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English Box Office 1991: Highest-Grossing English Movies, Page 3

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 1991, with $517.8M worldwide, ahead of Beauty and the Beast (1991) at $451.3M and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) at $390.5M. 222 English-language films released in 1991 report a worldwide gross, $5.9B in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. 12 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 9% on 1990, whose releases took $6.5B. By genre, Thriller leads with $2.2B across 52 English releases.

1991 releases with a gross
222
combined worldwide
$5.9B
films crossed $100M
12
vs 1990
−9%
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) movie poster #1 of 222
#1 English-language movie of 1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

1991 · Action, Sci-Fi

$517.8M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total

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

Ranks 101 to 150 of 222. 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. 101 Suburban Commando (1991) movie poster
    Suburban Commando (1991) Oct 4, 1991 · Sci-Fi, Comedy $6.9M worldwide
    Oct 4, 1991 US and Canada: $6.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9M
  2. 102 Defenseless (1991) movie poster
    Defenseless (1991) Aug 23, 1991 · Mystery, Thriller $6.4M worldwide
    Aug 23, 1991 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.4M
  3. 103 My Own Private Idaho (1991) movie poster
    My Own Private Idaho (1991) Oct 18, 1991 · Drama, Romance $6.4M worldwide
    Oct 18, 1991 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: $6.5K Worldwide: $6.4M
  4. 104 Rambling Rose (1991) movie poster
    Rambling Rose (1991) Sep 10, 1991 · Drama $6.3M worldwide
    Sep 10, 1991 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3M
  5. 105 Mystery Date (1991) movie poster
    Mystery Date (1991) Aug 16, 1991 · Comedy, Romance $6.2M worldwide
    Aug 16, 1991 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.2M
  6. 106 Barton Fink (1991) movie poster
    Barton Fink (1991) Aug 21, 1991 · Drama, Thriller $6.2M worldwide
    Aug 21, 1991 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $292 Worldwide: $6.2M
  7. 107 Delirious (1991) movie poster
    Delirious (1991) Aug 9, 1991 · Fantasy, Comedy $5.5M worldwide
    Aug 9, 1991 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
  8. 108 Livin’ Large! (1991) movie poster
    Livin’ Large! (1991) Sep 20, 1991 · Comedy, Drama $5.5M worldwide
    Sep 20, 1991 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
  9. 109 Eve of Destruction (1991) movie poster
    Eve of Destruction (1991) Jan 18, 1991 · Thriller, Sci-Fi $5.5M worldwide
    Jan 18, 1991 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
  10. 110 The Object of Beauty (1991) movie poster
    The Object of Beauty (1991) Apr 12, 1991 · Drama, Comedy $5.1M worldwide
    Apr 12, 1991 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  11. 111 True Identity (1991) movie poster
    True Identity (1991) Aug 23, 1991 · Comedy $4.7M worldwide
    Aug 23, 1991 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7M
  12. 112 The Hitman (1991) movie poster
    The Hitman (1991) May 1, 1991 · Action, Crime $4.7M worldwide
    May 1, 1991 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7M
  13. 113 Dutch (1991) movie poster
    Dutch (1991) Jul 19, 1991 · Drama, Comedy $4.6M worldwide
    Jul 19, 1991 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
  14. 114 Run (1991) movie poster
    Run (1991) Feb 1, 1991 · Drama, Thriller $4.4M worldwide
    Feb 1, 1991 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M
  15. 115 Hear My Song (1991) movie poster
    Hear My Song (1991) Dec 27, 1991 · Comedy $4.3M worldwide
    Dec 27, 1991 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3M
  16. 116 Popcorn (1991) movie poster
    Popcorn (1991) Feb 1, 1991 · Horror, Comedy $4.2M worldwide
    Feb 1, 1991 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2M
  17. 117 Life Stinks (1991) movie poster
    Life Stinks (1991) Jul 26, 1991 · Comedy $4.1M worldwide
    Jul 26, 1991 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1M
  18. 118 Impromptu (1991) movie poster
    Impromptu (1991) Apr 12, 1991 · Comedy, Drama $4.1M worldwide
    Apr 12, 1991 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1M
  19. 119 Paris Is Burning (1991) movie poster
    Paris Is Burning (1991) Aug 1, 1991 · Documentary $3.9M worldwide
    Aug 1, 1991 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $709 Worldwide: $3.9M
  20. 120 Mannequin: On the Move (1991) movie poster
    Mannequin: On the Move (1991) May 17, 1991 · Fantasy, Comedy $3.8M worldwide
    May 17, 1991 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M
  21. 121 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) movie poster
    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) Mar 1, 1991 · Western $3.6M worldwide
    Mar 1, 1991 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M
  22. 122 Shout (1991) movie poster
    Shout (1991) Oct 4, 1991 · Drama, Romance $3.5M worldwide
    Oct 4, 1991 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.5M
  23. 123 K2 (1991) movie poster
    K2 (1991) Oct 10, 1991 · Drama, Thriller $3.1M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1991 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1M
  24. 124 Homicide (1991) movie poster
    Homicide (1991) Oct 9, 1991 · Drama, Thriller $3M worldwide
