Domestic Box Office For August 1991
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Commitments | $14,919,570 | 588 | $271,333 | 1.8% | 8 | Aug 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Barton Fink | $6,153,939 | 189 | $268,561 | 4.4% | 11 | Aug 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Paris Is Burning | $3,779,620 | 91 | $310,127 | 8.2% | 23 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
| 4 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | $2,275,557 | 140 | $455,192 | 20% | 140 | Aug 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | $869,325 | 227 | $381,889 | 43.9% | 227 | Aug 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | The Pope Must Diet | $582,510 | 169 | $264,147 | 45.3% | 169 | Aug 30 | - | Miramax |
| 7 | Pastime | $267,265 | 42 | $54,726 | 20.5% | 42 | Aug 23 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | Naked Tango | $81,777 | 2 | $12,283 | 15% | 1 | Aug 23 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Crossing the Line | $59,227 | 2 | $5,248 | 8.9% | 2 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
