1991 Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for 1991.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 5, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $31,765,506 | 2,274 | $13,969 | $52,306,548 | 5 |
| 2 | Jun 14, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $25,625,602 | 3,175 | $8,071 | $25,625,602 | 3 |
| 3 | Nov 22, 1991 | The Addams Family | $24,203,754 | 2,411 | $10,039 | $24,203,754 | 3 |
| 4 | Jun 28, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $20,817,139 | 2,378 | $8,754 | $20,817,139 | 3 |
| 5 | Jul 12, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $20,738,340 | 2,289 | $9,060 | $90,429,618 | 12 |
| 6 | Nov 29, 1991 | The Addams Family | $20,133,616 | 2,411 | $8,351 | $55,562,137 | 10 |
| 7 | Mar 22, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $20,030,473 | 2,868 | $6,984 | $20,030,473 | 3 |
| 8 | Jun 21, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $18,289,665 | 2,369 | $7,720 | $57,480,318 | 10 |
| 9 | Dec 6, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $18,162,837 | 1,804 | $10,068 | $18,162,837 | 3 |
| 10 | May 24, 1991 | Backdraft | $15,723,480 | 1,852 | $8,490 | $15,723,480 | 3 |
| 11 | Dec 27, 1991 | Hook | $15,218,400 | 2,238 | $6,800 | $57,312,855 | 19 |
| 12 | Jul 19, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $14,895,425 | 2,349 | $6,341 | $115,314,239 | 19 |
| 13 | Feb 8, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $13,777,943 | 1,406 | $9,799 | $13,777,943 | 3 |
| 14 | Feb 15, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $13,766,814 | 1,497 | $9,196 | $15,179,676 | 4 |
| 15 | Dec 13, 1991 | Hook | $13,522,535 | 2,197 | $6,155 | $17,059,705 | 5 |
| 16 | Jun 28, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $13,054,762 | 2,369 | $5,511 | $79,298,776 | 17 |
| 17 | Mar 29, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $13,049,622 | 2,868 | $4,550 | $39,778,530 | 10 |
| 18 | Jun 7, 1991 | City Slickers | $13,032,121 | 1,992 | $6,542 | $13,032,121 | 3 |
| 19 | Sep 13, 1991 | Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nigh… | $12,966,525 | 1,862 | $6,964 | $12,966,525 | 3 |
| 20 | Feb 15, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $12,826,597 | 1,467 | $8,743 | $31,132,244 | 10 |
| 21 | Jan 4, 1991 | Home Alone | $12,626,851 | 2,173 | $5,811 | $168,697,638 | 52 |
| 22 | Nov 29, 1991 | My Girl | $12,391,783 | 2,080 | $5,958 | $17,214,197 | 5 |
| 23 | Nov 29, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $12,239,650 | 1,118 | $10,948 | $26,476,215 | 19 |
| 24 | Feb 22, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $11,947,765 | 1,515 | $7,886 | $30,895,958 | 11 |
| 25 | Jul 5, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $11,628,880 | 2,378 | $4,890 | $43,172,501 | 10 |
| 26 | Jun 14, 1991 | City Slickers | $11,274,010 | 2,001 | $5,634 | $30,636,030 | 10 |
| 27 | May 24, 1991 | What About Bob? | $11,231,738 | 1,608 | $6,985 | $23,732,367 | 10 |
| 28 | Jan 18, 1991 | Home Alone | $11,069,157 | 2,112 | $5,241 | $194,760,234 | 66 |
| 29 | Jul 26, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $11,051,400 | 2,445 | $4,520 | $133,612,304 | 26 |
| 30 | Aug 2, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $10,848,182 | 1,929 | $5,624 | $14,853,090 | 5 |
| 31 | Jun 21, 1991 | City Slickers | $10,755,126 | 2,065 | $5,208 | $47,318,564 | 17 |
