| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | - | - | - | $160,014,724 | 2,495 | $204,843,345 | 78.1% | Jul 3, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | - | - | - | $65,705,016 | 2,378 | $86,930,411 | 75.6% | Jun 28, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | - | - | - | $63,137,681 | 2,369 | $165,493,908 | 38.2% | Jun 14, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1991 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,948,298 | 1,825 | $60,830,285 | 77.2% | Jul 12, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | City Slickers | - | - | - | $46,684,765 | 2,171 | $124,033,791 | 37.6% | Jun 7, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Boyz n the Hood | - | - | - | $40,858,248 | 931 | $57,504,069 | 71.1% | Jul 12, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | Point Break | - | - | - | $32,856,083 | 1,625 | $43,218,387 | 76% | Jul 12, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Regarding Henry | - | - | - | $32,210,341 | 1,090 | $43,001,500 | 74.9% | Jul 12, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | - | - | - | $30,183,268 | 1,649 | $38,037,513 | 79.4% | Jul 19, 1991 | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | Hot Shots! | - | - | - | $28,177,295 | 1,999 | $69,467,617 | 40.6% | Jul 31, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | The Rocketeer | - | - | - | $27,353,864 | 1,903 | $46,704,056 | 58.6% | Jun 21, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Problem Child 2 | - | - | - | $25,104,700 | 1,500 | $25,104,700 | 100% | Jul 5, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Backdraft | - | - | - | $19,346,117 | 1,983 | $77,868,585 | 24.8% | May 24, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Doc Hollywood | - | - | - | $16,985,657 | 1,694 | $54,830,779 | 31% | Aug 2, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Thelma & Louise | - | - | - | $16,932,407 | 1,180 | $45,360,915 | 37.3% | May 24, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | Dying Young | - | - | - | $16,539,310 | 1,552 | $33,669,178 | 49.1% | Jun 21, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Mobsters | - | - | - | $14,926,813 | 1,449 | $20,246,790 | 73.7% | Jul 26, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | V.I. Warshawski | - | - | - | $11,128,309 | 1,133 | $11,128,309 | 100% | Jul 26, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | What About Bob? | - | - | - | $11,122,482 | 1,805 | $63,707,829 | 17.5% | May 17, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Soapdish | - | - | - | $9,864,840 | 1,275 | $36,489,888 | 27% | May 31, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Jungle Fever | - | - | - | $9,654,545 | 844 | $32,482,682 | 29.7% | Jun 7, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | - | - | - | $7,715,200 | 1,817 | $25,196,249 | 30.6% | Jun 7, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | The Doctor | - | - | - | $6,610,695 | 958 | $38,120,905 | 17.3% | Jul 26, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Dances with Wolves | - | - | - | $6,378,424 | 1,636 | $184,208,848 | 3.5% | Nov 9, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 25 | Double Impact | - | - | - | $6,148,404 | 1,747 | $30,102,717 | 20.4% | Aug 9, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Body Parts | - | - | - | $5,660,862 | 1,315 | $9,188,150 | 61.6% | Aug 2, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Dutch | - | - | - | $4,603,929 | 1,232 | $4,603,929 | 100% | Jul 19, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | Pure Luck | - | - | - | $4,330,652 | 1,569 | $22,641,969 | 19.1% | Aug 9, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Life Stinks | - | - | - | $4,102,526 | 865 | $4,102,526 | 100% | Jul 26, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Another You | - | - | - | $2,865,916 | 1,287 | $2,865,916 | 100% | Jul 26, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | Straight Out of Brooklyn | - | - | - | $2,623,407 | 75 | $2,712,293 | 96.7% | May 22, 1991 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 32 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | - | - | - | $2,562,040 | 1,246 | $2,807,854 | 91.2% | Aug 2, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 33 | Bingo | - | - | - | $1,975,220 | 933 | $8,667,684 | 22.8% | Aug 9, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 34 | The Silence of the Lambs | - | - | - | $1,749,146 | 1,642 | $130,742,922 | 1.3% | Feb 14, 1991 | Orion Pictures |
| 35 | Everybody's Fine | - | - | - | $1,715,652 | 48 | $1,745,470 | 98.3% | May 31, 1991 | Miramax |
| 36 | Delirious | - | - | - | $1,580,676 | 1,142 | $5,546,827 | 28.5% | Aug 9, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 37 | Mister Johnson | - | - | - | $1,448,537 | 43 | $1,464,242 | 98.9% | Mar 22, 1991 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 38 | The Comfort of Strangers | - | - | - | $1,222,658 | 17 | $1,244,381 | 98.3% | Mar 15, 1991 | Skouras Pictures |
| 39 | Daddy Nostalgia | - | - | - | $1,085,235 | 29 | $1,108,429 | 97.9% | Apr 12, 1991 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 40 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | - | - | - | $694,125 | 10 | $717,772 | 96.7% | Apr 26, 1991 | Greycat Films |
| 41 | Kindergarten Cop | - | - | - | $612,402 | 1,937 | $91,457,688 | 0.7% | Dec 22, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | Paris Is Burning | - | - | - | $283,632 | 91 | $3,779,620 | 7.5% | Aug 9, 1991 | Miramax |
| 43 | Bright Angel | - | - | - | $128,008 | 7 | $158,243 | 80.9% | Jun 14, 1991 | Hemdale |
| 44 | Europa Europa | - | - | - | $37,852 | 34 | $5,575,738 | 0.7% | Jun 28, 1991 | Orion Classics |
| 45 | Slacker | - | - | - | $37,222 | 16 | $1,228,108 | 3% | Jul 5, 1991 | Orion Classics |
| 46 | The Dark Backward | - | - | - | $28,654 | 1 | $28,654 | 100% | Jul 26, 1991 | Greycat Films |
| 47 | The Miracle | - | - | - | $23,927 | 41 | $835,519 | 2.9% | Jul 3, 1991 | Miramax |
| 48 | Blood Oath | - | - | - | $21,567 | 6 | $52,654 | 41% | Jul 19, 1991 | Skouras Pictures |
| 49 | The Reflecting Skin | - | - | - | $13,320 | 2 | $17,042 | 78.2% | Jun 28, 1991 | Miramax |
| 50 | Crossing the Line | - | - | - | $4,732 | 2 | $59,227 | 8% | Aug 9, 1991 | Miramax |
