Most Popular Movies 1991
This chart shows the 1991 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1991 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1991 - Top 1991 Worldwide
1
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time |
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Director:
Sylvio Tabet |
Lead Roles:
Marc Singer as Dar |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 30, 1991 (Wide) by New Line |
Keywords:
Sword & Sorcerer, Time Travel, Action Adventure, Dysfunctional Family, Set in Los Angeles, Animal Lead, Delayed Sequel |
Classification:
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Beauty and the Beast |
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Director:
Gary Trousdale,
Kirk Wise |
Lead Roles:
Paige O'Hara as Belle,
Robby Benson as Beast |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1991 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
Keywords:
Family Movie, Prince/Princess, Romance, 3D Re-release, Curses, Revenge, Kidnap, Rescue, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Family Musical |
Classification:
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $206,333,165
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International BO: $232,323,678
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Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff - a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others - and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.
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Hudson Hawk |
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Director:
Michael Lehmann |
Lead Roles:
Bruce Willis as Hudson Hawk |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords:
Action Comedy, Famously Bad, Life on the Outside, Blackmail, Organized Crime, C.I.A., Mafia |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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White Fang |
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Director:
Randal Kleiser |
Lead Roles:
Ethan Hawke as Jack |
Initial Theatrical Release: January 18, 1991 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
Keywords:
Animal Lead, Survival Adventure, 1890s, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Animal Abuse, Animals Gone Bad, Set in Yukon, Gold Rush |
Classification:
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Warlock |
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Director:
Steve Miner |
Initial Theatrical Release: January 10, 1991 (Wide) by Trimark |
Keywords:
Time Travel, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror, 1600s, Satan, Revenge, Curses |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Boyz n the Hood |
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Director:
John Singleton |
Lead Roles:
Ice Cube as Doughboy,
Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Tre Styles,
Morris Chestnut as Ricky Barker |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords:
Black Urban, African Americans, Hood Film, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $56,190,094
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International BO: $25,001
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11
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
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Director:
Michael Pressman |
Lead Roles:
Brian Tochi as Leonardo,
Robbie Rist as Michelangelo,
Adam Carl as Donatello,
Laurie Faso as Raphael,
Paige Turco as April O'Neil |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 22, 1991 (Wide) by New Line |
Keywords:
Mutants, Live Action Cartoon, Independent/Other Comics, Action Adventure, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Underground |
Classification:
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $43,218,387
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International BO: $40,313,571
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FBI agent Utah is assigned to Los Angeles, where four bank robbers, who wear rubber masks of former US presidents and call themselves "The Ex-Presidents," have executed a series of successful. Utah and his partner Pappas suspect that the robbers are members of a community of surfers and Utah infiltrates this surfer community.
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13
Cape Fear |
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Director:
Martin Scorsese |
Lead Roles:
Robert De Niro as Max Cady,
Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden,
Jessica Lange as Leigh Bowden,
Juliette Lewis as Danielle Bowden |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1991 (Wide) by Universal |
Keywords:
Revenge, Film Noir, Psychological Thriller, 1970s, Lawyers, Sex Crimes, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Remake |
Classification:
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $79,091,969
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International BO: $103,200,000
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For the Boys |
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Director:
Mark Rydell |
Lead Roles:
Bette Midler as Dixie Leonard,
James Caan as Eddie Sparks |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
Keywords:
World War II, Comedy Drama, Prologue, 1990s, 1940s, Non-Chronological, War, 1950s, Korean War, 1960s, Vietnam War, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Death of a Son or Daughter, Romance |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man |
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Director:
Simon Wincer |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 23, 1991 (Wide) by MGM |
Keywords:
Genre Mashup, Motorcycle Gangs, Near Future, Heist, Corporate Malfeasance, Pharmaceuticals, Fugitive / On the Run, Death of a Best Friend, Revenge |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Straight out of Brooklyn |
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Director:
Matty Rich |
Lead Roles:
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. as Dennis Brown |
Initial Theatrical Release: 1991 (Wide) |
Keywords:
Hood Film, Crime Drama, Set in Brooklyn, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Drug Dealer, Money Troubles, Romance, Fugitive / On the Run, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Fired, Familial Murder, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Hook |
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Director:
Steven Spielberg |
Lead Roles:
Dustin Hoffman as Captain James S. Hook,
Robin Williams as Peter Banning,
Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell,
Bob Hoskins as Smee |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Keywords:
Visual Effects, Pirates, Family Adventure, Dysfunctional Family, Faulty Memory, Fairies, Delayed Sequel, Live Action Cartoon |
Classification:
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $119,654,823
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International BO: $181,200,000
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Nikita |
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Director:
Luc Besson |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1991 (Wide) by Goldwyn Entertainment, released as La Femme Nikita |
Keywords:
Hitmen, Film Noir, Action Thriller, Prison, Faked Death, Juvenile Delinquent, Addiction, Assassination, F-Rated, Remade |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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