1991 Weekly Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1991.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekly Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 5, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $49,150,236 | 2,274 | $21,614 | $69,691,278 | 9 |
| 2 | Jun 14, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $39,190,653 | 3,175 | $12,344 | $39,190,653 | 7 |
| 3 | Nov 22, 1991 | The Addams Family | $35,428,521 | 2,411 | $14,695 | $35,428,521 | 7 |
| 4 | Jun 28, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $31,543,621 | 2,378 | $13,265 | $31,543,621 | 7 |
| 5 | Jul 12, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $30,727,536 | 2,289 | $13,424 | $100,418,814 | 16 |
| 6 | Dec 27, 1991 | Hook | $28,500,930 | 2,238 | $12,735 | $70,595,385 | 23 |
| 7 | Jun 21, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $27,053,361 | 2,369 | $11,420 | $66,244,014 | 14 |
| 8 | Mar 22, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $26,728,908 | 2,868 | $9,320 | $26,728,908 | 7 |
| 9 | Nov 29, 1991 | The Addams Family | $23,077,418 | 2,411 | $9,572 | $58,505,939 | 14 |
| 10 | Dec 6, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $22,640,956 | 1,804 | $12,550 | $22,640,956 | 7 |
| 11 | Jul 19, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $22,142,090 | 2,349 | $9,426 | $122,560,904 | 23 |
| 12 | Jun 28, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $21,101,241 | 2,369 | $8,907 | $87,345,255 | 21 |
| 13 | Dec 20, 1991 | Hook | $21,003,255 | 2,224 | $9,444 | $42,094,455 | 16 |
| 14 | Dec 27, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $20,645,736 | 1,940 | $10,642 | $73,666,063 | 51 |
| 15 | Dec 27, 1991 | Father of the Bride | $19,744,668 | 1,579 | $12,505 | $34,192,464 | 14 |
| 16 | Mar 29, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $19,522,844 | 2,868 | $6,807 | $46,251,752 | 14 |
| 17 | Jun 7, 1991 | City Slickers | $19,362,020 | 1,992 | $9,720 | $19,362,020 | 7 |
| 18 | May 24, 1991 | Backdraft | $19,131,160 | 1,852 | $10,330 | $19,131,160 | 7 |
| 19 | Feb 8, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $18,305,647 | 1,406 | $13,020 | $18,305,647 | 7 |
| 20 | Dec 13, 1991 | Hook | $17,554,030 | 2,197 | $7,990 | $21,091,200 | 9 |
| 21 | Feb 15, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $17,535,331 | 1,497 | $11,714 | $18,948,193 | 8 |
| 22 | Dec 27, 1991 | The Prince of Tides | $17,402,458 | 1,405 | $12,386 | $22,783,915 | 9 |
| 23 | Jun 14, 1991 | City Slickers | $17,201,418 | 2,001 | $8,596 | $36,563,438 | 14 |
| 24 | Jul 5, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $17,130,752 | 2,378 | $7,204 | $48,674,373 | 14 |
| 25 | Aug 2, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $17,031,527 | 1,929 | $8,829 | $21,036,435 | 9 |
| 26 | Jul 12, 1991 | 101 Dalmatians | $16,867,763 | 1,777 | $9,492 | $16,867,763 | 11,132 |
| 27 | Jul 26, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $16,564,875 | 2,445 | $6,775 | $139,125,779 | 30 |
| 28 | Feb 22, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $15,949,599 | 1,515 | $10,528 | $34,897,792 | 15 |
| 29 | Nov 22, 1991 | Cape Fear | $15,678,090 | 1,702 | $9,212 | $29,895,907 | 14 |
| 30 | Jul 19, 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | $15,667,556 | 1,620 | $9,671 | $15,667,556 | 7 |
| 31 | Jun 21, 1991 | City Slickers | $15,661,972 | 2,065 | $7,584 | $52,225,410 | 21 |
