This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1991. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
Number-one films
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This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
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Week ending
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Film
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Box office
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Notes
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Ref
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| 1 |
2 January 1991 |
Home Alone |
$1,881,032 |
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[2]
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| 2 |
9 January 1991 |
Kindergarten Cop |
$2,486,194 |
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[3]
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| 3 |
16 January 1991 |
$2,068,375 |
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[4]
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| 4 |
23 January 1991 |
Look Who's Talking Too |
$1,824,594 |
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[5]
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| 5 |
30 January 1991 |
Kindergarten Cop |
$1,541,532 |
Kindergarten Cop returned to number one in its fourth week of release |
[6]
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| 6 |
6 February 1991 |
Green Card |
$1,456,109 |
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[7]
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| 7 |
13 February 1991 |
$1,533,463 |
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[8]
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| 8 |
20 February 1991 |
$1,375,238 |
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[9]
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| 9 |
27 February 1991 |
$1,076,081 |
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[10]
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| 10 |
6 March 1991 |
Dances with Wolves † |
$1,196,451 |
Dances with Wolves reached number one in its third week of release |
[11]
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| 11 |
13 March 1991 |
$1,140,841 |
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[12]
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| 12 |
20 March 1991 |
Awakenings |
$948,009 |
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[13]
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| 13 |
27 March 1991 |
Edward Scissorhands |
$1,120,625 |
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[14]
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| 14 |
3 April 1991 |
Dances with Wolves † |
$2,031,678 |
Dances with Wolves returned to number one in its seventh week of release |
[15]
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| 15 |
10 April 1991 |
$1,283,091 |
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[16]
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| 16 |
17 April 1991 |
$1,094,262 |
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[17]
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| 17 |
24 April 1991 |
$1,027,869 |
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[18][19]
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| 18 |
1 May 1991 |
$1,041,288 |
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[20]
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| 19 |
8 May 1991 |
$755,565 |
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[21]
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| 20 |
15 May 1991 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$1,720,659 |
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[22]
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| 21 |
22 May 1991 |
$1,625,037 |
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[23]
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| 22 |
29 May 1991 |
$1,425,975 |
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[24]
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| 23 |
5 June 1991 |
$1,348,903 |
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[25]
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| 24 |
12 June 1991 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
$1,639,812 |
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[26]
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| 25 |
19 June 1991 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
$984,812 |
The Silence of the Lambs returned to number one in its sixth week of release |
[27]
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| 26 |
26 June 1991 |
$837,662 |
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[28]
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| 27 |
3 July 1991 |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
$1,805,447 |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves reached number one in its third week of release |
[29]
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| 28 |
10 July 1991 |
$2,048,624 |
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[30]
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| 29 |
17 July 1991 |
$1,884,543 |
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[31]
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| 30 |
24 July 1991 |
$1,393,426 |
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[32]
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| 31 |
31 July 1991 |
$1,083,712 |
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[33]
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| 32 |
7 August 1991 |
$942,747 |
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[34]
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| 33 |
14 August 1991 |
$920,381 |
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[35]
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| 34 |
21 August 1991 |
Backdraft |
$485,038 |
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[36]
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| 35 |
28 August 1991 |
$1,023,836 |
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[37]
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| 36 |
4 September 1991 |
City Slickers |
$941,127 |
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[38]
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| 37 |
12 September 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$3,362,695 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day set an opening weekend record of $2,410,617 surpassing the record set by Batman but did not set a record for the week |
[39][40][41]
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| 38 |
19 September 1991 |
$2,250,045 |
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[42]
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| 39 |
26 September 1991 |
$1,646,060 |
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[43]
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| 40 |
2 October 1991 |
$1,662,687 |
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[44]
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| 41 |
9 October 1991 |
$1,264,397 |
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[45]
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| 42 |
16 October 1991 |
$826,961 |
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[46]
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| 43 |
23 October 1991 |
$555,404 |
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[47]
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| 44 |
30 October 1991 |
$539,077 |
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[48]
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| 45 |
6 November 1991 |
Regarding Henry |
$602,155 |
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[49]
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| 46 |
13 November 1991 |
The Fisher King |
$569,524 |
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[50]
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| 47 |
20 November 1991 |
Drop Dead Fred |
$752,801 |
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[51]
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| 48 |
27 November 1991 |
$722,614 |
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[52]
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| 49 |
4 December 1991 |
$718,776 |
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[53]
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| 50 |
11 December 1991 |
Hot Shots! |
$1,305,734 |
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[54]
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| 51 |
18 December 1991 |
$1,025,491 |
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[55]
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| 52 |
25 December 1991 |
Curly Sue |
$572,118 |
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[56]
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References
- ^ "No. 1 Film at the Australian Box Office Since 1972". Screen Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 7 January 1991. p. 94.
