#1 of 7 1991 · Drama
$18.6M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
Paradise (1991) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 37 of 1991 (Sep 8–14), with $18.6M worldwide, ahead of The Commitments (1991) at $14.9M and Rambling Rose (1991) at $6.3M. 7 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $43.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.7 times the total of Week 36, 1991, whose releases took $9.3M. By language, English leads with $40.9M across 5 drama releases.
#1 of 7 1991 · Drama
$18.6M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
Paradise (1991) leads with $18.6M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $43.4M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 37 of 1991 (Sep 8–14).
Sep 12, 1991 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M
Sep 13, 1991 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $14.9M
Sep 10, 1991 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3M
Sep 10, 1991 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M
Sep 13, 1991 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M
Sep 13, 1991 US and Canada: $99.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $99.2K
Sep 11, 1991 US and Canada: $12.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.9K Of the top 7, Paradise (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Commitments (1991) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $43.5M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 37 releases took $43.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 28–Aug 3) with $57.6M, led by Doc Hollywood (1991).
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1989 earned the most: $115.7M from 5 films, led by Sea of Love (1989). Week 37, 1991 took $43.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 1982 Sep 5–11 1 film | 1 | $1.5M | – | Endangered Species (1982) $1.5M |
| Week 37, 1983 Sep 4–10 2 films · −74% | 2 | $385.5K | −74% | Streamers (1983) $378.5K |
| Week 37, 1984 Sep 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1985 Sep 8–14 1 film | 1 | $2.2M | – | Turtle Diary (1985) $2.2M |
| Week 37, 1986 Sep 7–13 2 films · +137% | 2 | $5.1M | +137% | Avenging Force (1986) $4.7M |
| Week 37, 1987 Sep 6–12 3 films · −52% | 3 | $2.4M | −52% | A Prayer for the Dying (1987) $1.4M |
| Week 37, 1988 Sep 4–10 3 films · +43% | 3 | $3.5M | +43% | Running on Empty (1988) $2.8M |
| Week 37, 1989 Sep 10–16 5 films · +3213% | 5 | $115.7M | +3213% | Sea of Love (1989) $110.9M |
| Week 37, 1990 Sep 9–15 8 films · −59% | 8 | $47.8M | −59% | Postcards from the Edge (1990) $39.1M |
| Week 37, 1991 Sep 8–14 7 films · −9% | 7 | $43.5M | −9% | Paradise (1991) $18.6M |
48 weeks of 1991 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 9–15) with $390.5M, led by Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 7 films as the chart.
Paradise (1991) leads with $18.6M worldwide, $18.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Commitments (1991) at $14.9M and Rambling Rose (1991) at $6.3M.
7 drama films released in week 37 of 1991 (Sep 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $43.5M in all, or $6.2M per film on average. Week 36, 1991 releases took $9.3M.
None. The biggest, Paradise (1991), earned $18.6M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 37 of 1991 (Sep 8–14). 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.
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.