Domestic Box Office For Q1 1991
Q1 1991 is January 1-March 31.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Silence of the Lambs | $130,742,922 | 1,642 | $13,766,814 | 10.5% | 1,497 | Feb 14 | Oct 10 | Orion Pictures |
| 2 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $101,599,005 | 1,545 | $13,777,943 | 13.6% | 1,406 | Feb 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $78,656,813 | 2,868 | $20,030,473 | 25.5% | 2,868 | Mar 22 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | Awakenings | $52,096,475 | 1,330 | $417,076 | 0.8% | 12 | Jan 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | New Jack City | $47,624,353 | 905 | $7,039,622 | 14.8% | 862 | Mar 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | White Fang | $34,793,160 | 1,259 | $5,640,712 | 16.2% | 1,108 | Jan 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Doors | $34,416,893 | 1,236 | $9,151,800 | 26.6% | 840 | Mar 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | King Ralph | $34,002,045 | 1,646 | $8,327,550 | 24.5% | 1,617 | Feb 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Green Card | $29,888,235 | 757 | $47,781 | 0.2% | 2 | Feb 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | L.A. Story | $28,862,081 | 1,122 | $6,616,915 | 22.9% | 1,091 | Feb 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 11 | The Hard Way | $25,895,485 | 1,629 | $6,301,470 | 24.3% | 1,622 | Mar 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Class Action | $24,277,858 | 1,132 | $4,207,923 | 17.3% | 778 | Mar 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Lionheart | $24,078,196 | 1,485 | $7,094,552 | 29.5% | 1,462 | Jan 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Hamlet | $20,710,451 | 624 | $116,975 | 0.6% | 4 | Feb 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $17,373,527 | 1,208 | $4,912,124 | 28.3% | 1,188 | Feb 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Shipwrecked | $15,104,156 | 1,393 | $3,871,766 | 25.6% | 1,386 | Mar 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Once Around | $14,851,083 | 735 | $309,571 | 2.1% | 16 | Feb 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Not Without My Daughter | $14,789,113 | 1,141 | $3,804,055 | 25.7% | 1,137 | Jan 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 19 | Flight of the Intruder | $14,587,732 | 1,489 | $5,725,133 | 39.2% | 1,489 | Jan 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | The Perfect Weapon | $14,061,361 | 1,229 | $3,934,572 | 28% | 1,229 | Mar 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | The Grifters | $13,446,769 | 780 | $71,034 | 0.5% | 2 | Jan 25 | - | Miramax |
| 22 | Career Opportunities | $11,336,986 | 1,440 | $4,024,800 | 35.5% | 1,440 | Mar 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | He Said, She Said | $9,804,775 | 908 | $2,857,164 | 29.1% | 908 | Feb 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | Scenes from a Mall | $9,563,393 | 1,039 | $3,825,068 | 40% | 1,039 | Feb 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Guilty by Suspicion | $9,480,198 | 817 | $2,278,290 | 24% | 817 | Mar 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | The Five Heartbeats | $8,750,400 | 862 | $1,630,689 | 18.6% | 862 | Mar 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Nothing But Trouble | $8,479,793 | 1,671 | $3,966,240 | 46.8% | 1,671 | Feb 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | If Looks Could Kill | $7,788,597 | 838 | $2,246,819 | 28.8% | 838 | Mar 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Eve of Destruction | $5,451,119 | 987 | $2,163,024 | 39.7% | 985 | Jan 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 30 | Run | $4,409,328 | 1,175 | $2,222,056 | 50.4% | 1,173 | Feb 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Popcorn | $4,205,000 | 1,055 | $2,563,365 | 61% | 1,055 | Feb 1 | - | Studio Three Film Corporation |
| 32 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | $3,603,615 | 850 | $1,361,700 | 37.8% | 850 | Mar 1 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
