Week Domestic Box Office May 17, 1991
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | What About Bob? | $12,500,629 | 1,463 | $8,545 | $12,500,629 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | F/X2 | $5,293,491 | -26% | 1,502 | $3,524 | $12,459,511 | 14 | |
| 3 | (15) | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $4,924,892 | +410% | 538 | $9,154 | $5,891,105 | 14 | |
| 4 | (2) | Switch | $4,153,844 | -21% | 1,013 | $4,101 | $9,433,240 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | Stone Cold | $3,908,983 | 1,729 | $2,261 | $3,908,983 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Oscar | $2,673,572 | -35% | 1,373 | $1,947 | $18,673,883 | 28 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Silence of the Lambs | $2,592,699 | -8% | 1,444 | $1,795 | $118,536,238 | 99 | |
| 8 | (4) | One Good Cop | $2,141,512 | -27% | 1,327 | $1,614 | $9,608,765 | 21 | |
| 9 | (new) | Mannequin: On the Move | $2,081,163 | 1,540 | $1,351 | $2,081,163 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (6) | A Kiss Before Dying | $2,050,055 | -12% | 1,269 | $1,615 | $14,199,420 | 28 | |
| 11 | (8) | Dances with Wolves | $2,037,999 | -13% | 1,107 | $1,841 | $170,012,382 | 196 | |
| 12 | (9) | Toy Soldiers | $1,661,512 | -26% | 1,286 | $1,292 | $13,088,136 | 28 | |
| 13 | (10) | A Rage in Harlem | $1,525,309 | -20% | 518 | $2,945 | $6,558,225 | 21 | |
| 14 | (7) | Out for Justice | $1,511,845 | -35% | 981 | $1,541 | $36,411,872 | 42 | |
| 15 | (11) | Mortal Thoughts | $1,220,374 | -28% | 1,020 | $1,196 | $17,589,981 | 35 | |
| 16 | (14) | Home Alone | $1,031,061 | +4% | 789 | $1,307 | $269,678,231 | 189 | |
| 17 | (12) | Sleeping with the Enemy | $835,938 | -25% | 657 | $1,272 | $94,955,389 | 105 | |
| 18 | (13) | New Jack City | $828,112 | -22% | 428 | $1,935 | $43,629,935 | 77 | |
| 19 | (16) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $638,045 | -33% | 949 | $672 | $74,570,498 | 63 | |
| 20 | (-) | Impromptu | $542,403 | 137 | $3,959 | $1,458,240 | 42 | ||
| 21 | (17) | Defending Your Life | $517,277 | -39% | 377 | $1,372 | $15,952,138 | 63 | |
| 22 | (new) | Dice Rules | $383,401 | 40 | $9,585 | $383,401 | 7 | ||
| 23 | (18) | The Object of Beauty | $355,633 | -32% | 142 | $2,504 | $3,252,110 | 42 | |
| 24 | (19) | La Femme Nikita | $353,191 | -13% | 111 | $3,182 | $3,250,960 | 77 | |
| 25 | (20) | Spartacus | $298,244 | -19% | 51 | $5,848 | $1,212,519 | 11,186 | |
| 26 | (-) | Kindergarten Cop | $168,720 | 296 | $570 | $88,613,063 | 154 | ||
| 27 | (22) | If Looks Could Kill | $167,331 | -52% | 173 | $967 | $7,746,549 | 70 | |
| 28 | (24) | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $26,047 | +6% | 4 | $6,512 | $95,235 | 28 | |
| 29 | (23) | The Godfather: Part III | $16,092 | -76% | 22 | $731 | $66,666,062 | 150 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $56,439,374 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What About Bob? | $12,500,629 | 1,463 | $12,500,629 |
| 2 | F/X2 | $5,293,491 | 1,502 | $12,459,511 |
| 3 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $4,924,892 | 538 | $5,891,105 |
| 4 | Switch | $4,153,844 | 1,013 | $9,433,240 |
| 5 | Stone Cold | $3,908,983 | 1,729 | $3,908,983 |
| 6 | Oscar | $2,673,572 | 1,373 | $18,673,883 |
| 7 | The Silence of the Lambs | $2,592,699 | 1,444 | $118,536,238 |
| 8 | One Good Cop | $2,141,512 | 1,327 | $9,608,765 |
| 9 | Mannequin: On the Move | $2,081,163 | 1,540 | $2,081,163 |
| 10 | A Kiss Before Dying | $2,050,055 | 1,269 | $14,199,420 |
| 11 | Dances with Wolves | $2,037,999 | 1,107 | $170,012,382 |
| 12 | Toy Soldiers | $1,661,512 | 1,286 | $13,088,136 |
| 13 | A Rage in Harlem | $1,525,309 | 518 | $6,558,225 |
| 14 | Out for Justice | $1,511,845 | 981 | $36,411,872 |
| 15 | Mortal Thoughts | $1,220,374 | 1,020 | $17,589,981 |
| 16 | Home Alone | $1,031,061 | 789 | $269,678,231 |
| 17 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $835,938 | 657 | $94,955,389 |
| 18 | New Jack City | $828,112 | 428 | $43,629,935 |
| 19 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $638,045 | 949 | $74,570,498 |
| 20 | Impromptu | $542,403 | 137 | $1,458,240 |
| 21 | Defending Your Life | $517,277 | 377 | $15,952,138 |
| 22 | Dice Rules | $383,401 | 40 | $383,401 |
| 23 | The Object of Beauty | $355,633 | 142 | $3,252,110 |
| 24 | La Femme Nikita | $353,191 | 111 | $3,250,960 |
| 25 | Spartacus | $298,244 | 51 | $1,212,519 |
| 26 | Kindergarten Cop | $168,720 | 296 | $88,613,063 |
| 27 | If Looks Could Kill | $167,331 | 173 | $7,746,549 |
| 28 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $26,047 | 4 | $95,235 |
| 29 | The Godfather: Part III | $16,092 | 22 | $66,666,062 |
| Reporting: 29 | $56,439,374 | total | ||