$1,448,395; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 14 January 1991. p. 40.
$1,914,369; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 21 January 1991. p. 55.
$1,634,016; $A1=$0.79
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 28 January 1991. p. 52.
$1,423,183; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 4 February 1991. p. 85.
$1,202,395; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 11 February 1991. p. 55.
$1,135,765; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 18 February 1991. p. 46.
$1,196,101; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 25 February 1991. p. 75.
$1,072,686; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 4 March 1991. p. 39.
$839,343; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 11 March 1991. p. 34.
$909,303; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 18 March 1991. p. 79.
$867,039; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 25 March 1991. p. 57.
$729,967; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 1 April 1991. p. 26.
$862,881; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 8 April 1991. p. 50.
$1,564,392; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 15 April 1991. p. 54.
$1,000,811; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 22 April 1991. p. 35.
$853,524; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 6 May 1991. p. 331.
Total gross $9,252,542; Week gross $812,205; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 22 April 1991. p. 35.
Total gross $7,638,599; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 6 May 1991. p. 331.
$812,205; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 13 May 1991. p. 64.
$589,341; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 20 May 1991. p. 34.
$1,342,114; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 27 May 1991. p. 38.
$1,235,028; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 3 June 1991. p. 48.
$1,083,741; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 10 June 1991. p. 42.
$1,025,166; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 17 June 1991. p. 37.
$1,229,859; $A1=$0.75
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 24 June 1991. p. 41.
$748,457; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 1 July 1991. p. 31.
$636,623; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 8 July 1991. p. 36.
$1,372,140; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 15 July 1991. p. 36.
$1,556,954; $A1=$0.76
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 22 July 1991. p. 39.
$1,451,098; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 29 July 1991. p. 27.
$1,086,872; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 5 August 1991. p. 43.
$845,295; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 12 August 1991. p. 27.
$735,343; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 19 August 1991. p. 33.
$717,897; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 26 August 1991. p. 85.
$378,330; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 2 September 1991. p. 39.
$798,592; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 9 September 1991. p. 39.
$734,079; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 16 September 1991. p. 37.
$2,656,529; $A1=$0.79
- ^ Groves, Don (16 September 1991). "'T2' gains on 'Hood'". Variety. p. 112.
- ^ "Australia's top first weekend grossers". Screen International. 10 September 1993. p. 28.
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 23 September 1991. p. 30.
$1,800,036; $A1=$0.80
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 30 September 1991. p. 44.
$1,316,848; $A1=$0.80
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 7 October 1991. p. 68.
$1,330,150; $A1=$0.80
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 14 October 1991. p. 243.
$1,011,518; $A1=$0.80
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 21 October 1991. p. 64.
$661,569; $A1=$0.80
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 28 October 1991. p. 36.
$433,215; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 4 November 1991. p. 37.
$420,480; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 11 November 1991. p. 37.
$469,681; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 18 November 1991. p. 27.
$444,229; $A1=$0.78
- ^ "International boxoffice report". Variety. 25 November 1991. p. 39.
$594,713; $A1=$0.79
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 2 December 1991. p. 68.
$570,865; $A1=$0.79
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 9 December 1991. p. 42.
$567,833; $A1=$0.79
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 16 December 1991. p. 47.
$1,005,415; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 23 December 1991. p. 42.
$789,628; $A1=$0.77
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 6 January 1992. p. 71.
Total gross at 1 January 1992 of $1,078,547 less weekly gross of $643,737 equals total gross of $434,810 at 25 December 1991; $A1=$0.76
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