List_of_1991_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_Kingdom

List of 1991 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in the United Kingdom during 1991.

Number one films

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#	Week ending	Film	Box Office	Notes	Ref
1	3 January 1991	Home Alone	£1,639,898		^[1]
2	10 January 1991	Arachnophobia	£1,305,699		^[2]
3	17 January 1991		£1,221,939		^[3]
4	24 January 1991		£1,062,383		^[4]
5	31 January 1991	Rocky V	£1,826,024		^[5]
6	7 February 1991	Kindergarten Cop	£1,995,320		^[6]
7	14 February 1991	Three Men and a Little Lady	£2,358,154		^[7]
8	21 February 1991		£3,002,703		^[8]
9	28 February 1991		£1,947,367		^[9]
10	7 March 1991		£1,425,722		^[10]
11	14 March 1991		£1,152,053		^[11]
12	21 March 1991	Green Card	£1,167,612	Green Card reached number one in its third week of release	^[12]
13	28 March 1991	Look Who's Talking Too	£1,903,552		^[13]
14	4 April 1991	Look Who's Talking Too	£1,414,050		^[14]
15	11 April 1991	Dances with Wolves	£1,201,344	Dances with Wolves reached number one in its ninth week of release	^[15]
16	18 April 1991	Highlander II: The Quickening	£1,984,265		^[16]
17	25 April 1991	Sleeping with the Enemy	£2,130,968	Sleeping with the Enemy reached number one in its second week of release	^[17]
18	2 May 1991		£1,723,382		^[18]
19	9 May 1991		£1,466,686		^[19]
20	16 May 1991	The Doors	£1,063,510	The Doors reached number one in its third week of release	^[20]
21	23 May 1991	Misery	£1,072,609	Misery reached number one in its second week of release	^[21]
22	30 May 1991	Misery	£863,375		^[22]
23	6 June 1991	Mermaids	£989,064	Mermaids reached number one in its second week of release	^[23]
24	13 June 1991	The Silence of the Lambs	£4,260,472	The Silence of the Lambs reached number one in its second week of release and beat the one week record set by Batman	^[24]
25	20 June 1991		£3,566,735		^[25]
26	27 June 1991		£2,532,977		^[26]
27	4 July 1991	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear	£2,587,730		^[27]
28	11 July 1991		£1,621,072		^[28]
29	18 July 1991		£1,426,471		^[29]
30	25 July 1991	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	£2,372,538		^[30]
31	1 August 1991		£2,300,000		^[31]
32	8 August 1991		£1,991,986		^[32]
33	15 August 1991		£1,831,174		^[33]
34	22 August 1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	£4,631,895	Terminator 2 set an opening weekend record of £2,337,980 beating Batman's £2 million and beat the opening week record set by Silence of the Lambs earlier in the year	^[34]^[35]^[36]
35	29 August 1991		£3,564,891		^[37]
36	5 September 1991		£2,395,446		^[38]
37	12 September 1991		£1,807,188		^[39]
38	19 September 1991		£1,541,718		^[40]
39	26 September 1991		£1,085,761		^[41]
40	3 October 1991		£868,862		^[42]
41	10 October 1991	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	£723,922	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves returned to number one in its twelfth week of release	^[43]
42	17 October 1991	The Commitments	£779,674	The Commitments reached number one in its second week of release	^[44]
43	24 October 1991		£1,298,137		^[45]
44	31 October 1991		£1,172,034		^[46]
45	7 November 1991	City Slickers	£1,005,788	City Slickers reached number one in its third week of release	^[47]
46	14 November 1991	The Fisher King	£820,557		^[48]
47	21 November 1991	The Fisher King	£666,523		^[49]
48	28 November 1991	Point Break	£1,190,599		^[50]
49	5 December 1991	Point Break	£841,788		^[51]
50	12 December 1991	Hot Shots!	£1,852,988	Hot Shots! reached number one in its second week of release	^[52]
51	19 December 1991	The Addams Family	£2,017,379		^[53]
52	26 December 1991	The Addams Family	£1,464,784		^[54]^[55]

