| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | - | - | - | $34,872,033 | 1,862 | $34,872,033 | 100% | Sep 13, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | The Fisher King | - | - | - | $32,397,377 | 1,551 | $41,895,491 | 77.3% | Sep 20, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Dead Again | - | - | - | $28,326,785 | 940 | $38,016,380 | 74.5% | Aug 23, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Necessary Roughness | - | - | - | $26,255,594 | 1,695 | $26,255,594 | 100% | Sep 27, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Deceived | - | - | - | $23,140,220 | 1,201 | $28,738,096 | 80.5% | Sep 27, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Ricochet | - | - | - | $21,756,163 | 1,560 | $21,756,163 | 100% | Oct 4, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Paradise | - | - | - | $18,634,643 | 918 | $18,634,643 | 100% | Sep 20, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | - | - | - | $17,125,328 | 2,495 | $204,843,345 | 8.4% | Jul 3, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | Doc Hollywood | - | - | - | $16,653,361 | 1,694 | $54,830,779 | 30.4% | Aug 2, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Hot Shots! | - | - | - | $16,064,497 | 1,999 | $69,467,617 | 23.1% | Jul 31, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | - | - | - | $14,888,360 | 2,369 | $165,493,908 | 9% | Jun 14, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Frankie and Johnny | - | - | - | $14,575,257 | 1,150 | $22,773,535 | 64% | Oct 11, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | The Doctor | - | - | - | $14,094,916 | 958 | $38,120,905 | 37% | Jul 26, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | The Commitments | - | - | - | $13,024,190 | 588 | $14,919,570 | 87.3% | Aug 16, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Other People's Money | - | - | - | $13,021,238 | 1,249 | $25,682,090 | 50.7% | Oct 18, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | City Slickers | - | - | - | $12,080,970 | 2,171 | $124,033,791 | 9.7% | Jun 7, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Shattered | - | - | - | $11,511,031 | 1,288 | $11,511,031 | 100% | Oct 11, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Child's Play 3 | - | - | - | $11,148,946 | 2,130 | $14,960,255 | 74.5% | Aug 30, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | The Super | - | - | - | $11,000,863 | 1,581 | $11,000,863 | 100% | Oct 4, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Ernest Scared Stupid | - | - | - | $10,764,648 | 1,787 | $14,143,280 | 76.1% | Oct 11, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | House Party 2 | - | - | - | $9,512,789 | 1,185 | $19,438,638 | 48.9% | Oct 25, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Late for Dinner | - | - | - | $8,906,823 | 1,013 | $8,906,823 | 100% | Sep 20, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | Boyz n the Hood | - | - | - | $8,707,419 | 931 | $57,504,069 | 15.1% | Jul 12, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 24 | Little Man Tate | - | - | - | $7,900,344 | 1,012 | $25,010,896 | 31.6% | Oct 11, 1991 | Orion Pictures |
| 25 | Curly Sue | - | - | - | $7,714,987 | 1,634 | $33,691,313 | 22.9% | Oct 25, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Double Impact | - | - | - | $7,212,714 | 1,747 | $30,102,717 | 24% | Aug 9, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 27 | Suburban Commando | - | - | - | $6,948,859 | 987 | $6,948,859 | 100% | Oct 4, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Rambling Rose | - | - | - | $6,266,621 | 236 | $6,266,621 | 100% | Sep 20, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 29 | Pure Luck | - | - | - | $5,816,389 | 1,569 | $22,641,969 | 25.7% | Aug 9, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1991 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,809,135 | 1,825 | $60,830,285 | 9.5% | Jul 12, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Livin' Large! | - | - | - | $5,467,959 | 825 | $5,467,959 | 100% | Sep 20, 1991 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 32 | Barton Fink | - | - | - | $5,385,804 | 189 | $6,153,939 | 87.5% | Aug 23, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Regarding Henry | - | - | - | $5,004,745 | 1,090 | $43,001,500 | 11.6% | Jul 12, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | The Hitman | - | - | - | $4,654,288 | 551 | $4,654,288 | 100% | Oct 25, 1991 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 35 | The Butcher's Wife | - | - | - | $3,756,877 | 800 | $9,689,816 | 38.8% | Oct 25, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | Shout | - | - | - | $3,547,684 | 983 | $3,547,684 | 100% | Oct 4, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | Paris Is Burning | - | - | - | $3,283,264 | 91 | $3,779,620 | 86.9% | Aug 9, 1991 | Miramax |
