Box Office Records > Domestic > All Movies > Cumulative > Top 1991 Domestic
Top 1991 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top 1991 International - Top 1991 Worldwide
Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic
This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1991.
See Top Grossing Movies of 1991 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1991, including films released in 1990 and earlier.
| ←Top 1990 Domestic | Top 1992 Domestic→ |
| Rank | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office |
Opening Weekend Box Office |
Max Theater Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast | Walt Disney | $206,333,165 | $162,146 | 2,625 |
| 2 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Sony Pict… | $203,464,105 | $31,765,506 | 2,495 |
| 3 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Warner Bros. | $165,493,908 | $25,625,602 | 3,175 |
| 4 | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion Pic… | $130,726,716 | $13,766,814 | 1,642 |
| 5 | City Slickers | Sony Pict… | $124,033,791 | $13,032,121 | 2,171 |
| 6 | Hook | Sony Pict… | $119,654,823 | $13,522,535 | 2,254 |
| 7 | The Addams Family | Paramount… | $113,502,246 | $24,203,754 | 2,411 |
| 8 | Sleeping with the Enemy | 20th Cent… | $101,599,005 | $13,777,943 | 1,545 |
| 9 | Father of the Bride | Walt Disney | $89,325,780 | $7,031,146 | 1,712 |
| 10 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Paramount… | $86,930,411 | $20,817,139 | 2,378 |
| 11 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Universal | $81,204,830 | 1,331 | |
| 12 | Cape Fear | Universal | $79,091,969 | $10,261,025 | 1,707 |
| 13 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of … | New Line | $78,656,813 | $20,030,473 | 2,868 |
| 14 | Backdraft | Universal | $77,868,585 | $15,723,480 | 1,983 |
| 15 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Paramount… | $74,888,996 | $18,162,837 | 2,147 |
| 16 | The Prince of Tides | Sony Pict… | $74,787,599 | $10,035,412 | 1,546 |
| 17 | JFK | Warner Bros. | $70,405,498 | $5,223,658 | 1,395 |
| 18 | Hot Shots! | 20th Cent… | $68,267,322 | $10,848,182 | 1,999 |
| 19 | Antarctica | $65,000,000 | |||
| 20 | What About Bob? | Walt Disney | $63,710,000 | $9,216,334 | 1,805 |
| 21 | The Last Boy Scout | Warner Bros. | $59,509,925 | $7,923,669 | 1,823 |
| 22 | My Girl | Sony Pict… | $58,011,485 | $12,391,783 | 2,089 |
| 23 | Boyz n the Hood | Sony Pict… | $56,190,094 | $10,023,462 | 926 |
| 24 | Doc Hollywood | Warner Bros. | $54,751,779 | $7,251,854 | 1,694 |
| 25 | Bugsy | Sony/TriStar | $49,103,967 | 1,253 | |
| 26 | New Jack City | Warner Bros. | $47,624,253 | $7,039,622 | 905 |
| 27 | The Rocketeer | Walt Disney | $46,573,027 | $9,600,754 | 1,903 |
| 28 | Thelma & Louise | MGM | $45,361,000 | $6,101,297 | 1,180 |
| 29 | Point Break | 20th Cent… | $43,218,387 | $8,514,616 | 1,625 |
| 30 | Regarding Henry | Paramount… | $43,001,500 | $6,146,782 | 1,090 |
| 31 | The Fisher King | Sony Pict… | $41,798,224 | 1,551 | |
| 32 | Out for Justice | Warner Bros. | $39,673,161 | $10,524,026 | 2,010 |
| 33 | Dead Again | Paramount… | $38,016,380 | $3,479,395 | 940 |
| 34 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Orion Pic… | $37,537,675 | $10,241,268 | 1,649 |
| 35 | The Doctor | Walt Disney | $37,497,480 | 958 | |
| 36 | Soapdish | Paramount… | $36,489,888 | $6,736,380 | 1,275 |
| 37 | Other People's Money | Warner Bros. | $35,682,000 | $5,012,332 | 1,249 |
| 38 | Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare | New Line | $34,872,033 | $12,966,525 | 1,862 |
| 39 | White Fang | Walt Disney | $34,729,091 | $5,640,712 | 1,259 |
| 40 | The Doors | Sony Pict… | $34,416,893 | $9,151,800 | 1,236 |
| 41 | Curly Sue | Warner Bros. | $33,644,430 | $4,974,958 | 1,634 |
| 42 | King Ralph | Universal | $33,512,735 | $8,327,550 | 1,646 |
