#1 of 3 1991 · Action, Thriller
$21.1M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
F/X2 (1991) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 19 of 1991 (May 5–11), with $21.1M worldwide, ahead of Switch (1991) at $15.5M and Sweet Talker (1991) at $382.5K. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 31% on Week 18, 1991, whose releases took $28.3M.
#1 of 3 1991 · Action, Thriller
$21.1M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
F/X2 (1991) leads with $21.1M, 57% of the total. The top 3 together took $37M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 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 19 of 1991 (May 5–11).
May 10, 1991 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1M
May 10, 1991 US and Canada: $15.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.5M
May 10, 1991 US and Canada: $382.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $382.5K Of the top 3, F/X2 (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Sweet Talker (1991) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $37M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 19 releases took $37M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 19–25) with $287.3M, led by Backdraft (1991).
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 1989 earned the most: $53.3M from 8 films, led by See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). Week 19, 1991 took $37M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 1982 May 2–8 1 film | 1 | $4.3M | – | Mortuary (1982) $4.3M |
| Week 19, 1983 May 1–7 1 film · +140% | 1 | $10.4M | +140% | Doctor Detroit (1983) $10.4M |
| Week 19, 1984 May 6–12 2 films · +89% | 2 | $19.6M | +89% | Firestarter (1984) $17.1M |
| Week 19, 1985 May 5–11 4 films · −26% | 4 | $14.4M | −26% | Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) $6.1M |
| Week 19, 1986 May 4–10 1 film · −83% | 1 | $2.4M | −83% | Dangerously Close (1986) $2.4M |
| Week 19, 1987 May 3–9 7 films · +906% | 7 | $24M | +906% | The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) $6.8M |
| Week 19, 1988 May 1–7 4 films · −49% | 4 | $12.3M | −49% | Shakedown (1988) $10.1M |
| Week 19, 1989 May 7–13 8 films · +335% | 8 | $53.3M | +335% | See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) $46.9M |
| Week 19, 1990 May 6–12 1 film · −95% | 1 | $2.5M | −95% | Class of 1999 (1990) $2.5M |
| Week 19, 1991 May 5–11 3 films · +1405% | 3 | $37M | +1405% | F/X2 (1991) $21.1M |
52 weeks of 1991 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 17–23) with $707M, led by Beauty and the Beast (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 3 films as the chart.
F/X2 (1991) leads with $21.1M worldwide, $21.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Switch (1991) at $15.5M and Sweet Talker (1991) at $382.5K.
3 English-language films released in week 19 of 1991 (May 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $37M in all, or $12.3M per film on average. Week 18, 1991 releases took $28.3M.
None. The biggest, F/X2 (1991), earned $21.1M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 19 of 1991 (May 5–11). 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.
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.