    Oct 9, 1991 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
  25. 125 Another You (1991) movie poster
    Another You (1991) Jul 26, 1991 · Comedy $2.9M worldwide
    Jul 26, 1991 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.9M
  26. 126 The Man in the Moon (1991) movie poster
    The Man in the Moon (1991) Oct 4, 1991 · Drama, Romance $2.9M worldwide
    Oct 4, 1991 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.9M
  27. 127 The Media Project (1991) movie poster
    The Media Project (1991) Dec 31, 1991 · Documentary $2.9M worldwide
    Dec 31, 1991 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.9M
  28. 128 Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) movie poster
    Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) Aug 2, 1991 · Adventure, Drama $2.8M worldwide
    Aug 2, 1991 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.8M
  29. 129 Shadows and Fog (1991) movie poster
    Shadows and Fog (1991) Dec 5, 1991 · Crime, Mystery $2.7M worldwide
    Dec 5, 1991 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7M
  30. 130 Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991) movie poster
    Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991) May 22, 1991 · Drama $2.7M worldwide
    May 22, 1991 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7M
  31. 131 Naked Lunch (1991) movie poster
    Naked Lunch (1991) Dec 27, 1991 · Biography, Drama $2.6M worldwide
    Dec 27, 1991 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M
  32. 132 Flirting (1991) movie poster
    Flirting (1991) Mar 20, 1991 · Drama, Romance $2.4M worldwide
    Mar 20, 1991 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  33. 133 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) movie poster
    Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) Aug 23, 1991 · Crime, Action $2.3M worldwide
    Aug 23, 1991 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  34. 134 29th Street (1991) movie poster
    29th Street (1991) Nov 1, 1991 · Comedy $2.1M worldwide
    Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
  35. 135 Night on Earth (1991) movie poster
    Night on Earth (1991) Dec 12, 1991 · Drama, Comedy $2.1M worldwide
    Dec 12, 1991 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $97.6K Worldwide: $2.1M
  36. 136 The Princess and the Goblin (1991) movie poster
    The Princess and the Goblin (1991) Jun 3, 1991 · Adventure, Fantasy $2.1M worldwide
    Jun 3, 1991 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
  37. 137 Cadence (1991) movie poster
    Cadence (1991) Feb 15, 1991 · Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Feb 15, 1991 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
  38. 138 Married to It (1991) movie poster
    Married to It (1991) Sep 11, 1991 · Comedy, Romance $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 11, 1991 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
  39. 139 Prospero’s Books (1991) movie poster
    Prospero’s Books (1991) Aug 30, 1991 · Fantasy $1.8M worldwide
    Aug 30, 1991 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
  40. 140 Daughters of the Dust (1991) movie poster
    Daughters of the Dust (1991) Dec 27, 1991 · Drama, Romance $1.7M worldwide
    Dec 27, 1991 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $6.4K Worldwide: $1.7M
  41. 141 Truly Madly Deeply (1991) movie poster
    Truly Madly Deeply (1991) May 24, 1991 · Drama, Fantasy $1.6M worldwide
    May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M
  42. 142 Company Business (1991) movie poster
    Company Business (1991) Sep 6, 1991 · Action, Thriller $1.5M worldwide
    Sep 6, 1991 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M
  43. 143 Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) movie poster
    Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) Jun 21, 1991 · Drama, Romance $1.4M worldwide
    Jun 21, 1991 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
  44. 144 At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) movie poster
    At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) Dec 6, 1991 · Romance, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Dec 6, 1991 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  45. 145 City of Hope (1991) movie poster
    City of Hope (1991) Oct 11, 1991 · Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Oct 11, 1991 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  46. 146 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) movie poster
    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) May 1, 1991 · Documentary $1.3M worldwide
    May 1, 1991 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $14.9K Worldwide: $1.3M
  47. 147 The Rapture (1991) movie poster
    The Rapture (1991) Jul 3, 1991 · Mystery, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Jul 3, 1991 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  48. 148 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) movie poster
    Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) Jan 30, 1991 · Adventure, Action $1.3M worldwide
    Jan 30, 1991 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  49. 149 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
  50. 150 Slacker (1991) movie poster
    Slacker (1991) Jul 5, 1991 · Drama, Comedy $1.2M worldwide
    Jul 5, 1991 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $200 Worldwide: $1.2M
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English Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160