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English box office · Week 14 · Mar 31–Apr 6, 1991

English Box Office, Week 14 of 1991: English Releases of Mar 31–Apr 6

Defending Your Life (1991) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6), with $16.4M worldwide, ahead of The Marrying Man (1991) at $12.5M and The Comfort of Strangers (1991) at $1.2M. 5 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 46% on Week 13, 1991, whose releases took $21.4M. By genre, Drama leads with $31.4M across 5 English releases.

week 14 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$31.4M
Defending Your Life (1991), the #1
$16.4M
vs Week 13, 1991
+46%
Defending Your Life (1991) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 English-language movie of Week 14, 1991

Defending Your Life (1991)

1991 · Drama, Fantasy

$16.4M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$16.4M US & Canada · 100% $468 elsewhere · <1%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 14 of 1991?

Defending Your Life (1991) leads with $16.4M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $31.4M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Defending Your Life (1991) movie poster Number 1
    $16.4M Defending Your Life (1991)
    $16.4M US & Canada · 100% $468 elsewhere · <1%
  2. The Marrying Man (1991) movie poster Number 2
    $12.5M The Marrying Man (1991)
    $12.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Comfort of Strangers (1991) movie poster Number 3
    $1.2M The Comfort of Strangers (1991)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Poison (1991) movie poster Number 4
    $787.3K Poison (1991)
    $787.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991) movie poster Number 5
    $532.9K Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991)
    $532.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 14 of 1991, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6).

  1. 1 Defending Your Life (1991) movie poster
    Defending Your Life (1991) Apr 5, 1991 · Drama, Fantasy $16.4M worldwide
    Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: $468 Worldwide: $16.4M
  2. 2 The Marrying Man (1991) movie poster
    The Marrying Man (1991) Apr 5, 1991 · Action, Romance $12.5M worldwide
    Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5M
  3. 3 The Comfort of Strangers (1991) movie poster
    The Comfort of Strangers (1991) Apr 1, 1991 · Drama, Thriller $1.2M worldwide
    Apr 1, 1991 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
  4. 4 Poison (1991) movie poster
    Poison (1991) Apr 5, 1991 · Sci-Fi, Drama $787.3K worldwide
    Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $787.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $787.3K
  5. 5 Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991) movie poster
    Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991) Apr 5, 1991 · Comedy, Drama $532.9K worldwide
    Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $532.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $532.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 14 of 1991?

Of the top 5, The Marrying Man (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Defending Your Life (1991) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $31.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Defending Your Life (1991) $16.4M
    $16.4M US & Canada · 100% $468 elsewhere · <1%
  2. 2 The Marrying Man (1991) $12.5M
    $12.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 The Comfort of Strangers (1991) $1.2M
    $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Poison (1991) $787.3K
    $787.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991) $532.9K
    $532.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 14 of 1991 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 14, 1988 earned the most: $109.8M from 3 films, led by Beetlejuice (1988). Week 14, 1991 took $31.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 14, 1982 Mar 28–Apr 3 5 films 5 $46.7M – Some Kind of Hero (1982) $23.7M
Week 14, 1983 Mar 27–Apr 2 5 films · −47% 5 $24.9M −47% The Meaning of Life (1983) $14.9M
Week 14, 1984 Apr 1–7 4 films · +91% 4 $47.6M +91% Moscow on the Hudson (1984) $25.1M
Week 14, 1985 Mar 31–Apr 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 14, 1986 Mar 30–Apr 5 4 films 4 $30.8M – A Room with a View (1986) $21.1M
Week 14, 1987 Mar 29–Apr 4 3 films · −3% 3 $29.9M −3% Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) $28.1M
Week 14, 1988 Mar 27–Apr 2 3 films · +268% 3 $109.8M +268% Beetlejuice (1988) $74.9M
Week 14, 1989 Apr 2–8 5 films · −38% 5 $68.4M −38% The Dream Team (1989) $28.9M
Week 14, 1990 Apr 1–7 5 films · −2% 5 $66.8M −2% Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) $25M
Week 14, 1991 Mar 31–Apr 6 5 films · −53% 5 $31.4M −53% Defending Your Life (1991) $16.4M
FAQ

English Box Office Week 14 of 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6)?

Defending Your Life (1991) leads with $16.4M worldwide, $16.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Marrying Man (1991) at $12.5M and The Comfort of Strangers (1991) at $1.2M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6) earn?

5 English-language films released in week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6) report a worldwide gross, $31.4M in all, or $6.3M per film on average. Week 13, 1991 releases took $21.4M.

How many English-language movies released in week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Defending Your Life (1991), earned $16.4M.

How much of the Week 14, 1991 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$31.4M of the $31.4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 14, 1991 English 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 week 14 of 1991 (Mar 31–Apr 6). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 14, 1991 English 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.