Domestic Box Office For August 1991
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doc Hollywood | $54,830,779 | 1,694 | $7,251,854 | 13.2% | 1,575 | Aug 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Dead Again | $38,016,380 | 940 | $3,479,395 | 9.2% | 450 | Aug 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Double Impact | $30,102,717 | 1,747 | $7,574,703 | 25.2% | 1,735 | Aug 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Pure Luck | $22,641,969 | 1,569 | $5,010,810 | 22.1% | 1,561 | Aug 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Child's Play 3 | $14,960,255 | 2,130 | $5,718,940 | 38.2% | 2,126 | Aug 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | The Commitments | $14,919,570 | 588 | $271,333 | 1.8% | 8 | Aug 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Body Parts | $9,188,150 | 1,315 | $3,032,258 | 33% | 1,315 | Aug 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Bingo | $8,667,684 | 933 | $2,141,360 | 24.7% | 923 | Aug 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | $7,434,726 | 1,196 | $2,200,549 | 29.6% | 1,196 | Aug 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | Defenseless | $6,413,375 | 668 | $1,590,439 | 24.8% | 666 | Aug 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Mystery Date | $6,166,819 | 1,371 | $1,952,569 | 31.7% | 1,371 | Aug 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 12 | Barton Fink | $6,153,939 | 189 | $268,561 | 4.4% | 11 | Aug 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Delirious | $5,546,827 | 1,142 | $1,803,059 | 32.5% | 1,142 | Aug 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | True Identity | $4,693,236 | 824 | $1,541,581 | 32.8% | 824 | Aug 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Paris Is Burning | $3,779,620 | 91 | $310,127 | 8.2% | 23 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
| 16 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | $2,807,854 | 1,246 | $1,277,428 | 45.5% | 1,246 | Aug 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | $2,275,557 | 140 | $455,192 | 20% | 140 | Aug 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | $869,325 | 227 | $381,889 | 43.9% | 227 | Aug 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | The 23rd Tournee of Animation Film Festival | $862,309 | - | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | Expanded Entertainment |
| 20 | The Story of Boys & Girls | $741,221 | - | - | - | - | Aug 23 | Jan 16 | Aries Films |
| 21 | The Pope Must Diet | $582,510 | 169 | $264,147 | 45.3% | 169 | Aug 30 | - | Miramax |
| 22 | Pastime | $267,265 | 42 | $54,726 | 20.5% | 42 | Aug 23 | - | Miramax |
| 23 | Naked Tango | $81,777 | 2 | $12,283 | 15% | 1 | Aug 23 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Crossing the Line | $59,227 | 2 | $5,248 | 8.9% | 2 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
