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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1991.[1]

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 6, 1991 Home Alone $12,626,850 Home Alone remained number one in the new year; its 8th consecutive weekend at the top of the charts. Ties E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for most weekends with a gross over $10 million. [2]
2 January 13, 1991 $9,813,012 [3]
3 January 21, 19914-day weekend $11,069,157 Home Alone grosses more than $10 million for a record 9th weekend, beating E.T.'s 8 weekends. [4]
4 January 27, 1991 $7,268,334 [5]
5 February 3, 1991 $8,215,408 Home Alone had its 12th consecutive weekend at number one. [6]
6 February 10, 1991 Sleeping with the Enemy $13,777,943 Sleeping with the Enemy broke Aliens's record ($10.0 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [7]
7 February 18, 19914-day weekend The Silence of the Lambs $13,766,814 The Silence of the Lambs remained number one for five weeks, the joint most (with Home Alone) in 1991. [8]
8 February 24, 1991 $11,947,765 [9]
9 March 3, 1991 $10,616,383 [10]
10 March 10, 1991 $8,893,306 [11]
11 March 17, 1991 $7,656,361 [12]
12 March 24, 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze $20,030,473 [13]
13 March 31, 1991 $13,049,622 [14]
14 April 7, 1991 $7,812,507 [15]
15 April 14, 1991 Out for Justice $10,524,026 [16]
16 April 21, 1991 $7,016,331 [17]
17 April 28, 1991 Oscar $5,091,027 [18]
18 May 5, 1991 $4,164,218 [19]
19 May 12, 1991 F/X2 $5,455,058 [20]
20 May 19, 1991 What About Bob? $9,216,334 [21]
21 May 27, 19914-day weekend Backdraft $15,723,480 [22]
22 June 2, 1991 $9,118,395 [23]
23 June 9, 1991 City Slickers $13,032,121 [24]
24 June 16, 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $25,625,602 [25]
25 June 23, 1991 $18,289,665 [26]
26 June 30, 1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear $20,817,139 [27]
27 July 7, 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $31,765,506 Terminator 2: Judgment Day broke Beverly Hills Cop II's record ($26.3 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film and Coming to America's record ($21.4 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. It had the highest weekend debut of 1991. [28]
28 July 14, 1991 $20,738,340 [29]
29 July 21, 1991 $14,895,425 [30]
30 July 28, 1991 $11,051,400 [31]
31 August 4, 1991 Hot Shots! $10,848,182 [32]
32 August 11, 1991 $8,010,411 [33]
33 August 18, 1991 $6,330,309 [34]
34 August 25, 1991 $4,676,467 [35]
35 September 2, 19914-day weekend Dead Again $6,315,869 Dead Again reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [36]
36 September 8, 1991 $4,366,330 [37]
37 September 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 the highest weekend debut for a slasher film and Sea of Love's record ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. [38][39]
38 September 22, 1991 $6,626,378 [40]
39 September 29, 1991 The Fisher King $7,067,908 The Fisher King reached #1 after second weekend of release. [41]
40 October 6, 1991 $6,103,250 [42]
41 October 13, 1991 $4,993,580 [43]
42 October 20, 1991 Other People's Money $5,012,332 [44]
43 October 27, 1991 House Party 2 $6,027,105 [45]
44 November 3, 1991 The People Under the Stairs $5,522,250 [46]
45 November 10, 1991 Curly Sue $4,957,474 Curly Sue reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [47]
46 November 17, 1991 Cape Fear $10,261,025 [48]
47 November 24, 1991 The Addams Family $24,203,754 [49]
48 December 1, 1991 $20,133,616 [50]
49 December 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. [51]
50 December 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. [52]
51 December 22, 1991 $9,638,615 [53]
52 December 29, 1991 $15,218,400 [54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1991 by Calendar Gross[55]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar Pictures Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Joe Morton James Cameron $204,843,345
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. Pictures Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Kevin Reynolds $164,318,602
3. Home Alone 20th Century Fox Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara Chris Columbus $138,590,380
4. The Silence of the Lambs Orion Pictures Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn and Ted Levine Jonathan Demme $129,601,403
5. City Slickers Columbia Pictures Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater and Jack Palance Ron Underwood $124,033,791
6. Dances with Wolves Orion Pictures Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene and Rodney Grant Kevin Costner $121,634,934
7. Sleeping with the Enemy 20th Century Fox Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Kevin Anderson Joseph Ruben $94,119,451
8. The Addams Family Paramount Pictures Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya, Judith Malina, Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman Barry Sonnenfeld $90,628,410
9. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Paramount Pictures Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson and Robert Goulet David Zucker $86,930,411
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze New Line Cinema Paige Turco and David Warner Michael Pressman $78,656,813

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1991 by In-year release[56]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar $204,843,345
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. $165,493,908
3. Beauty and the Beast Disney $145,863,363
4. The Silence of the Lambs Orion $130,742,922
5. City Slickers Columbia $135,265,915
6. Hook TriStar $119,654,823
7. The Addams Family Paramount $113,502,426
8. Sleeping with the Enemy Fox $101,599,005
9. Father of the Bride Disney $89,325,780
10. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Paramount $86,930,411


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1991
G Beauty and the Beast
PG Hook
PG-13 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
R Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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See also

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