Weekend box office
May 24–27, 1991
All 19 films
$68,385,333#1
Backdraft| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backdraft | Uni. | $15,723,480 | 1,852 | $15,723,480 |
| 2 | What About Bob? | BV | $11,231,738 | 1,608 | $23,732,367 |
| 3 | Hudson Hawk | TriS | $7,082,820 | 2,071 | $7,082,820 |
| 4 | Thelma and Louise | MGM | $6,101,297 | 1,179 | $6,101,297 |
| 5 | Only the Lonely | Fox | $5,997,993 | 1,521 | $5,997,993 |
| 6 | Drop Dead Fred | NL | $3,625,648 | 851 | $3,625,648 |
| 7 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | BV | $2,710,416 | 1,662 | $2,710,416 |
| 8 | F/X 2 | Orion | $2,605,620 | 1,499 | $15,065,131 |
| 9 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | Mira. | $2,521,171 | 652 | $8,412,276 |
| 10 | Switch | WB | $2,227,981 | 1,004 | $11,661,221 |
| 11 | Home Alone | Fox | $1,942,192 | 912 | – |
| 12 | Stone Cold | Col. | $1,784,736 | 1,724 | $5,693,719 |
| 13 | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion | $1,292,143 | 883 | $119,828,381 |
| 14 | Oscar | BV | $1,215,622 | 965 | $19,889,505 |
| 15 | Dances with Wolves | Orion | $1,209,017 | 743 | $171,221,399 |
| 16 | Mannequin Two: On the Move | Fox | $808,586 | 1,515 | $2,889,749 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.