References

[1]
Pitman, Jack (7 January 1991). "New Year brings cheers to Brit boxoffice". Variety. p. 92.
[2]
Pitman, Jack (14 January 1991). "'Arachnophobia,' 'Alone' storm B.O.". Variety. p. 41.
[3]
Pitman, Jack (21 January 1991). "'Cyrano' surges, sets records in London". Variety. p. 56.
[4]
Pitman, Jack (28 January 1991). "'Rookie' not capturing U.K. auds". Variety. p. 53.
[5]
Pitman, Jack (4 February 1991). "'Rocky' socko in U.K.". Variety. p. 86.
[6]
Pitman, Jack (11 February 1991). "'Cop' collars big biz in U.K.". Variety. p. 56.
[7]
Pitman, Jack (18 February 1991). "'Wolves' dances in U.K.". Variety. p. 50.
[8]
Pitman, Jack (25 February 1991). "'Lady' big; 'Fairlane' flat". Variety. p. 77.
[9]
Pitman, Jack (4 March 1991). "'Lady' littler; 'Cop' fades". Variety. p. 41.
[10]
Pitman, Jack (11 March 1991). "'Card' aces in U.K. bow". Variety. p. 36.
[11]
Pitman, Jack (18 March 1991). "'Godfather' a hit in U.K. bow". Variety. p. 81.
[12]
Pitman, Jack (25 March 1991). "'Awakenings' lively". Variety. p. 58.
[13]
Pitman, Jack (1 April 1991). "'Talking' chats up a storm in U.K.". Variety. p. 29.
[14]
Pitman, Jack (8 April 1991). "Biz hops over Easter weekend". Variety. p. 51.
[15]
Pitman, Jack (15 April 1991). "'Talking' quieter". Variety. p. 56.
[16]
Pitman, Jack (22 April 1991). "'Quickening' fast in U.K.". Variety. p. 37.
[17]
Pitman, Jack (29 April 1991). "'Enemy' makes lotsa friends in Blighty". Variety. p. 88.
[18]
Pitman, Jack (6 May 1991). "Slam-bang 'Doors' preem". Variety. p. 332.
[19]
Pitman, Jack (13 May 1991). "'Enemy' outguns 'Predator'". Variety. p. 66.
[20]
Pitman, Jack (20 May 1991). "'Doors' shuts out 'Enemy'". Variety. p. 34.
[21]
Pitman, Jack (27 May 1991). "'Misery' has happy 2d week". Variety. p. 39.
[22]
Pitman, Jack (3 June 1991). "'Child' no problem". Variety. p. 49.
[23]
Coopman, Jeremy (10 June 1991). "'Lambs' loud in U.K. bow". Variety. p. 43.
[24]
Pitman, Jack (17 June 1991). "'Lambs' record $6.9 Mil". Variety. p. 38.
[25]
Pitman, Jack (24 June 1991). "'Lambs' eats competish". Variety. p. 42.
[26]
Pitman, Jack (1 July 1991). "'Pope' grabs audiences". Variety. p. 32.
[27]
Pitman, Jack (8 July 1991). "'Silence' still loud". Variety. p. 37.
[28]
Pitman, Jack (15 July 1991). "'Gun 2½,' 'Lambs' down; 'Marrying Man' feeble". Variety. p. 37.
[29]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 22 July 1991. p. 39. $2,396,471; £1=$1.68
[30]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 29 July 1991. p. 27. $3,985,864; £1=$1.68
[31]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 5 August 1991. p. 43. $3,946,507
[32]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 12 August 1991. p. 27. $3,326,616; £1=$1.67
[33]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 19 August 1991. p. 33. $3,094,684; £1=$1.69
[34]
"All previous records are now terminated (advertisement)". Variety. August 26, 1991. p. 9.
[35]
Groves, Don (26 August 1991). "Record bow for 'T2'". Variety. p. 107.
[36]
McBride, Joseph (July 14, 1992). "Socko Batsequel rolls to record B.O. in U.K.". Daily Variety. p. 20.
[37]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 2 September 1991. p. 39. $6,024,666; £1=$1.69
[38]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 9 September 1991. p. 39. $4,072,258; £1=$1.70
[39]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 16 September 1991. p. 37. $3,108,363; £1=$1.72
[40]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 23 September 1991. p. 30. $2,667,172; £1=$1.73
[41]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 30 September 1991. p. 44. $1,878,367; £1=$1.73
[42]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 7 October 1991. p. 68. $1,520,509; £1=$1.75
[43]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 14 October 1991. p. 243. $1,245,146; £1=$1.72
[44]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 21 October 1991. p. 64. $1,341,039; £1=$1.72
[45]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 28 October 1991. p. 36. $2,232,796; £1=$1.72
[46]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 4 November 1991. p. 37. $2,039,340; £1=$1.74
[47]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 11 November 1991. p. 37. $1,780,245; £1=$1.77
[48]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 18 November 1991. p. 27. $1,452,386; £1=$1.77
[49]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 25 November 1991. p. 39. $1,193,076; £1=$1.79
[50]
"International box office". Variety. 2 December 1991. p. 68. $2,107,360; £1=$1.77
[51]
"International box office". Variety. 9 December 1991. p. 42. $1,506,800; £1=$1.79
[52]
"International box office". Variety. 16 December 1991. p. 47. $3,353,909; £1=$1.81
[53]
"International box office". Variety. 23 December 1991. p. 42. $3,711,977; £1=$1.84
[54]
"International box office". Variety. 6 January 1992. p. 71. Total gross at 2 January 1992 of $10,427,467 less weekly gross of $3,998,316 equals total gross of $6,429,151 at 26 December 1991
[55]
"International box office". Variety. 23 December 1991. p. 42. Total gross at 19 December 1991 $3,711,977
[56]
Swern, Phil (1995). The Guinness book of Box Office Hits. Guinness Publishing. p. 385. ISBN 0-85112-670-7.
[57]
"The Stats" (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 22. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

