Domestic 1991 Week 17
April 26-May 2, 1991
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Oscar | $6,576,431 | - | 1,388 | - | $4,738 | $6,576,431 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | A Kiss Before Dying | $5,747,485 | - | 1,523 | - | $3,773 | $5,747,485 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Out for Justice | $5,377,688 | -41.4% | 2,004 | -6 | $2,683 | $28,866,241 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | Toy Soldiers | $5,356,800 | - | 1,350 | - | $3,968 | $5,356,800 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | Mortal Thoughts | $4,184,807 | -46.3% | 1,190 | +227 | $3,516 | $11,976,794 | 2 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | The Silence of the Lambs | $3,581,085 | -22.5% | 1,627 | -15 | $2,201 | $109,653,392 | 12 | Orion Pictures |
| 7 | 3 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $2,855,364 | -45.7% | 2,257 | -319 | $1,265 | $71,015,419 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | 5 | Dances with Wolves | $2,834,963 | -27.7% | 1,597 | -28 | $1,775 | $163,523,612 | 25 | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $1,865,211 | -33.7% | 1,279 | -168 | $1,458 | $91,556,728 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 6 | Defending Your Life | $1,801,440 | -40.9% | 701 | -14 | $2,569 | $13,255,274 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 8 | New Jack City | $1,725,088 | -28.8% | 739 | -106 | $2,334 | $40,331,161 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 10 | Home Alone | $1,390,211 | -33% | 1,248 | -201 | $1,113 | $266,465,792 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 13 | Kindergarten Cop | $381,780 | -32.7% | 404 | -36 | $945 | $87,952,463 | 19 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | - | Spartacus 1991 Re-release | $146,953 | - | 4 | - | $36,738 | $146,953 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | - | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $23,647 | - | 1 | - | $23,647 | $23,647 | 1 | - |
| 16 | - | Journey of Hope | $19,723 | - | 2 | - | $9,861 | $19,723 | 1 | Miramax |
