 | Class Action | $789,484 | 691 | $22,646,042 |
| 16 | The Five Heartbeats | $593,322 | 258 | $6,740,624 |
| 17 | La Femme Nikita | $499,138 | 82 | $2,080,241 |
| 18 | Awakenings | $430,865 | 375 | $51,060,482 |
| 19 | The Godfather: Part III | $400,326 | 453 | $66,386,938 |
| 20 | Kindergarten Cop | $381,780 | 404 | $87,952,463 |
| 21 | Misery | $358,731 | 330 | $60,695,705 |
| 22 | The Hard Way | $335,400 | 390 | $24,069,240 |
| 23 | Career Opportunities | $328,960 | 514 | $10,645,125 |
| 24 | The Doors | $317,382 | 338 | $33,227,204 |
| 25 | White Fang | $301,046 | 295 | $34,108,072 |
| 26 | L.A. Story | $291,610 | 242 | $27,835,797 |
| 27 | Green Card | $276,384 | 236 | $29,226,466 |
| 28 | Shipwrecked | $270,286 | 445 | $14,436,834 |
| 29 | Warlock | $259,184 | 174 | $8,700,270 |
| 30 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $233,373 | 390 | $16,974,463 |
| 31 | If Looks Could Kill | $192,677 | 175 | $7,058,216 |
| 32 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $23,647 | 1 | $23,647 |
| Reporting: 32 | $51,426,670 | total | ||