Preceded by 1990	1991	Succeeded by 1992

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[58] [N 1]
The chart per The Guinness Book of Box Office Hits lists Home Alone in fifth place but does not report the gross

[1] [1]
Pitman, Jack (7 January 1991). "New Year brings cheers to Brit boxoffice". Variety. p. 92.

[2] [2]
Pitman, Jack (14 January 1991). "'Arachnophobia,' 'Alone' storm B.O.". Variety. p. 41.

[3] [3]
Pitman, Jack (21 January 1991). "'Cyrano' surges, sets records in London". Variety. p. 56.

[4] [4]
Pitman, Jack (28 January 1991). "'Rookie' not capturing U.K. auds". Variety. p. 53.

[5] [5]
Pitman, Jack (4 February 1991). "'Rocky' socko in U.K.". Variety. p. 86.

[6] [6]
Pitman, Jack (11 February 1991). "'Cop' collars big biz in U.K.". Variety. p. 56.

[7] [7]
Pitman, Jack (18 February 1991). "'Wolves' dances in U.K.". Variety. p. 50.

[8] [8]
Pitman, Jack (25 February 1991). "'Lady' big; 'Fairlane' flat". Variety. p. 77.

[9] [9]
Pitman, Jack (4 March 1991). "'Lady' littler; 'Cop' fades". Variety. p. 41.

[10] [10]
Pitman, Jack (11 March 1991). "'Card' aces in U.K. bow". Variety. p. 36.

[11] [11]
Pitman, Jack (18 March 1991). "'Godfather' a hit in U.K. bow". Variety. p. 81.

[12] [12]
Pitman, Jack (25 March 1991). "'Awakenings' lively". Variety. p. 58.

[13] [13]
Pitman, Jack (1 April 1991). "'Talking' chats up a storm in U.K.". Variety. p. 29.

[14] [14]
Pitman, Jack (8 April 1991). "Biz hops over Easter weekend". Variety. p. 51.

[15] [15]
Pitman, Jack (15 April 1991). "'Talking' quieter". Variety. p. 56.

[16] [16]
Pitman, Jack (22 April 1991). "'Quickening' fast in U.K.". Variety. p. 37.

[17] [17]
Pitman, Jack (29 April 1991). "'Enemy' makes lotsa friends in Blighty". Variety. p. 88.

[18] [18]
Pitman, Jack (6 May 1991). "Slam-bang 'Doors' preem". Variety. p. 332.

[19] [19]
Pitman, Jack (13 May 1991). "'Enemy' outguns 'Predator'". Variety. p. 66.

[20] [20]
Pitman, Jack (20 May 1991). "'Doors' shuts out 'Enemy'". Variety. p. 34.

[21] [21]
Pitman, Jack (27 May 1991). "'Misery' has happy 2d week". Variety. p. 39.

[22] [22]
Pitman, Jack (3 June 1991). "'Child' no problem". Variety. p. 49.

[23] [23]
Coopman, Jeremy (10 June 1991). "'Lambs' loud in U.K. bow". Variety. p. 43.

