#1 of 10 The People Under the Stairs (1991)
1991 · Mystery, Thriller
$31.3M worldwide · 35% of the chart's total
The People Under the Stairs (1991) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 44 of 1991 (Oct 27–Nov 2), with $31.3M worldwide, ahead of Little Man Tate (1991) at $25M and Billy Bathgate (1991) at $15.6M. 10 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $90.4M in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 97% on Week 43, 1991, whose releases took $45.9M. By genre, Thriller leads with $46.9M across 2 releases.
#1 of 10 The People Under the Stairs (1991)
1991 · Mystery, Thriller
$31.3M worldwide · 35% of the chart's total
The People Under the Stairs (1991) leads with $31.3M, 35% of the total. The top 5 together took $89.6M, 99% of what all 10 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 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 44 of 1991 (Oct 27–Nov 2).
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $24.2M Rest of the world: $7.1M Worldwide: $31.3M
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25M
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $15.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.6M
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $15.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.6M
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Oct 31, 1991 US and Canada: $573.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $573.9K
Oct 30, 1991 US and Canada: $193.2K Rest of the world: $513 Worldwide: $193.7K
Oct 31, 1991 US and Canada: $37.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.5K
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $15.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.7K
Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $15.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.7K Of the top 10, Little Man Tate (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The People Under the Stairs (1991) made 23% of its gross abroad. Across all 10 films, $83.3M (92%) came from the US & Canada.
None of the 10 films reached $100M. 6 films, 60% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $90.4M total.
Week 44 releases took $90.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 10–16) with $183.4M, led by Cape Fear (1991).
Of these 10 years, Week 44, 1991 earned the most: $90.4M from 10 films, led by The People Under the Stairs (1991).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 44, 1982 Oct 24–30 3 films | 3 | $15.1M | – | Class Reunion (1982) $10.1M |
| Week 44, 1983 Oct 23–29 1 film · +7% | 1 | $16.2M | +7% | Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983) $16.2M |
| Week 44, 1984 Oct 28–Nov 3 3 films · +57% | 3 | $25.3M | +57% | A Soldier's Story (1984) $21.8M |
| Week 44, 1985 Oct 27–Nov 2 6 films · +153% | 6 | $64.2M | +153% | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) $30M |
| Week 44, 1986 Oct 26–Nov 1 4 films · −66% | 4 | $22M | −66% | The Mission (1986) $17.5M |
| Week 44, 1987 Oct 25–31 5 films · +6% | 5 | $23.2M | +6% | Fatal Beauty (1987) $12M |
| Week 44, 1988 Oct 23–29 5 films · −42% | 5 | $13.5M | −42% | Torch Song Trilogy (1988) $4.9M |
| Week 44, 1989 Oct 29–Nov 4 4 films · −58% | 4 | $5.6M | −58% | Second Sight (1989) $5.4M |
| Week 44, 1990 Oct 28–Nov 3 5 films · +498% | 5 | $33.4M | +498% | Jacob's Ladder (1990) $26.1M |
| Week 44, 1991 Oct 27–Nov 2 10 films · +171% | 10 | $90.4M | +171% | The People Under the Stairs (1991) $31.3M |
Thriller took $46.9M across 2 films, 52% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($33.5M) and Horror ($31.3M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $90.2M across 9 films, 100% of the total, ahead of French-language films ($193.7K).
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 10 films as the chart.
The People Under the Stairs (1991) leads with $31.3M worldwide, $24.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Little Man Tate (1991) at $25M and Billy Bathgate (1991) at $15.6M.
10 films released in week 44 of 1991 (Oct 27–Nov 2) report a worldwide gross, $90.4M in all, or $9M per film on average. Week 43, 1991 releases took $45.9M.
None. The biggest, The People Under the Stairs (1991), earned $31.3M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 44 of 1991 (Oct 27–Nov 2). 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.