| 43 | Dying Young | 20th Cent… | $32,669,178 | $9,725,885 | 1,552 |
| 44 | Grand Canyon | 20th Cent… | $32,350,000 | 1,223 | |
| 45 | Jungle Fever | Universal | $31,739,045 | $5,332,860 | 844 |
| 46 | Double Impact | Sony Pict… | $29,090,445 | $7,574,703 | 1,747 |
| 47 | L.A. Story | Sony Pict… | $28,854,480 | $6,616,915 | 1,122 |
| 48 | Deceived | Walt Disney | $28,738,096 | $4,316,719 | 1,201 |
| 49 | Necessary Roughness | Paramount… | $26,255,594 | $6,513,130 | 1,695 |
| 50 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Warner Bros. | $25,122,195 | $4,233,415 | 1,817 |
| 51 | Problem Child 2 | Universal | $25,104,700 | $5,372,880 | 1,480 |
| 52 | Little Man Tate | Orion Pic… | $24,989,789 | 1,012 | |
| 53 | The Hard Way | Universal | $24,525,330 | $6,301,470 | 1,629 |
| 54 | The People Under the Stairs | Universal | $24,204,000 | $5,522,250 | 1,850 |
| 55 | Class Action | 20th Cent… | $23,968,042 | $4,207,923 | 1,132 |
| 56 | Oscar | Walt Disney | $23,562,716 | $5,091,027 | 1,391 |
| 57 | Frankie and Johnny | Paramount… | $22,773,535 | $4,266,345 | 1,150 |
| 58 | Pure Luck | Universal | $22,641,969 | $5,010,810 | 1,569 |
| 59 | Lionheart | Universal | $22,545,360 | $7,094,552 | 1,485 |
| 60 | Only the Lonely | 20th Cent… | $21,830,957 | $5,997,993 | 1,553 |
| 61 | Ricochet | Warner Bros. | $21,756,163 | $4,831,181 | 1,560 |
| 62 | F/X2 | Orion Pic… | $21,075,831 | $5,455,058 | 1,502 |
| 63 | Mobsters | Universal | $20,246,790 | $6,030,585 | 1,449 |
| 64 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Universal | $20,218,664 | $3,435,625 | 1,698 |
| 65 | House Party 2 | New Line | $19,438,638 | $6,027,105 | 1,185 |
| 66 | Mortal Thoughts | Sony Pict… | $19,018,321 | $6,068,524 | 1,196 |
| 67 | Paradise | Walt Disney | $18,634,643 | 918 | |
| 68 | For the Boys | 20th Cent… | $17,684,580 | 1,308 | |
| 69 | Hudson Hawk | Sony Pict… | $17,218,916 | $7,082,820 | 2,072 |
| 70 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | Warner Bros. | $17,116,963 | $4,912,124 | 1,208 |
| 71 | Defending Your Life | Warner Bros. | $16,371,128 | 715 | |
| 72 | Billy Bathgate | Walt Disney | $15,565,363 | $4,051,590 | 1,177 |
| 73 | Switch | Warner Bros. | $15,545,943 | $3,770,991 | 1,013 |
| 74 | Toy Soldiers | Sony Pict… | $15,073,942 | $4,182,300 | 1,358 |
| 75 | Haakon Haakonsen | Walt Disney | $15,024,232 | $3,871,766 | 1,393 |
| 76 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | Miramax | $15,012,935 | $543,250 | 652 |
| 77 | Once Around | Universal | $14,851,000 | 730 | |
| 78 | All I Want For Christmas | Paramount… | $14,812,144 | $3,645,720 | 1,507 |
| 79 | Not Without My Daughter | MGM | $14,789,113 | $3,804,055 | 1,137 |
| 80 | A Kiss Before Dying | Universal | $14,769,755 | $4,348,165 | 1,546 |
| 81 | Flight of the Intruder | Paramount… | $14,471,440 | $5,725,133 | 1,489 |
| 82 | Child's Play 3 | Universal | $14,250,380 | $5,718,940 | 2,130 |
| 83 | Highlander II: The Quickening | InterStar… | $14,184,134 | $5,280,490 | 1,009 |
| 84 | Ernest Scared Stupid | Walt Disney | $14,143,280 | $4,037,926 | 1,787 |
| 85 | The Perfect Weapon | Paramount… | $14,061,361 | $3,934,572 | 1,229 |
| 86 | The Commitments | 20th Cent… | $13,955,001 | 560 | |
| 87 | Drop Dead Fred | New Line | $13,746,300 | 933 | |
| 88 | The Marrying Man | Walt Disney | $12,454,768 | $4,030,749 | 1,343 |
| 89 | Year of the Gun | $11,820,000 | |||
| 90 | Shattered | MGM | $11,511,031 | $3,098,433 | 1,288 |
| 91 | One Good Cop | Walt Disney | $11,276,846 | $3,360,277 | 1,454 |
| 92 | V.I. Warshawski | $11,128,309 | |||
| 93 | The Super | 20th Cent… | $11,000,863 | $3,656,390 | 1,581 |
| 94 | Career Opportunities | Universal | $10,986,645 | $4,024,800 | 1,440 |
| 95 | A Rage in Harlem | $10,438,504 | $2,458,080 | 545 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.