| 32 | Sep 13, 1991 | Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nigh… | $15,538,610 | 1,862 | $8,345 | $15,538,610 | 7 |
| 33 | Jan 4, 1991 | Home Alone | $15,521,742 | 2,173 | $7,143 | $171,592,529 | 56 |
| 34 | Feb 15, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $15,403,149 | 1,467 | $10,500 | $33,708,796 | 14 |
| 35 | Jul 5, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $15,292,222 | 2,369 | $6,455 | $102,637,477 | 28 |
| 36 | Jul 12, 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | $15,229,280 | 829 | $18,371 | $15,229,280 | 7 |
| 37 | Dec 20, 1991 | Father of the Bride | $14,447,796 | 1,561 | $9,255 | $14,447,796 | 7 |
| 38 | Jun 21, 1991 | The Rocketeer | $14,417,107 | 1,616 | $8,921 | $14,417,107 | 7 |
| 39 | Mar 1, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $14,334,372 | 1,535 | $9,338 | $49,232,164 | 22 |
| 40 | Apr 12, 1991 | Out for Justice | $14,304,802 | 2,010 | $7,117 | $14,304,802 | 7 |
| 41 | Dec 27, 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | $14,284,379 | 1,823 | $7,836 | $36,729,858 | 21 |
| 42 | Nov 29, 1991 | My Girl | $14,279,841 | 2,080 | $6,865 | $19,102,255 | 9 |
| 43 | Nov 15, 1991 | Cape Fear | $14,217,817 | 924 | $15,387 | $14,217,817 | 7 |
| 44 | Jun 28, 1991 | City Slickers | $14,189,351 | 2,108 | $6,731 | $66,414,761 | 28 |
| 45 | Jun 21, 1991 | Dying Young | $13,948,798 | 1,552 | $8,988 | $13,948,798 | 7 |
| 46 | Nov 22, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $13,943,192 | 977 | $14,271 | $14,236,565 | 16 |
| 47 | Nov 29, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $13,906,479 | 1,118 | $12,439 | $28,143,044 | 23 |
| 48 | Dec 27, 1991 | JFK | $13,849,169 | 1,164 | $11,898 | $24,031,889 | 14 |
| 49 | Aug 2, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $13,315,815 | 2,495 | $5,337 | $152,441,594 | 37 |
| 50 | May 24, 1991 | What About Bob? | $13,195,481 | 1,608 | $8,206 | $25,696,110 | 14 |
| 51 | May 31, 1991 | Backdraft | $12,957,230 | 1,859 | $6,970 | $32,088,390 | 14 |
| 52 | Jul 19, 1991 | 101 Dalmatians | $12,923,817 | 1,825 | $7,082 | $29,791,580 | 11,139 |
| 53 | Jul 12, 1991 | Point Break | $12,816,274 | 1,615 | $7,936 | $12,816,274 | 7 |
| 54 | Jan 18, 1991 | Home Alone | $12,528,153 | 2,112 | $5,932 | $196,219,230 | 70 |
| 55 | May 17, 1991 | What About Bob? | $12,500,629 | 1,463 | $8,545 | $12,500,629 | 7 |
| 56 | Aug 9, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $12,496,507 | 1,968 | $6,350 | $33,532,942 | 16 |
| 57 | Dec 27, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $12,241,143 | 2,147 | $5,702 | $55,862,004 | 28 |
| 58 | Jan 11, 1991 | Home Alone | $12,098,548 | 2,157 | $5,609 | $183,691,077 | 63 |
| 59 | Mar 1, 1991 | The Doors | $12,073,320 | 840 | $14,373 | $12,073,320 | 7 |
| 60 | Mar 8, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $11,997,310 | 1,586 | $7,565 | $61,229,474 | 29 |
| 61 | Dec 20, 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $11,836,504 | 1,925 | $6,149 | $53,020,327 | 44 |
| 62 | Dec 20, 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | $11,723,992 | 1,823 | $6,431 | $22,445,479 | 14 |
| 63 | Jan 4, 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $11,689,740 | 1,929 | $6,060 | $47,017,815 | 21 |
| 64 | Feb 22, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $11,667,893 | 1,488 | $7,841 | $45,376,689 | 21 |
| 65 | Jul 5, 1991 | City Slickers | $11,629,559 | 2,171 | $5,357 | $78,044,320 | 35 |
