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Data as of May 15, 2:06 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Oscar
-
-
-
$10,134,620
1,391
$23,562,716
43%
Apr 26, 1991
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
-
-
-
$7,641,394
2,868
$78,656,813
9.7%
Mar 22, 1991
New Line Cinema
3
A Kiss Before Dying
-
-
-
$7,375,078
1,546
$15,429,177
47.8%
Apr 26, 1991
Universal Pictures
4
New Jack City
-
-
-
$7,293,192
905
$47,624,353
15.3%
Mar 8, 1991
Warner Bros.
5
Toy Soldiers
-
-
-
$6,958,974
1,358
$15,073,942
46.2%
Apr 26, 1991
TriStar Pictures
6
Out for Justice
-
-
-
$6,901,602
2,010
$39,673,161
17.4%
Apr 12, 1991
Warner Bros.
7
One Good Cop
-
-
-
$6,633,165
1,454
$11,276,846
58.8%
May 3, 1991
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8
The Silence of the Lambs
-
-
-
$6,509,086
1,642
$130,742,922
5%
Feb 14, 1991
Orion Pictures
9
F/X2
-
-
-
$5,251,060
1,502
$21,082,165
24.9%
May 10, 1991
Orion Pictures
10
Mortal Thoughts
-
-
-
$5,101,369
1,196
$18,784,957
27.2%
Apr 19, 1991
Columbia Pictures
11
A Rage in Harlem
-
-
-
$4,488,641
545
$10,438,504
43%
May 3, 1991
Miramax
12
Dances with Wolves
-
-
-
$4,279,376
1,636
$184,208,848
2.3%
Nov 9, 1990
Orion Pictures
13
Switch
-
-
-
$3,770,995
1,013
$15,545,943
24.3%
May 10, 1991
Warner Bros.
14
Defending Your Life
-
-
-
$3,115,854
715
$16,371,128
19%
Mar 22, 1991
Warner Bros.
15
Sleeping with the Enemy
-
-
-
$2,778,838
1,545
$101,599,005
2.7%
Feb 8, 1991
20th Century Fox
16
Ju Dou
-
-
-
$1,967,488
39
$1,986,433
99%
Mar 6, 1991
Miramax
17
The Godfather Part III
-
-
-
$920,156
1,922
$66,666,062
1.4%
Dec 25, 1990
Paramount Pictures
18
Madonna: Truth or Dare
-
-
-
$690,150
652
$15,012,935
4.6%
May 10, 1991
Miramax
19
Rich Girl
-
-
-
$561,000
1,058
$561,000
100%
May 3, 1991
Studio Three Film Corporation
20
Kindergarten Cop
-
-
-
$508,860
1,937
$91,457,688
0.6%
Dec 22, 1990
Universal Pictures
21
Home Alone
-
-
-
$397,202
2,173
$285,761,243
0.1%
Nov 16, 1990
20th Century Fox
22
True Colors
-
-
-
$330,027
9
$418,807
78.8%
Mar 15, 1991
Paramount Pictures
23
Sweet Talker
-
-
-
$239,750
409
$382,510
62.7%
May 10, 1991
New Line Cinema
24
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
-
-
-
$184,890
1
$184,890
100%
May 3, 1991
Angelika Films
25
Spartacus
1991 Re-release
-
-
-
$41,986
52
$1,830,650
2.3%
Apr 26, 1991
Universal Pictures
26
Truly Madly Deeply
-
-
-
$11,233
48
$1,554,742
0.7%
May 3, 1991
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
27
Thousand Pieces of Gold
-
-
-
$6,756
10
$717,772
0.9%
Apr 26, 1991
Greycat Films
28
Journey of Hope
-
-
-
$5,634
18
$261,718
2.2%
Apr 26, 1991
Miramax