#1 of 150 #1 drama movie of 1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
1991 · Action, Adventure
$390.5M worldwide · 16% of the chart's total
$165.5M US & Canada · 42% $225M elsewhere · 58%
Drama box office · 1991
Drama Box Office 1991: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1991, with $390.5M worldwide, ahead of JFK (1991) at $205.4M and Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) at $175M. 150 drama films released in 1991 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 12% on 1990, whose releases took $2.7B. By language, English leads with $2.2B across 120 drama releases.
- 1991 releases with a gross
- 150
- combined worldwide
- $2.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs 1990
- −12%
#1 of 150 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1991?
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) leads with $390.5M, 16% of the total. The top 5 together took $1B, 42% of what all 150 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1991, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 150. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1991.
- 1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)Jun 14, 1991 US and Canada: $165.5M Rest of the world: $225M Worldwide: $390.5M
Jun 14, 1991 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $390.5M worldwide - 2 Dec 20, 1991 US and Canada: $70.4M Rest of the world: $135M Worldwide: $205.4M
- 3 Jan 13, 1991 US and Canada: $101.6M Rest of the world: $73.4M Worldwide: $175M
- 4 May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $77.9M Rest of the world: $74.5M Worldwide: $152.4M
- 5 Jun 20, 1991 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: $48.6M Worldwide: $82.3M
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Dec 25, 1991 US and Canada: $74.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $74.8M - 7
Nov 27, 1991 US and Canada: $59.5M Rest of the world: $2.8K Worldwide: $59.5M - 8
Jul 12, 1991 US and Canada: $57.5M Rest of the world: $28.6K Worldwide: $57.5M - 9
Aug 2, 1991 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.8M - 10
Dec 20, 1991 US and Canada: $49.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.1M - 11
Mar 8, 1991 US and Canada: $47.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.6M - 12
May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $45.4M Rest of the world: $113K Worldwide: $45.5M - 13
Jun 7, 1991 US and Canada: $32.5M Rest of the world: $11.4M Worldwide: $43.9M - 14
Jul 10, 1991 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43M - 15
Sep 20, 1991 US and Canada: $41.9M Rest of the world: $245 Worldwide: $41.9M - 16
Dec 25, 1991 US and Canada: $33.2M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $41M - 17
Apr 12, 1991 US and Canada: $39.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.7M - 18
Aug 23, 1991 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38M - 19
Jan 18, 1991 US and Canada: $34.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.8M - 20
Mar 1, 1991 US and Canada: $34.4M Rest of the world: $96.8K Worldwide: $34.5M - 21
Oct 25, 1991 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.7M - 22
Jan 11, 1991 US and Canada: $29.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.9M - 23
Feb 8, 1991 US and Canada: $28.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.9M - 24
Mar 15, 1991 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $28.3M - 25
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25M - 26
Jan 11, 1991 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: $193K Worldwide: $24.3M - 27
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $17.9M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $23.2M - 28
Oct 11, 1991 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.8M - 29
Oct 4, 1991 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.8M - 30
Jan 18, 1991 US and Canada: $20.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.7M - 31
Jul 26, 1991 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2M - 32
Sep 12, 1991 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M - 33
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1991)Feb 8, 1991 US and Canada: $17.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.4M Feb 8, 1991 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $17.4M worldwide - 34
Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: $468 Worldwide: $16.4M - 35
Apr 26, 1991 US and Canada: $15.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.4M - 36
Apr 26, 1991 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.1M - 37
Sep 13, 1991 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $14.9M - 38
Jan 18, 1991 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.9M - 39
Nov 8, 1991 US and Canada: $14.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8M - 40
Jan 11, 1991 US and Canada: $14.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8M - 41
Mar 15, 1991 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 42
May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $13.9M - 43
Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5M - 44
May 3, 1991 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.3M - 45
Feb 22, 1991 US and Canada: $9.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.8M - 46
Mar 15, 1991 US and Canada: $9.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5M - 47
May 17, 1991 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2M - 48
Sep 20, 1991 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.9M - 49
Mar 29, 1991 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.8M - 50
Sep 5, 1991 US and Canada: $8.2M Rest of the world: $170 Worldwide: $8.2M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1991?
