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Box office · Week 29 · Jul 14–20, 1991

Box Office Week 29, 1991: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jul 14–20

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20), with $38M worldwide, ahead of Dutch (1991) at $4.6M and Only Yesterday (1991) at $610.8K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $43.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 77% on Week 28, 1991, whose releases took $184.1M.

week 29 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$43.3M
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), the #1
$38M
vs Week 28, 1991
−77%
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 29, 1991

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

1991 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

$38M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$38M US & Canada · 100% $2.8K elsewhere · <1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 29 of 1991?

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) leads with $38M, 88% of the total. The top 3 together took $43.3M, 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.

  1. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) movie poster Number 1
    $38M Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
    $38M US & Canada · 100% $2.8K elsewhere · <1%
  2. Dutch (1991) movie poster Number 2
    $4.6M Dutch (1991)
    $4.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Only Yesterday (1991) movie poster Number 3
    $610.8K Only Yesterday (1991)
    $453.2K US & Canada · 74% $157.6K elsewhere · 26%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 29 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 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20).

  1. 1 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) movie poster
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) Jul 18, 1991 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi $38M worldwide
    Jul 18, 1991 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $2.8K Worldwide: $38M
  2. 2 Dutch (1991) movie poster
    Dutch (1991) Jul 19, 1991 · English · Drama, Comedy $4.6M worldwide
    Jul 19, 1991 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
  3. 3 Only Yesterday (1991) movie poster
    Only Yesterday (1991) Jul 20, 1991 · Japanese · Drama, Romance $610.8K worldwide
    Jul 20, 1991 US and Canada: $453.2K Rest of the world: $157.6K Worldwide: $610.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 29 of 1991?

Of the top 3, Dutch (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Only Yesterday (1991) made 26% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $43.1M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) $38M
    $38M US & Canada · 100% $2.8K elsewhere · <1%
  2. 2 Dutch (1991) $4.6M
    $4.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Only Yesterday (1991) $610.8K
    $453.2K US & Canada · 74% $157.6K elsewhere · 26%
Earlier years

How Does Week 29 of 1991 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 29, 1988 earned the most: $181.9M from 3 films, led by Die Hard (1988). Week 29, 1991 took $43.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 29, 1982 Jul 11–17 7 films 7 $79.6M – Young Doctors in Love (1982) $30.7M
Week 29, 1983 Jul 10–16 2 films · −4% 2 $76.7M −4% Staying Alive (1983) $64.9M
Week 29, 1984 Jul 15–21 2 films · −22% 2 $60.1M −22% Revenge of the Nerds (1984) $40.9M
Week 29, 1985 Jul 14–20 5 films · −72% 5 $16.8M −72% The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) $8.6M
Week 29, 1986 Jul 13–19 3 films · +721% 3 $137.6M +721% Aliens (1986) $131.1M
Week 29, 1987 Jul 12–18 3 films · −62% 3 $52.9M −62% Jaws: The Revenge (1987) $51.9M
Week 29, 1988 Jul 10–16 3 films · +244% 3 $181.9M +244% Die Hard (1988) $143.7M
Week 29, 1989 Jul 16–22 3 films · −93% 3 $13.2M −93% Shag (1989) $7M
Week 29, 1990 Jul 15–21 4 films · +658% 4 $99.7M +658% Arachnophobia (1990) $53.2M
Week 29, 1991 Jul 14–20 3 films · −57% 3 $43.3M −57% Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) $38M
FAQ

Box Office Week 29 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20)?

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) leads with $38M worldwide, $38M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dutch (1991) at $4.6M and Only Yesterday (1991) at $610.8K.

How much did movies released in week 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20) earn?

3 films released in week 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $43.3M in all, or $14.4M per film on average. Week 28, 1991 releases took $184.1M.

How many movies released in week 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), earned $38M.

How much of the Week 29, 1991 box office came from the US and Canada?

$43.1M of the $43.3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 29, 1991 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 29 of 1991 (Jul 14–20). 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.

How often is the week 29, 1991 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.