This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1991.
| # | Weekend End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01991-01-06January 6, 1991 | Home Alone | $12,626,851 | |
| 2 | 01991-01-13January 13, 1991 | Home Alone | $9,813,012 | |
| 3 | 01991-01-21January 21, 19914-day weekend | Home Alone | $11,069,157 | |
| 4 | 01991-01-27January 27, 1991 | Home Alone | $7,268,334 | |
| 5 | 01991-02-03February 3, 1991 | Home Alone | $8,215,408 | |
| 6 | 01991-02-10February 10, 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $13,777,943 | |
| 7 | 01991-02-18February 18, 19914-day weekend | The Silence of the Lambs | $13,766,814 | |
| 8 | 01991-02-24February 24, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $11,947,765 | |
| 9 | 01991-03-03March 3, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $10,616,383 | |
| 10 | 01991-03-10March 10, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $8,893,306 | |
| 11 | 01991-03-17March 17, 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $7,656,361 | |
| 12 | 01991-03-24March 24, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $20,030,473 | |
| 13 | 01991-03-31March 31, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $13,049,622 | |
| 14 | 01991-04-07April 7, 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $7,812,507 | |
| 15 | 01991-04-14April 14, 1991 | Out for Justice | $10,524,026 | |
| 16 | 01991-04-21April 21, 1991 | Out for Justice | $7,016,331 | |
| 17 | 01991-04-28April 28, 1991 | Oscar | $5,091,027 | |
| 18 | 01991-05-05May 5, 1991 | Oscar | $4,164,218 | |
| 19 | 01991-05-12May 12, 1991 | F/X2 | $5,455,058 | |
| 20 | 01991-05-19May 19, 1991 | What About Bob? | $9,216,334 | |
| 21 | 01991-05-27May 27, 19914-day weekend | Backdraft | $15,723,480 | |
| 22 | 01991-06-02June 2, 1991 | Backdraft | $9,118,395 | |
| 23 | 01991-06-09June 9, 1991 | City Slickers | $13,032,121 | |
| 24 | 01991-06-16June 16, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $25,625,602 | |
| 25 | 01991-06-23June 23, 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $18,289,665 | |
| 26 | 01991-06-30June 30, 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | $20,817,139 | |
| 27 | 01991-07-07July 7, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $31,765,506 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day had the highest weekend debut of 1991. |
| 28 | 01991-07-14July 14, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $20,738,340 | |
| 29 | 01991-07-21July 21, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $14,895,425 | |
| 30 | 01991-07-28July 28, 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $11,051,400 | |
| 31 | 01991-08-04August 4, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $10,848,182 | |
| 32 | 01991-08-11August 11, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $8,010,411 | |
| 33 | 01991-08-18August 18, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $6,330,309 | |
| 34 | 01991-08-25August 25, 1991 | Hot Shots! | $4,676,467 | |
| 35 | 01991-09-02September 2, 19914-day weekend | Dead Again | $6,315,869 | Dead Again reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 36 | 01991-09-08September 8, 1991 | Dead Again | $4,366,330 | |
| 37 | 01991-09-15September 15, 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | $12,966,525 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master's record ($12.8 million) for highest weekend debut for a Slasher film & Look Who's Talking's record ($12.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend. |
| 38 | 01991-09-22September 22, 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | $6,626,378 | |
| 39 | 01991-09-29September 29, 1991 | The Fisher King | $7,067,908 | The Fisher King reached #1 after second weekend of release. |
| 40 | 01991-10-06October 6, 1991 | The Fisher King | $6,103,250 | |
| 41 | 01991-10-13October 13, 1991 | The Fisher King | $4,993,580 | |
| 42 | 01991-10-20October 20, 1991 | Other People's Money | $5,012,332 | |
| 43 | 01991-10-27October 27, 1991 | House Party 2 | $6,027,105 | |
| 44 | 01991-11-03November 3, 1991 | The People Under the Stairs | $5,522,250 | |
| 45 | 01991-11-10November 10, 1991 | Curly Sue | $4,957,474 | Curly Sue reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
| 46 | 01991-11-17November 17, 1991 | Cape Fear | $10,261,025 | |
| 47 | 01991-11-24November 24, 1991 | The Addams Family | $24,203,754 | |
| 48 | 01991-12-01December 1, 1991 | The Addams Family | $20,133,616 | |
| 49 | 01991-12-08December 8, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | $18,162,837 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscoverd Country broke Beverly Hills Cop's record ($15.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. |
| 50 | 01991-12-15December 15, 1991 | Hook | $13,522,535 | Hook broke Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare's record ($12.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend. |
| 51 | 01991-12-22December 22, 1991 | Hook | $9,638,615 | |
| 52 | 01991-12-29December 29, 1991 | Hook | $15,218,400 |
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