Domestic Box Office For May 1991

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1What About Bob?$26,976,6951,805$63,707,829May 17Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2Backdraft$20,982,1921,983$77,868,585May 24Universal Pictures
3Oscar$16,986,2851,391$23,562,716Apr 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4F/X2$15,901,4941,502$21,082,165May 10Orion Pictures
5Switch$12,368,4361,013$15,545,943May 10Warner Bros.
6Out for Justice$12,343,4022,010$39,673,161Apr 12Warner Bros.
7The Silence of the Lambs$11,743,9091,642$130,742,922Feb 14Orion Pictures
8A Kiss Before Dying$11,323,8301,546$15,429,177Apr 26Universal Pictures
9One Good Cop$11,276,8461,454$11,276,846May 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10Toy Soldiers$11,247,6561,358$15,073,942Apr 26TriStar Pictures
11A Rage in Harlem$10,438,504545$10,438,504May 3Miramax
12Madonna: Truth or Dare$9,372,450652$15,012,935May 10Miramax
13Hudson Hawk$9,094,9552,072$17,218,080May 24TriStar Pictures
14Dances with Wolves$8,872,7601,636$184,208,848Nov 9Orion Pictures
15Thelma & Louise$8,633,5261,180$45,360,915May 24Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
16Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze$8,457,2122,868$78,656,813Mar 22New Line Cinema
17Mortal Thoughts$8,003,8211,196$18,784,957Apr 19Columbia Pictures
18Only the Lonely$7,948,2911,553$21,830,957May 24Twentieth Century Fox
19New Jack City$7,786,074905$47,624,353Mar 8Warner Bros.
20Stone Cold$6,384,9681,729$9,151,887May 17Columbia Pictures
21Drop Dead Fred$5,171,857933$13,878,334May 24New Line Cinema
22Mannequin: On the Move$3,752,4281,540$3,752,428May 17Twentieth Century Fox
23Defending Your Life$3,630,550715$16,371,128Mar 22Warner Bros.
24Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken$3,401,0531,662$7,294,835May 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
25Sleeping with the Enemy$3,095,6391,545$101,599,005Feb 8Twentieth Century Fox
26Goodfellas$2,844,4431,328$46,836,214Sep 19Warner Bros.
27Home Alone$2,620,1722,173$285,761,243Nov 16Twentieth Century Fox
28Eating$2,081,71819$2,100,538Nov 16Rainbow Releasing
29Ju Dou$1,967,48839$1,986,433Mar 6Miramax
30Spartacus
1991 Re-release
$1,725,68352$1,830,650Apr 26Universal Pictures
31Kindergarten Cop$1,452,7311,937$91,457,688Dec 22Universal Pictures
32Soapdish$1,382,8081,275$36,489,888May 31Paramount Pictures
33The Godfather Part III$920,1561,922$66,666,062Dec 25Paramount Pictures
34Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead$705,28618$739,104Feb 8Cinecom Pictures
35Rich Girl$561,0001,058$561,000May 3-
36Sweet Talker$382,510409$382,510May 10New Line Cinema
37True Colors$330,0279$418,807Mar 15Paramount Pictures
38Journey of Hope$247,62918$261,718Apr 26Miramax
39The Ballad of the Sad Cafe$184,8901$184,890May 3-
40Open Doors$102,1786$123,470Mar 8Orion Classics
41Straight Out of Brooklyn$88,88675$2,712,293May 22The Samuel Goldwyn Company
42Auntie Danielle$32,48517$604,624May 17Miramax
43An Angel at My Table$28,69220$1,054,638May 17Fine Line Features
44Opening Night$23,4881$23,488May 17Castle Hill Productions
45Truly Madly Deeply$11,23348$1,554,742May 3The Samuel Goldwyn Company
46Thousand Pieces of Gold$6,75610$717,772Apr 26-
47Everybody's Fine$4,25948$1,745,470May 31Miramax