#1 of 4 1991 · Drama, Comedy
$23.2M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
For the Boys (1991) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 47 of 1991 (Nov 17–23), with $23.2M worldwide, ahead of The Double Life of Veronique (1991) at $2.2M and Close My Eyes (1991) at $135.9K. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.5M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 4 1991 · Drama, Comedy
$23.2M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
For the Boys (1991) leads with $23.2M, 91% of the total. The top 4 together took $25.5M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 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 47 of 1991 (Nov 17–23).
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $17.9M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $23.2M
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $176K Worldwide: $2.2M
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $135.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $135.9K
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $14.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5K Of the top 4, Close My Eyes (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while For the Boys (1991) made 23% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $20M (78%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 47 releases took $25.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 24–30) with $59.5M, led by My Girl (1991).
Of these 10 years, Week 47, 1989 earned the most: $96.8M from 1 film, led by Steel Magnolias (1989). Week 47, 1991 took $25.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 47, 1982 Nov 14–20 2 films | 2 | $12.4M | – | The Last Unicorn (1982) $6.5M |
| Week 47, 1983 Nov 13–19 2 films · −55% | 2 | $5.6M | −55% | A Night in Heaven (1983) $5.6M |
| Week 47, 1984 Nov 18–24 1 film · +100% | 1 | $11.1M | +100% | Falling in Love (1984) $11.1M |
| Week 47, 1985 Nov 17–23 3 films · +285% | 3 | $42.8M | +285% | White Nights (1985) $42.2M |
| Week 47, 1986 Nov 16–22 2 films · +107% | 2 | $88.5M | +107% | An American Tail (1986) $84.5M |
| Week 47, 1987 Nov 15–21 2 films · −48% | 2 | $46.1M | −48% | Nuts (1987) $31M |
| Week 47, 1988 Nov 13–19 3 films · +99% | 3 | $91.8M | +99% | The Land Before Time (1988) $84.8M |
| Week 47, 1989 Nov 19–25 1 film · +5% | 1 | $96.8M | +5% | Steel Magnolias (1989) $96.8M |
| Week 47, 1990 Nov 18–24 3 films · −17% | 3 | $80.5M | −17% | 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) $71.6M |
| Week 47, 1991 Nov 17–23 4 films · −68% | 4 | $25.5M | −68% | For the Boys (1991) $23.2M |
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 4 films as the chart.
For the Boys (1991) leads with $23.2M worldwide, $17.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Double Life of Veronique (1991) at $2.2M and Close My Eyes (1991) at $135.9K.
4 drama films released in week 47 of 1991 (Nov 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $25.5M in all, or $6.4M per film on average.
None. The biggest, For the Boys (1991), earned $23.2M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 47 of 1991 (Nov 17–23). 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.