| 38 | Defenseless | - | - | - | $3,257,462 | 668 | $6,413,375 | 50.8% | Aug 23, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 39 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | - | - | - | $3,157,042 | 1,196 | $7,434,726 | 42.5% | Aug 23, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Homicide | - | - | - | $2,971,661 | 257 | $2,971,661 | 100% | Oct 11, 1991 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 41 | The People Under the Stairs | - | - | - | $1,990,070 | 1,850 | $24,204,154 | 8.2% | Nov 1, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | True Identity | - | - | - | $1,777,429 | 824 | $4,693,236 | 37.9% | Aug 23, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | Highlander II: The Quickening | - | - | - | $1,773,736 | 1,009 | $15,556,340 | 11.4% | Nov 1, 1991 | InterStar Releasing |
| 44 | Billy Bathgate | - | - | - | $1,548,118 | 1,177 | $15,565,363 | 9.9% | Nov 1, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Company Business | - | - | - | $1,501,785 | 232 | $1,501,785 | 100% | Sep 6, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 46 | The Rapture | - | - | - | $1,277,404 | 46 | $1,277,404 | 100% | Oct 4, 1991 | Fine Line Features |
| 47 | Cool as Ice | - | - | - | $1,193,062 | 393 | $1,193,062 | 100% | Oct 18, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | Slacker | - | - | - | $1,190,886 | 16 | $1,228,108 | 97% | Jul 5, 1991 | Orion Classics |
| 49 | An Angel at My Table | - | - | - | $1,025,946 | 20 | $1,054,638 | 97.3% | May 17, 1991 | Fine Line Features |
| 50 | Whore | - | - | - | $1,008,404 | 52 | $1,008,404 | 100% | Oct 4, 1991 | Trimark Pictures |
| 51 | The Taking of Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $939,277 | 541 | $939,277 | 100% | Oct 11, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 52 | The Miracle | - | - | - | $808,092 | 41 | $835,519 | 96.7% | Jul 3, 1991 | Miramax |
| 53 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | - | - | - | $618,176 | 227 | $869,325 | 71.1% | Aug 30, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 54 | McBain | - | - | - | $456,127 | 166 | $456,127 | 100% | Sep 20, 1991 | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
| 55 | The Pope Must Diet | - | - | - | $399,256 | 169 | $582,510 | 68.5% | Aug 30, 1991 | Miramax |
| 56 | Dogfight | - | - | - | $394,631 | 24 | $394,631 | 100% | Sep 13, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | The Silence of the Lambs | - | - | - | $390,443 | 1,642 | $130,742,922 | 0.3% | Feb 14, 1991 | Orion Pictures |
| 58 | Two Evil Eyes | - | - | - | $349,618 | 150 | $349,618 | 100% | Oct 25, 1991 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 59 | The Man in the Moon | - | - | - | $308,884 | 121 | $2,853,801 | 10.8% | Oct 4, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | Year of the Gun | - | - | - | $228,320 | 739 | $1,182,273 | 19.3% | Nov 1, 1991 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 61 | My Own Private Idaho | - | - | - | $195,382 | 98 | $6,401,336 | 3.1% | Sep 27, 1991 | Fine Line Features |
| 62 | The Indian Runner | - | - | - | $191,125 | 9 | $191,125 | 100% | Sep 20, 1991 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 63 | 29th Street | - | - | - | $167,084 | 131 | $2,120,564 | 7.9% | Nov 1, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 64 | Stepping Out | - | - | - | $128,351 | 9 | $246,000 | 52.2% | Oct 4, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 65 | City of Hope | - | - | - | $124,495 | 84 | $1,345,015 | 9.3% | Oct 11, 1991 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 66 | Twenty-One | - | - | - | $66,867 | 24 | $256,521 | 26.1% | Oct 4, 1991 | Triton Pictures |
| 67 | Naked Tango | - | - | - | $51,087 | 2 | $81,777 | 62.5% | Aug 23, 1991 | New Line Cinema |
| 68 | Lyrisch nitraat | - | - | - | $26,662 | 1 | $26,662 | 100% | Oct 11, 1991 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 69 | Life Is Sweet | - | - | - | $18,312 | 27 | $1,516,414 | 1.2% | Oct 25, 1991 | October Films |
| 70 | Mindwalk | - | - | - | $11,235 | 14 | $774,048 | 1.5% | Oct 11, 1991 | Triton Pictures |
| 71 | Antonia and Jane | - | - | - | $10,202 | 23 | $1,002,078 | 1% | Oct 11, 1991 | Miramax |