#1 of 4 1991 · Horror, Thriller
$20.6M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
Child’s Play 3 (1991) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 35 of 1991 (Aug 25–31), with $20.6M worldwide, ahead of Prospero’s Books (1991) at $1.8M and Shakes the Clown (1991) at $115.1K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $22.4M in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 66% on Week 34, 1991, whose releases took $65M.
#1 of 4 1991 · Horror, Thriller
$20.6M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
Child’s Play 3 (1991) leads with $20.6M, 92% of the total. The top 4 together took $22.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 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 35 of 1991 (Aug 25–31).
Aug 30, 1991 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $20.6M
Aug 30, 1991 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
Aug 28, 1991 US and Canada: $115.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $115.1K
Aug 28, 1991 US and Canada: $6.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.4K Of the top 4, Prospero’s Books (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Child’s Play 3 (1991) made 27% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $16.8M (75%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 35 releases took $22.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 28–Aug 3) with $263.5M, led by Hot Shots! (1991).
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1987 earned the most: $253.8M from 10 films, led by Dirty Dancing (1987). Week 35, 1991 took $22.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 1982 Aug 22–28 2 films | 2 | $3.8M | – | Homework (1982) $2.9M |
| Week 35, 1983 Aug 21–27 3 films · +167% | 3 | $10M | +167% | Strange Brew (1983) $8.6M |
| Week 35, 1984 Aug 26–Sep 1 3 films · +74% | 3 | $17.4M | +74% | Bolero (1984) $8.9M |
| Week 35, 1985 Aug 25–31 3 films · +32% | 3 | $23M | +32% | Compromising Positions (1985) $12.5M |
| Week 35, 1986 Aug 24–30 6 films · −26% | 6 | $17M | −26% | Jean de Florette (1986) $4.9M |
| Week 35, 1987 Aug 23–29 10 films · +1395% | 10 | $253.8M | +1395% | Dirty Dancing (1987) $214.6M |
| Week 35, 1988 Aug 21–27 4 films · −82% | 4 | $45M | −82% | Betrayed (1988) $25.8M |
| Week 35, 1989 Aug 27–Sep 2 5 films · −62% | 5 | $17M | −62% | Relentless (1989) $7M |
| Week 35, 1990 Aug 26–Sep 1 5 films · +198% | 5 | $50.6M | +198% | Goodfellas (1990) $47.1M |
| Week 35, 1991 Aug 25–31 4 films · −56% | 4 | $22.4M | −56% | Child’s Play 3 (1991) $20.6M |
52 weeks of 1991 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 17–23) with $709.1M, 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 4 films as the chart.
Child’s Play 3 (1991) leads with $20.6M worldwide, $15M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Prospero’s Books (1991) at $1.8M and Shakes the Clown (1991) at $115.1K.
4 films released in week 35 of 1991 (Aug 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $22.4M in all, or $5.6M per film on average. Week 34, 1991 releases took $65M.
None. The biggest, Child’s Play 3 (1991), earned $20.6M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 35 of 1991 (Aug 25–31). 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.
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.