Domestic Box Office For January 1991
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awakenings | $52,096,475 | 1,330 | $417,076 | 0.8% | 12 | Jan 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | White Fang | $34,793,160 | 1,259 | $5,640,712 | 16.2% | 1,108 | Jan 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Lionheart | $24,078,196 | 1,485 | $7,094,552 | 29.5% | 1,462 | Jan 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Not Without My Daughter | $14,789,113 | 1,141 | $3,804,055 | 25.7% | 1,137 | Jan 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | Flight of the Intruder | $14,587,732 | 1,489 | $5,725,133 | 39.2% | 1,489 | Jan 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | The Grifters | $13,446,769 | 780 | $71,034 | 0.5% | 2 | Jan 25 | - | Miramax |
| 7 | Eve of Destruction | $5,451,119 | 987 | $2,163,024 | 39.7% | 985 | Jan 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
