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Thriller Box Office 1991: Highest-Grossing Thriller Movies, Page 2

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in 1991, with $517.8M worldwide, ahead of The Silence of the Lambs (1991) at $272.7M and JFK (1991) at $205.4M. 53 thriller films released in 1991 report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, 59% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 24% on 1990, whose releases took $3B. By language, English leads with $2.2B across 52 thriller releases.

1991 releases with a gross
53
combined worldwide
$2.2B
films crossed $100M
6
vs 1990
−24%
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) movie poster #1 of 53
#1 thriller movie of 1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

1991 · Action, Sci-Fi

$517.8M worldwide · 23% of the chart's total

$205.9M US & Canada · 40% $311.9M elsewhere · 60%
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Every Thriller Release of 1991, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 53 of 53. 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. 51 Afraid of the Dark (1991) movie poster
    Afraid of the Dark (1991) Oct 10, 1991 · English · Fantasy, Thriller, Horror $53.9K worldwide
    Oct 10, 1991 US and Canada: $53.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $53.9K
  2. 52 Scissors (1991) movie poster
    Scissors (1991) Mar 22, 1991 · English · Thriller, Horror, Drama $2.4K worldwide
    Mar 22, 1991 US and Canada: $2.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4K
  3. 53 Bride of Re-Animator (1991) movie poster
    Bride of Re-Animator (1991) Feb 22, 1991 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $1.2K worldwide
    Feb 22, 1991 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
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Thriller Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1920 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2015 leads with $12.8B, led by Jurassic World (2015).

2020s 7 years · $38.5B
2010s 10 years · $93.9B
2000s 10 years · $67.5B
1990s 10 years · $36B
1980s 10 years · $9.2B
1970s 10 years · $3.5B
1960s 10 years · $273.6M
1950s 10 years · $52.7M
1940s 10 years · $12.3M
1930s 7 years · $195.5K
1920s 4 years · $156.3K