| 66 | Aug 2, 1991 | Doc Hollywood | $11,567,081 | 1,575 | $7,344 | $11,567,081 | 7 |
| 67 | Jun 28, 1991 | The Rocketeer | $11,510,525 | 1,903 | $6,049 | $25,927,632 | 14 |
| 68 | Jul 12, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $11,358,303 | 2,269 | $5,006 | $113,995,780 | 35 |
| 69 | Nov 29, 1991 | Cape Fear | $11,291,805 | 1,707 | $6,615 | $41,187,712 | 21 |
| 70 | Dec 27, 1991 | The Addams Family | $11,264,036 | 2,122 | $5,308 | $93,846,706 | 42 |
| 71 | Jul 12, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $11,121,989 | 2,307 | $4,821 | $59,796,362 | 21 |
| 72 | Jan 4, 1991 | The Godfather: Part III | $11,021,075 | 1,922 | $5,734 | $47,468,959 | 17 |
| 73 | Jul 19, 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | $10,915,613 | 901 | $12,115 | $26,144,893 | 14 |
| 74 | Dec 27, 1991 | Bugsy | $10,904,293 | 1,244 | $8,766 | $19,947,312 | 21 |
| 75 | Jan 11, 1991 | Awakenings | $10,769,986 | 1,282 | $8,401 | $12,550,587 | 30 |
| 76 | Dec 20, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $10,760,693 | 2,147 | $5,012 | $43,620,861 | 21 |
| 77 | Aug 9, 1991 | Double Impact | $10,759,709 | 1,735 | $6,202 | $10,759,709 | 7 |
| 78 | Apr 5, 1991 | The Long Walk Home | $10,751,967 | 271 | $39,675 | $13,331,788 | 112 |
| 79 | Dec 13, 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | $10,721,487 | 1,823 | $5,881 | $10,721,487 | 7 |
| 80 | Aug 9, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $10,463,820 | 2,389 | $4,380 | $162,905,414 | 44 |
| 81 | Dec 6, 1991 | The Addams Family | $10,421,354 | 2,411 | $4,322 | $68,927,293 | 21 |
| 82 | Mar 1, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $10,350,632 | 1,516 | $6,828 | $55,727,321 | 28 |
| 83 | Mar 15, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $10,341,020 | 1,600 | $6,463 | $71,570,494 | 36 |
| 84 | Dec 13, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $10,219,212 | 1,804 | $5,665 | $32,860,168 | 14 |
| 85 | Dec 20, 1991 | JFK | $10,182,720 | 1,164 | $8,748 | $10,182,720 | 7 |
| 86 | Mar 8, 1991 | New Jack City | $10,031,036 | 862 | $11,637 | $10,031,036 | 7 |
| 87 | Jan 4, 1991 | Dances with Wolves | $9,905,366 | 1,282 | $7,726 | $73,821,907 | 63 |
| 88 | Feb 1, 1991 | Home Alone | $9,844,379 | 2,009 | $4,900 | $215,180,677 | 84 |
| 89 | Mar 22, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $9,767,863 | 1,608 | $6,075 | $81,338,357 | 43 |
| 90 | Feb 15, 1991 | King Ralph | $9,710,085 | 1,617 | $6,005 | $9,710,085 | 7 |
| 91 | May 31, 1991 | Soapdish | $9,679,658 | 1,275 | $7,592 | $9,679,658 | 7 |
| 92 | Aug 16, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $9,660,781 | 1,999 | $4,833 | $43,193,723 | 23 |
| 93 | Sep 27, 1991 | The Fisher King | $9,483,768 | 1,214 | $7,812 | $9,986,220 | 14 |
| 94 | Aug 9, 1991 | Doc Hollywood | $9,482,512 | 1,575 | $6,021 | $21,049,593 | 14 |
| 95 | Jul 19, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $9,374,295 | 2,141 | $4,378 | $123,370,075 | 42 |
| 96 | Apr 5, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $9,369,035 | 2,820 | $3,322 | $55,620,787 | 21 |
| 97 | Jun 7, 1991 | Backdraft | $9,345,600 | 1,947 | $4,800 | $41,433,990 | 21 |
| 98 | Apr 19, 1991 | Out for Justice | $9,183,751 | 2,010 | $4,569 | $23,488,553 | 14 |
| 99 | Jan 25, 1991 | Home Alone | $9,117,068 | 2,106 | $4,329 | $205,336,298 | 77 |
| 100 | Jan 18, 1991 | Awakenings | $9,089,009 | 1,311 | $6,933 | $21,639,596 | 37 |