| 32 | Dec 27, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $10,670,669 | 1,940 | $5,500 | $63,690,996 | 47 |
| 33 | Mar 1, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $10,616,383 | 1,535 | $6,916 | $45,514,175 | 18 |
| 34 | Apr 12, 1991 | Out for Justice | $10,524,026 | 2,010 | $5,236 | $10,524,026 | 3 |
| 35 | Dec 27, 1991 | Father of the Bride | $10,507,033 | 1,579 | $6,654 | $24,954,829 | 10 |
| 36 | Jul 5, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $10,343,849 | 2,369 | $4,366 | $97,689,104 | 24 |
| 37 | Jul 12, 1991 | 101 Dalmatians | $10,279,044 | 1,777 | $5,784 | $10,279,044 | 11,128 |
| 38 | Nov 15, 1991 | Cape Fear | $10,261,025 | 924 | $11,105 | $10,261,025 | 3 |
| 39 | Jul 19, 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | $10,241,268 | 1,620 | $6,322 | $10,241,268 | 3 |
| 40 | Dec 27, 1991 | The Prince of Tides | $10,035,412 | 1,405 | $7,143 | $15,416,869 | 5 |
| 41 | Nov 22, 1991 | Cape Fear | $10,033,295 | 1,702 | $5,895 | $24,251,112 | 10 |
| 42 | Jul 12, 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | $10,023,462 | 829 | $12,091 | $10,023,462 | 3 |
| 43 | Jan 11, 1991 | Home Alone | $9,813,012 | 2,157 | $4,549 | $181,405,541 | 59 |
| 44 | Jun 21, 1991 | Dying Young | $9,725,885 | 1,552 | $6,267 | $9,725,885 | 3 |
| 45 | Dec 20, 1991 | Hook | $9,638,615 | 2,224 | $4,334 | $30,729,815 | 12 |
| 46 | Nov 22, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $9,624,149 | 977 | $9,851 | $9,917,522 | 12 |
| 47 | Jun 21, 1991 | The Rocketeer | $9,600,754 | 1,616 | $5,941 | $9,600,754 | 3 |
| 48 | Jan 4, 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $9,452,100 | 1,929 | $4,900 | $44,780,175 | 17 |
| 49 | Nov 29, 1991 | Cape Fear | $9,260,475 | 1,707 | $5,425 | $39,156,382 | 17 |
| 50 | May 17, 1991 | What About Bob? | $9,216,334 | 1,463 | $6,300 | $9,216,334 | 3 |
| 51 | Feb 22, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $9,216,223 | 1,488 | $6,194 | $42,925,019 | 17 |
| 52 | Mar 1, 1991 | The Doors | $9,151,800 | 840 | $10,895 | $9,151,800 | 3 |
| 53 | May 31, 1991 | Backdraft | $9,118,395 | 1,859 | $4,905 | $28,249,555 | 10 |
| 54 | Jun 28, 1991 | City Slickers | $8,937,449 | 2,108 | $4,240 | $61,162,859 | 24 |
| 55 | Mar 8, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $8,893,306 | 1,586 | $5,607 | $58,125,470 | 25 |
| 56 | Dec 6, 1991 | The Addams Family | $8,606,326 | 2,411 | $3,570 | $67,112,265 | 17 |
| 57 | Aug 2, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $8,587,790 | 2,495 | $3,442 | $147,713,569 | 33 |
| 58 | Jul 12, 1991 | Point Break | $8,514,616 | 1,615 | $5,272 | $8,514,616 | 3 |
| 59 | Dec 27, 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | $8,354,040 | 1,823 | $4,583 | $30,799,519 | 17 |
| 60 | Feb 15, 1991 | King Ralph | $8,327,550 | 1,617 | $5,150 | $8,327,550 | 3 |
| 61 | Jan 11, 1991 | Awakenings | $8,306,532 | 1,282 | $6,479 | $10,087,133 | 26 |
| 62 | Jan 4, 1991 | The Godfather: Part III | $8,290,621 | 1,922 | $4,314 | $44,738,505 | 13 |
| 63 | Feb 1, 1991 | Home Alone | $8,215,408 | 2,009 | $4,089 | $213,551,706 | 80 |
| 64 | Jul 5, 1991 | City Slickers | $8,200,660 | 2,171 | $3,777 | $74,615,421 | 31 |
| 65 | Mar 1, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $8,133,995 | 1,516 | $5,365 | $53,510,684 | 24 |
| 66 | Aug 9, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $8,010,411 | 1,968 | $4,070 | $29,046,846 | 12 |