[24] [24]
Pitman, Jack (17 June 1991). "'Lambs' record $6.9 Mil". Variety. p. 38.

[25] [25]
Pitman, Jack (24 June 1991). "'Lambs' eats competish". Variety. p. 42.

[26] [26]
Pitman, Jack (1 July 1991). "'Pope' grabs audiences". Variety. p. 32.

[27] [27]
Pitman, Jack (8 July 1991). "'Silence' still loud". Variety. p. 37.

[28] [28]
Pitman, Jack (15 July 1991). "'Gun 2½,' 'Lambs' down; 'Marrying Man' feeble". Variety. p. 37.

[29] [29]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 22 July 1991. p. 39. $2,396,471; £1=$1.68

[30] [30]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 29 July 1991. p. 27. $3,985,864; £1=$1.68

[31] [31]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 5 August 1991. p. 43. $3,946,507

[32] [32]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 12 August 1991. p. 27. $3,326,616; £1=$1.67

[33] [33]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 19 August 1991. p. 33. $3,094,684; £1=$1.69

[34] [34]
"All previous records are now terminated (advertisement)". Variety. August 26, 1991. p. 9.

[35] [35]
Groves, Don (26 August 1991). "Record bow for 'T2'". Variety. p. 107.

[36] [36]
McBride, Joseph (July 14, 1992). "Socko Batsequel rolls to record B.O. in U.K.". Daily Variety. p. 20.

[37] [37]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 2 September 1991. p. 39. $6,024,666; £1=$1.69

[38] [38]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 9 September 1991. p. 39. $4,072,258; £1=$1.70

[39] [39]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 16 September 1991. p. 37. $3,108,363; £1=$1.72

[40] [40]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 23 September 1991. p. 30. $2,667,172; £1=$1.73

[41] [41]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 30 September 1991. p. 44. $1,878,367; £1=$1.73

[42] [42]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 7 October 1991. p. 68. $1,520,509; £1=$1.75

[43] [43]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 14 October 1991. p. 243. $1,245,146; £1=$1.72

[44] [44]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 21 October 1991. p. 64. $1,341,039; £1=$1.72

[45] [45]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 28 October 1991. p. 36. $2,232,796; £1=$1.72

[46] [46]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 4 November 1991. p. 37. $2,039,340; £1=$1.74

[47] [47]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 11 November 1991. p. 37. $1,780,245; £1=$1.77

[48] [48]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 18 November 1991. p. 27. $1,452,386; £1=$1.77

[49] [49]
"International boxoffice report". Variety. 25 November 1991. p. 39. $1,193,076; £1=$1.79

[50] [50]
"International box office". Variety. 2 December 1991. p. 68. $2,107,360; £1=$1.77

[51] [51]
"International box office". Variety. 9 December 1991. p. 42. $1,506,800; £1=$1.79

[52] [52]
"International box office". Variety. 16 December 1991. p. 47. $3,353,909; £1=$1.81

[53] [53]
"International box office". Variety. 23 December 1991. p. 42. $3,711,977; £1=$1.84

[54] [54]
"International box office". Variety. 6 January 1992. p. 71. Total gross at 2 January 1992 of $10,427,467 less weekly gross of $3,998,316 equals total gross of $6,429,151 at 26 December 1991

[55] [55]
"International box office". Variety. 23 December 1991. p. 42. Total gross at 19 December 1991 $3,711,977

[56] [56]
Swern, Phil (1995). The Guinness book of Box Office Hits. Guinness Publishing. p. 385. ISBN 0-85112-670-7.

[bfi-57] [57]
"The Stats" (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 22. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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Rank	Title	Distributor	Gross (£)^[57]
1.	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	Warner Bros.	20,104,692
2.	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Guild	18,179,609
3.	The Silence of the Lambs	Rank	17,119,333
4.	Three Men and a Little Lady	Warner Bros.	12,967,783
5.	Dances with Wolves	Guild	10,598,273
6.	Sleeping with the Enemy	20th Century Fox	9,230,825
7.	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear	UIP	8,790,453
8.	Home Alone	20th Century Fox	8,353,519^{[nb 1]}
9.	Kindergarten Cop	UIP	8,216,680
10.	The Commitments	20th Century Fox	6,997,113

List_of_1991_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_Kingdom

List of 1991 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

Number one films

Highest-grossing films

See also

Notes

References

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