| # |
Weekend end date |
Film |
Box office |
Notes |
| 1 |
01991-01-06January 6, 1991 |
Home Alone |
$12,626,851 |
|
| 2 |
01991-01-13January 13, 1991 |
Home Alone |
$9,813,012 |
|
| 3 |
01991-01-21January 21, 19914-day weekend |
Home Alone |
$11,069,157 |
|
| 4 |
01991-01-27January 27, 1991 |
Home Alone |
$7,268,334 |
|
| 5 |
01991-02-03February 3, 1991 |
Home Alone |
$8,215,408 |
|
| 6 |
01991-02-10February 10, 1991 |
Sleeping with the Enemy |
$13,777,943 |
|
| 7 |
01991-02-18February 18, 19914-day weekend |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$13,766,814 |
|
| 8 |
01991-02-24February 24, 1991 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$11,947,765 |
|
| 9 |
01991-03-03March 3, 1991 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$10,616,383 |
|
| 10 |
01991-03-10March 10, 1991 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$8,893,306 |
|
| 11 |
01991-03-17March 17, 1991 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$7,656,361 |
|
| 12 |
01991-03-24March 24, 1991 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
$20,030,473 |
|
| 13 |
01991-03-31March 31, 1991 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
$13,049,622 |
|
| 14 |
01991-04-07April 7, 1991 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
$7,812,507 |
|
| 15 |
01991-04-14April 14, 1991 |
Out for Justice |
$10,524,026 |
|
| 16 |
01991-04-21April 21, 1991 |
Out for Justice |
$7,016,331 |
|
| 17 |
01991-04-28April 28, 1991 |
Oscar |
$5,091,027 |
|
| 18 |
01991-05-05May 5, 1991 |
Oscar |
$4,164,218 |
|
| 19 |
01991-05-12May 12, 1991 |
F/X2 |
$5,455,058 |
|
| 20 |
01991-05-19May 19, 1991 |
What About Bob? |
$9,216,334 |
|
| 21 |
01991-05-27May 27, 19914-day weekend |
Backdraft |
$15,723,480 |
|
| 22 |
01991-06-02June 2, 1991 |
Backdraft |
$9,118,395 |
|
| 23 |
01991-06-09June 9, 1991 |
City Slickers |
$13,032,121 |
|
| 24 |
01991-06-16June 16, 1991 |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
$25,625,602 |
|
| 25 |
01991-06-23June 23, 1991 |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
$18,289,665 |
|
| 26 |
01991-06-30June 30, 1991 |
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear |
$20,817,139 |
|
| 27 |
01991-07-07July 7, 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$31,765,506 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day had the highest weekend debut of 1991. |
| 28 |
01991-07-14July 14, 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$20,738,340 |
|
| 29 |
01991-07-21July 21, 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$14,895,425 |
|
| 30 |
01991-07-28July 28, 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$11,051,400 |
|
| 31 |
01991-08-04August 4, 1991 |
Hot Shots! |
$10,848,182 |
|
| 32 |
01991-08-11August 11, 1991 |
Hot Shots! |
$8,010,411 |
|
| 33 |
01991-08-18August 18, 1991 |
Hot Shots! |
$6,330,309 |
|
| 34 |
01991-08-25August 25, 1991 |
Hot Shots! |
$4,676,467 |
|
| 35 |
01991-09-02September 2, 19914-day weekend |
Dead Again |
$6,315,869 |
Dead Again reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 36 |
01991-09-08September 8, 1991 |
Dead Again |
$4,366,330 |
|
| 37 |
01991-09-15September 15, 1991 |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
$12,966,525 |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master's record ($12.8 million) for highest weekend debut for a slasher film and Look Who's Talking's record ($12.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend. |
| 38 |
01991-09-22September 22, 1991 |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
$6,626,378 |
|
| 39 |
01991-09-29September 29, 1991 |
The Fisher King |
$7,067,908 |
The Fisher King reached #1 after second weekend of release. |
| 40 |
01991-10-06October 6, 1991 |
The Fisher King |
$6,103,250 |
|
| 41 |
01991-10-13October 13, 1991 |
The Fisher King |
$4,993,580 |
|
| 42 |
01991-10-20October 20, 1991 |
Other People's Money |
$5,012,332 |
|
| 43 |
01991-10-27October 27, 1991 |
House Party 2 |
$6,027,105 |
|
| 44 |
01991-11-03November 3, 1991 |
The People Under the Stairs |
$5,522,250 |
|
| 45 |
01991-11-10November 10, 1991 |
Curly Sue |
$4,957,474 |
Curly Sue reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
| 46 |
01991-11-17November 17, 1991 |
Cape Fear |
$10,261,025 |
|
| 47 |
01991-11-24November 24, 1991 |
The Addams Family |
$24,203,754 |
|
| 48 |
01991-12-01December 1, 1991 |
The Addams Family |
$20,133,616 |
|
| 49 |
01991-12-08December 8, 1991 |
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
$18,162,837 |
Star Trek VI: The Undiscoverd Country broke Beverly Hills Cop's record ($15.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. |
| 50 |
01991-12-15December 15, 1991 |
Hook |
$13,522,535 |
Hook broke Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare's record ($12.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend. |
| 51 |
01991-12-22December 22, 1991 |
Hook |
$9,638,615 |
|
| 52 |
01991-12-29December 29, 1991 |
Hook |
$15,218,400 |
|