| 67 | Dec 13, 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | $7,923,669 | 1,823 | $4,346 | $7,923,669 | 3 |
| 68 | Jul 19, 1991 | 101 Dalmatians | $7,847,340 | 1,825 | $4,300 | $24,715,103 | 11,135 |
| 69 | Apr 5, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $7,812,507 | 2,820 | $2,770 | $54,064,259 | 17 |
| 70 | Dec 13, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $7,791,912 | 1,804 | $4,319 | $30,432,868 | 10 |
| 71 | Jan 18, 1991 | Awakenings | $7,678,279 | 1,311 | $5,857 | $20,228,866 | 33 |
| 72 | Mar 15, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $7,656,361 | 1,600 | $4,785 | $68,885,835 | 32 |
| 73 | Aug 9, 1991 | Double Impact | $7,574,703 | 1,735 | $4,366 | $7,574,703 | 3 |
| 74 | Dec 27, 1991 | JFK | $7,445,904 | 1,164 | $6,397 | $17,628,624 | 10 |
| 75 | Feb 15, 1991 | Home Alone | $7,376,443 | 1,815 | $4,064 | $230,160,502 | 94 |
| 76 | Jan 4, 1991 | Dances with Wolves | $7,329,451 | 1,282 | $5,717 | $71,245,992 | 59 |
| 77 | Jul 12, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $7,326,125 | 2,307 | $3,176 | $56,000,498 | 17 |
| 78 | Jul 19, 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | $7,305,965 | 901 | $8,109 | $22,535,245 | 10 |
| 79 | Jan 25, 1991 | Home Alone | $7,268,334 | 2,106 | $3,451 | $203,487,564 | 73 |
| 80 | Aug 2, 1991 | Doc Hollywood | $7,251,854 | 1,575 | $4,604 | $7,251,854 | 3 |
| 81 | Jul 12, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $7,229,504 | 2,269 | $3,186 | $109,866,981 | 31 |
| 82 | Jun 28, 1991 | The Rocketeer | $7,209,752 | 1,903 | $3,789 | $21,626,859 | 10 |
| 83 | Jan 11, 1991 | Lionheart | $7,094,552 | 1,462 | $4,853 | $7,094,552 | 3 |
| 84 | May 24, 1991 | Hudson Hawk | $7,082,820 | 2,071 | $3,420 | $7,082,820 | 3 |
| 85 | Sep 27, 1991 | The Fisher King | $7,067,908 | 1,214 | $5,822 | $7,570,360 | 10 |
| 86 | Mar 8, 1991 | New Jack City | $7,039,622 | 862 | $8,167 | $7,039,622 | 3 |
| 87 | Dec 20, 1991 | Father of the Bride | $7,031,146 | 1,561 | $4,504 | $7,031,146 | 3 |
| 88 | Apr 19, 1991 | Out for Justice | $7,016,331 | 2,010 | $3,491 | $21,321,133 | 10 |
| 89 | Jan 18, 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $6,987,630 | 1,886 | $3,705 | $62,138,550 | 31 |
| 90 | Dec 27, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $6,824,899 | 2,147 | $3,179 | $50,445,760 | 24 |
| 91 | May 31, 1991 | Soapdish | $6,736,380 | 1,275 | $5,283 | $6,736,380 | 3 |
| 92 | Aug 9, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $6,725,035 | 2,389 | $2,815 | $159,166,629 | 40 |
| 93 | Dec 6, 1991 | My Girl | $6,724,962 | 2,082 | $3,230 | $25,827,217 | 12 |
| 94 | Mar 22, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $6,687,991 | 1,608 | $4,159 | $78,258,485 | 39 |
| 95 | Sep 20, 1991 | Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nigh… | $6,626,378 | 1,860 | $3,563 | $22,164,988 | 10 |
| 96 | Feb 8, 1991 | L.A. Story | $6,616,915 | 1,091 | $6,065 | $6,616,915 | 3 |
| 97 | Jan 11, 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $6,575,600 | 1,934 | $3,400 | $53,593,415 | 24 |
| 98 | Sep 27, 1991 | Necessary Roughness | $6,513,130 | 1,695 | $3,843 | $6,513,130 | 3 |
| 99 | Jun 7, 1991 | Backdraft | $6,425,100 | 1,947 | $3,300 | $38,513,490 | 17 |
| 100 | May 31, 1991 | What About Bob? | $6,423,630 | 1,662 | $3,865 | $32,119,740 | 17 |