1991 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1991. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1991.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $517,944,205 | $206,063,411 | $311,880,794 | 39.8% |
| 2 | Beauty and the Beast | $438,656,843 | $206,333,165 | $232,323,678 | 47.0% |
| 3 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $390,500,000 | $165,493,908 | $225,006,092 | 42.4% |
| 4 | Hook | $300,854,823 | $119,654,823 | $181,200,000 | 39.8% |
| 5 | The Silence of the Lambs | $275,726,375 | $130,726,716 | $144,999,659 | 47.4% |
| 6 | JFK | $205,400,000 | $70,405,498 | $134,994,502 | 34.3% |
| 7 | The Addams Family | $191,483,868 | $113,502,246 | $77,981,622 | 59.3% |
| 8 | Cape Fear | $182,291,969 | $79,091,969 | $103,200,000 | 43.4% |
| 9 | Hot Shots! | $176,267,322 | $68,267,322 | $108,000,000 | 38.7% |
| 10 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $174,968,942 | $101,599,005 | $73,369,937 | 58.1% |
| 11 | Backdraft | $152,368,585 | $77,868,585 | $74,500,000 | 51.1% |
| 12 | City Slickers | $124,033,872 | $124,033,791 | $81 | 100.0% |
| 13 | The Last Boy Scout | $114,500,000 | $59,509,925 | $54,990,075 | 52.0% |
| 14 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere… | $96,900,000 | $74,888,996 | $22,011,004 | 77.3% |
| 15 | Father of the Bride | $89,325,780 | $89,325,780 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell o… | $86,930,411 | $86,930,411 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Point Break | $83,531,958 | $43,218,387 | $40,313,571 | 51.7% |
| 18 | Dying Young | $81,264,473 | $32,669,178 | $48,595,295 | 40.2% |
| 19 | Fried Green Tomatoes | $81,204,830 | $81,204,830 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 20 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles … | $78,656,813 | $78,656,813 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | The Prince of Tides | $74,787,599 | $74,787,599 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Antarctica | $66,070,389 | $65,000,000 | $1,070,389 | 98.4% |
| 23 | The Hard Way | $65,525,330 | $24,525,330 | $41,000,000 | 37.4% |
| 24 | What About Bob? | $63,710,000 | $63,710,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 25 | My Girl | $58,011,485 | $58,011,485 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 26 | Boyz n the Hood | $56,215,095 | $56,190,094 | $25,001 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Doc Hollywood | $54,751,779 | $54,751,779 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 28 | Bugsy | $49,103,967 | $49,103,967 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 29 | New Jack City | $47,624,253 | $47,624,253 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | The Rocketeer | $46,573,027 | $46,573,027 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | Thelma & Louise | $45,579,931 | $45,361,000 | $218,931 | 99.5% |
| 32 | Regarding Henry | $43,001,500 | $43,001,500 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | The Fisher King | $41,798,420 | $41,798,224 | $196 | 100.0% |
| 34 | Grand Canyon | $40,098,309 | $32,350,000 | $7,748,309 | 80.7% |
| 35 | Out for Justice | $39,673,161 | $39,673,161 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 36 | Dead Again | $38,016,380 | $38,016,380 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | $37,540,012 | $37,537,675 | $2,337 | 100.0% |
| 38 | The Doctor | $37,497,480 | $37,497,480 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 39 | Soapdish | $36,489,888 | $36,489,888 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | Other People's Money | $35,682,000 | $35,682,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nigh… | $34,872,033 | $34,872,033 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | White Fang | $34,729,091 | $34,729,091 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | The Doors | $34,484,669 | $34,416,893 | $67,776 | 99.8% |
| 44 | Curly Sue | $33,644,430 | $33,644,430 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | King Ralph | $33,512,735 | $33,512,735 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Jungle Fever | $31,739,045 | $31,739,045 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | Double Impact | $29,090,445 | $29,090,445 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $29,012,935 | $15,012,935 | $14,000,000 | 51.7% |
| 49 | L.A. Story | $28,854,480 | $28,854,480 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | Deceived | $28,738,096 | $28,738,096 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | Necessary Roughness | $26,255,594 | $26,255,594 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 52 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter… | $25,122,195 | $25,122,195 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | Problem Child 2 | $25,104,700 | $25,104,700 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | Little Man Tate | $24,989,789 | $24,989,789 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | The People Under the Stairs | $24,204,000 | $24,204,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Class Action | $23,968,042 | $23,968,042 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | Oscar | $23,562,716 | $23,562,716 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | Frankie and Johnny | $22,773,535 | $22,773,535 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | Pure Luck | $22,641,969 | $22,641,969 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | Lionheart | $22,545,360 | $22,545,360 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Only the Lonely | $21,830,957 | $21,830,957 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | Ricochet | $21,756,163 | $21,756,163 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | F/X2 | $21,075,831 | $21,075,831 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | Mobsters | $20,246,790 | $20,246,790 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes… | $20,218,664 | $20,218,664 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | Child’s Play 3 | $19,850,380 | $14,250,380 | $5,600,000 | 71.8% |
| 67 | House Party 2 | $19,438,638 | $19,438,638 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Mortal Thoughts | $19,018,321 | $19,018,321 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Paradise | $18,634,643 | $18,634,643 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | For the Boys | $17,684,580 | $17,684,580 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 71 | The NeverEnding Story II: The… | $17,116,963 | $17,116,963 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Defending Your Life | $16,371,128 | $16,371,128 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | Hudson Hawk | $16,355,667 | $16,355,667 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | Billy Bathgate | $15,565,363 | $15,565,363 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | Switch | $15,545,943 | $15,545,943 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | Toy Soldiers | $15,073,942 | $15,073,942 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 77 | Haakon Haakonsen | $15,024,232 | $15,024,232 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | Once Around | $14,851,000 | $14,851,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | All I Want For Christmas | $14,812,144 | $14,812,144 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Not Without My Daughter | $14,789,113 | $14,789,113 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | A Kiss Before Dying | $14,769,755 | $14,769,755 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | Flight of the Intruder | $14,471,440 | $14,471,440 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Drop Dead Fred | $14,272,777 | $13,746,300 | $526,477 | 96.3% |
| 84 | Highlander II: The Quickening | $14,184,134 | $14,184,134 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Ernest Scared Stupid | $14,143,280 | $14,143,280 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 86 | The Perfect Weapon | $14,061,361 | $14,061,361 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | The Commitments | $13,955,001 | $13,955,001 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | The Marrying Man | $12,454,768 | $12,454,768 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | Year of the Gun | $11,820,000 | $11,820,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Shattered | $11,511,031 | $11,511,031 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | One Good Cop | $11,276,846 | $11,276,846 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | V.I. Warshawski | $11,128,309 | $11,128,309 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | The Super | $11,000,863 | $11,000,863 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Career Opportunities | $10,986,645 | $10,986,645 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | A Rage in Harlem | $10,438,504 | $10,438,504 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | The Butcher's Wife | $9,689,816 | $9,689,816 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | He Said, She Said | $9,684,702 | $9,684,702 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Scenes from a Mall | $9,563,393 | $9,563,393 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Guilty by Suspicion | $9,445,090 | $9,445,090 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 100 | Stone Cold | $9,286,314 | $9,286,314 | $0 | 100.0% |