Most Popular Movies 1991
This chart shows the 1991 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1991 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1991 - Top 1991 Worldwide
| ← 1990 | Most Popular Overall | 1992 → |
1
| Beauty and the Beast |
| Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise |
| Lead Roles: Paige O'Hara as Belle, Robby Benson as Beast |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1991 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Movie, Prince/Princess, Romance, 3D Re-release, Curses, Revenge, Kidnap, Rescue, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Family Musical |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $206,333,165 |
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International BO: $232,323,678 |
Synopsis
Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff - a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others - and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.
2
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
| Director: James Cameron |
| Lead Roles: Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 2, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, End of the World, Time Travel, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 1990s, Robot, 3D Re-release, 2020s, Set in Los Angeles, Near Future, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Foster Family, Dysfunctional Family, Mental Hospital, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $203,464,105 |
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International BO: $311,897,419 |
3
| Omohide poro poro (おもひでぽろぽろ) |
| Director: Isao Takahata |
| Lead Roles: Daisy Ridley as Taeko Okajima |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 20, 1991 (Wide), released as Omohide poro poro (Japan) |
| Keywords: Non-Chronological, Life in a Small Town, Corporate Life, Coming of Age, Anime |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Drama, Hand Animation, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $453,241 |
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International BO: $62,076 |
Synopsis
Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her to reconsider her choice of life.
4
| Cape Fear |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Robert De Niro as Max Cady, Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, Jessica Lange as Leigh Bowden, Juliette Lewis as Danielle Bowden |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1991 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Revenge, Film Noir |
| Classification: Remake, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $79,091,969 |
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International BO: $103,200,000 |
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| JFK |
| Director: Oliver Stone |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Mafia, Courtroom / Legal Drama, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $70,405,498 |
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International BO: $134,994,502 |
6
| Sweet Talker |
| Director: Michael Jenkins |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 10, 1991 (Wide) by Seven Arts Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $258,105 |
7
| L.A. Story |
| Director: Mick Jackson |
| Lead Roles: Steve Martin as Harris K. Telemacher |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 8, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: News, Set in Los Angeles, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Gratuitous Cameos |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,854,480 |
8
| Out for Justice |
| Director: John Flynn |
| Lead Roles: Steven Seagal as Detective Gino Felino |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 12, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Mafia, Action Thriller, Organized Crime, Crime, NYPD, Police Detective, Narcotics, Addiction, Mental Illness, Anger Management Issues |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $39,673,161 |
9
| City Slickers |
| Director: Ron Underwood |
| Lead Roles: Billy Crystal as Mitch Robbins, Daniel Stern as Phil Berquist, Bruno Kirby as Ed Furillo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 7, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Mid-Life Crisis, Comedy Westerns |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $124,033,791 |
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International BO: $81 |
10
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
| Director: Kevin Reynolds |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as Robin of Locksley, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Marian |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 14, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Middle Ages, Corrupt Cops, Robin Hood Bandits, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $165,493,908 |
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International BO: $225,006,092 |
11
| Where Sleeping Dogs Lie |
| Director: Charles Finch |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
| Highlander II: The Quickening |
| Director: Russell Mulcahy |
| Lead Roles: Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 1, 1991 (Wide) by InterStar Releasing |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Prologue, Near Future, Environment, 1990s, 2020s, Corporate Malfeasance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $14,184,134 |
13
| Bright Angel |
| Director: Michael Fields |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 14, 1991 (Wide) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $158,243 |
14
| Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey |
| Director: Peter Hewitt |
| Lead Roles: Keanu Reeves as Ted "Theodore" Logan, Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston, Esq./Granny Preston/Evil Bill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 19, 1991 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Time Travel, Heaven and Hell, The Devil, Robot, Death as a Character, Rock 'n' Roll, Good vs. Evil, Chase Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $37,537,675 |
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International BO: $2,337 |
15
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 6, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Wrongfully Convicted, Conspiracy Theory, Political Thriller |
| Classification: Based on TV, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $74,888,996 |
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International BO: $22,011,004 |
16
| He Said, She Said |
| Director: Ken Kwapis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 22, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,684,702 |
17
| Backdraft |
| Director: Ron Howard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 1991 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Firefighter, Arson, Crime Thriller, Government Corruption, Surprise Twist, Revenge, 1970s, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Set in Chicago, Death of a Sibling, Filmed in Chicago, IL, Filmed in Illinois, United States, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $77,868,585 |
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International BO: $74,500,000 |
18
| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead |
| Director: Stephen Herek |
| Lead Roles: Christina Applegate as Sue Ellen "Swell" Crandell, Joanna Cassidy as Rose Lindsey, John Getz as Gus, Keith Coogan as Kenny Crandell, Josh Charles as Bryan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 7, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Babysitters, Family Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Coming of Age, False Identity, Professional Rivalry, Fashion, Cult Movie, Remade |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $25,122,195 |
20
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West |
| Director: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1991 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Wild West, Cowboys, 1890s, Sheriff, Out of Retirement, Singers, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Rescue, Exes in Love |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,218,664 |
21
| Dutch |
| Director: Peter Faiman |
| Lead Roles: Ed O'Neill as Dutch, Ethan Randall as Doyle, JoBeth Williams as Natalie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 19, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Family Comedy, Step-Family, Road Trip, Dysfunctional Family, Prostitution, Homeless, Revenge |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,271,022 |
22
| Scissors |
| Director: Frank De Felitta |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 22, 1991 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
23
| Point Break |
| Director: Kathryn Bigelow |
| Lead Roles: Patrick Swayze as Bodhi, Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Undercover, Surfing, Remade |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $43,218,387 |
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International BO: $40,313,571 |
Synopsis
FBI agent Utah is assigned to Los Angeles, where four bank robbers, who wear rubber masks of former US presidents and call themselves "The Ex-Presidents," have executed a series of successful. Utah and his partner Pappas suspect that the robbers are members of a community of surfers and Utah infiltrates this surfer community.
24
| True Identity |
| Director: Charles Lane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 23, 1991 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Crime Comedy, African Americans, Mistaken Identity, Mafia, In a Plane, Disaster, Hitmen, Fugitive / On the Run |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,693,236 |
25
| One Good Cop |
| Director: Heywood Gould |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 3, 1991 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Crime Thriller, Death of a Partner, Police Detective, Organized Crime, Narcotics, Hostage, Orphan, Child Protective Services, Undercover, Tortured for Information |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,276,846 |