Yearly box office · films released in
1991
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | TriS | $204,843,345 | $31,765,506 |
| 2 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | WB | $165,493,908 | $25,625,602 |
| 3 | Beauty and the Beast | BV | $145,863,363 | $162,146 |
| 4 | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion | $130,742,922 | $13,766,814 |
| 5 | City Slickers | Col. | $124,033,791 | $13,032,121 |
| 6 | Hook | TriS | $119,654,823 | $13,522,535 |
| 7 | The Addams Family | Par. | $113,502,426 | $24,203,754 |
| 8 | Sleeping with the Enemy | Fox | $101,599,005 | $13,777,943 |
| 9 | Father of the Bride | BV | $89,325,780 | $7,031,146 |
| 10 | The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear | Par. | $86,930,411 | $20,817,139 |
| 11 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Uni. | $82,418,501 | $105,317 |
| 12 | Cape Fear | Uni. | $79,091,969 | $10,261,025 |
| 13 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II | NL | $78,656,813 | $20,030,473 |
| 14 | Backdraft | Uni. | $77,868,585 | $12,686,200 |
| 15 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Par. | $74,888,996 | $18,162,837 |
| 16 | The Prince of Tides | Col. | $74,787,599 | $10,035,412 |
| 17 | JFK | WB | $70,405,498 | $5,223,658 |
| 18 | Hot Shots! | Fox | $69,467,617 | $10,848,182 |
| 19 | What About Bob? | BV | $63,707,829 | $9,216,334 |
| 20 | 101 Dalmatians (Re-issue) (1991) | BV | $60,830,285 | $10,279,044 |
| 21 | The Last Boy Scout | WB | $59,509,925 | $7,923,669 |
| 22 | My Girl | Col. | $59,489,799 | $12,391,783 |
| 23 | Boyz N the Hood | Col. | $57,504,069 | $10,023,462 |
| 24 | Doc Hollywood | WB | $54,830,779 | $7,251,854 |
| 25 | Bugsy | TriS | $49,114,016 | $140,358 |
| 26 | New Jack City | WB | $47,624,353 | $7,039,622 |
| 27 | The Rocketeer | BV | $46,704,056 | $9,600,754 |
| 28 | Thelma and Louise | MGM | $45,360,915 | $6,101,297 |
| 29 | Point Break | Fox | $43,218,387 | $8,514,616 |
| 30 | Regarding Henry | Par. | $43,001,500 | $6,146,782 |
| 31 | The Fisher King | TriS | $41,895,491 | $311,662 |
| 32 | Out for Justice | WB | $39,673,161 | $10,524,026 |
| 33 | The Doctor | BV | $38,120,905 | $165,392 |
| 34 | Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey | Orion | $38,037,513 | $10,241,268 |
| 35 | Dead Again | Par. | $38,016,380 | $3,479,395 |
| 36 | Soapdish | Par. | $36,489,888 | $6,736,380 |
| 37 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | NL | $34,872,033 | $12,966,525 |
| 38 | White Fang | BV | $34,793,160 | $5,640,712 |
| 39 | The Doors | TriS | $34,416,893 | $9,151,800 |
| 40 | King Ralph | Uni. | $34,002,045 | $8,327,550 |
| 41 | Curly Sue | WB | $33,691,313 | $4,974,958 |
| 42 | Dying Young | Fox | $33,669,178 | $9,725,885 |
| 43 | Grand Canyon | Fox | $33,243,020 | $67,546 |
| 44 | Jungle Fever | Uni. | $32,482,682 | $5,332,860 |
| 45 | Double Impact | Col. | $30,102,717 | $7,574,703 |
| 46 | L.A. Story | TriS | $28,862,081 | $6,616,915 |
| 47 | Deceived | BV | $28,738,096 | $4,316,719 |
| 48 | Necessary Roughness | Par. | $26,255,594 | $6,513,130 |
| 49 | The Hard Way | Uni. | $25,895,485 | $6,301,470 |
| 50 | Other People's Money | WB | $25,682,090 | $5,012,332 |
245 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.