#1 of 4 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1991 · Thriller, Crime
$272.7M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 7 of 1991 (Feb 10–16), with $272.7M worldwide, ahead of King Ralph (1991) at $52.5M and Nothing But Trouble (1991) at $8.5M. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $335.8M in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
#1 of 4 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1991 · Thriller, Crime
$272.7M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) leads with $272.7M, 81% of the total. The top 4 together took $335.8M, 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 7 of 1991 (Feb 10–16).
Feb 13, 1991 US and Canada: $130.7M Rest of the world: $142M Worldwide: $272.7M
Feb 15, 1991 US and Canada: $34M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $52.5M
Feb 15, 1991 US and Canada: $8.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.5M
Feb 15, 1991 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M Of the top 4, Nothing But Trouble (1991) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Silence of the Lambs (1991) made 52% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $175.3M (52%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 7 releases took $335.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 10–16) with $335.8M, led by The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
Of these 10 years, Week 7, 1991 earned the most: $335.8M from 4 films, led by The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7, 1982 Feb 7–13 6 films | 6 | $63.5M | – | Quest for Fire (1982) $21M |
| Week 7, 1983 Feb 6–12 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 7, 1984 Feb 12–18 4 films | 4 | $116.3M | – | Footloose (1984) $80M |
| Week 7, 1985 Feb 10–16 7 films · −27% | 7 | $85.4M | −27% | The Breakfast Club (1985) $51.5M |
| Week 7, 1986 Feb 9–15 7 films · −38% | 7 | $52.7M | −38% | Wildcats (1986) $26.3M |
| Week 7, 1987 Feb 8–14 4 films · +17% | 4 | $61.6M | +17% | Mannequin (1987) $42.7M |
| Week 7, 1988 Feb 7–13 8 films · +44% | 8 | $88.4M | +44% | Shoot to Kill (1988) $29.3M |
| Week 7, 1989 Feb 12–18 6 films · +28% | 6 | $113.3M | +28% | The 'Burbs (1989) $49.1M |
| Week 7, 1990 Feb 11–17 6 films · −30% | 6 | $79.4M | −30% | Glory (1990) $27M |
| Week 7, 1991 Feb 10–16 4 films · +323% | 4 | $335.8M | +323% | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) $272.7M |
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.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) leads with $272.7M worldwide, $130.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come King Ralph (1991) at $52.5M and Nothing But Trouble (1991) at $8.5M.
4 films released in week 7 of 1991 (Feb 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $335.8M in all, or $83.9M per film on average.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Silence of the Lambs (1991) with $272.7M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 7 of 1991 (Feb 10–16). 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.