Of the top 10, The Prince of Tides (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while JFK (1991) made 66% of its gross abroad. Across all 150 films, $1.8B (75%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390.5M $165.5M US & Canada · 42% $225M elsewhere · 58%
- 2 JFK (1991) $205.4M $70.4M US & Canada · 34% $135M elsewhere · 66%
- 3 Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) $175M $101.6M US & Canada · 58% $73.4M elsewhere · 42%
- 4 Backdraft (1991) $152.4M $77.9M US & Canada · 51% $74.5M elsewhere · 49%
- 5 Dying Young (1991) $82.3M $33.7M US & Canada · 41% $48.6M elsewhere · 59%
- 6 The Prince of Tides (1991) $74.8M $74.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 My Girl (1991) $59.5M $59.5M US & Canada · 100% $2.8K elsewhere · <1%
- 8 Boyz n the Hood (1991) $57.5M $57.5M US & Canada · 100% $28.6K elsewhere · <1%
- 9 Doc Hollywood (1991) $54.8M $54.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Bugsy (1991) $49.1M $49.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1991 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 150 films crossed $100M and took $923.3M between them, 39% of the total. 106 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
39% 53%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 4 films, 3% of the list $923.3M · 39% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 40 films, 27% of the list $1.3B · 53% of the gross
- Under $10M 106 films, 71% of the list $187.1M · 8% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1991 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $519.8M from 7 films, led by Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). February was the quietest month ($64.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) $314.3M Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
- February Feb L.A. Story (1991) $64.5M L.A. Story (1991)
- March Mar New Jack City (1991) $153.8M New Jack City (1991)
- April Apr Out for Justice (1991) $113.4M Out for Justice (1991)
- May May Backdraft (1991) $245.6M Backdraft (1991)
- June Jun Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $519.8M Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- July Jul Boyz n the Hood (1991) $129M Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- August Aug Doc Hollywood (1991) $109.6M Doc Hollywood (1991)
- September Sep The Fisher King (1991) $109.8M The Fisher King (1991)
- October Oct Curly Sue (1991) $104.1M Curly Sue (1991)
- November Nov My Girl (1991) $125.9M My Girl (1991)
- December Dec JFK (1991) $380.9M JFK (1991)
Last 10 years
How Does 1991 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1990 earned the most: $2.7B from 124 films, led by Ghost (1990). 1991 took $2.4B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 86 films | 86 | $1.3B | – | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
| 1983 77 films · −11% | 77 | $1.1B | −11% | Terms of Endearment (1983) $108.4M |
| 1984 90 films · +23% | 90 | $1.4B | +23% | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316.4M |
| 1985 88 films · +8% | 88 | $1.5B | +8% | Rocky IV (1985) $300.5M |
| 1986 106 films · −7% | 106 | $1.4B | −7% | Top Gun (1986) $357.3M |
| 1987 129 films · +21% | 129 | $1.7B | +21% | Fatal Attraction (1987) $320.1M |
| 1988 139 films · +25% | 139 | $2.1B | +25% | Rain Man (1988) $354.8M |
| 1989 115 films · −5% | 115 | $2B | −5% | Dead Poets Society (1989) $235.9M |
| 1990 124 films · +33% | 124 | $2.7B | +33% | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 150 films · −12% | 150 | $2.4B | −12% | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1991?
English-language drama films took $2.2B across 120 films, 94% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($11.1M) and German-language drama films ($6.1M).
1991 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $2.2B120 films · #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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French $11.1M9 films · #1 La Femme Nikita (1991) -
German $6.1M2 films · #1 Europa Europa (1991) -
Chinese $4.7M3 films · #1 Raise the Red Lantern (1991) -
Spanish $4.4M4 films · #1 High Heels (1991) -
Japanese $1.1M2 films · #1 Only Yesterday (1991) -
Russian $383.6K3 films · #1 Close to Eden (1991) -
Swedish $14.5K1 film · #1 The Ox (1991) -
Kazakh $7.2K1 film · #1 The Fall of Otrar (1991) -
Tamil $6.5K1 film · #1 Thalapathi (1991)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 1991: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 150 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1991?
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) leads with $390.5M worldwide, $165.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come JFK (1991) at $205.4M and Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) at $175M.
How much did drama movies released in 1991 earn?
150 drama films released in 1991 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, or $15.8M per film on average. 1990 releases took $2.7B.
How many drama movies released in 1991 made $1 billion?
None. 4 films crossed $100 million, led by Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) with $390.5M.
How is the 1991 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1991. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 1991 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.