# List of 1991 box office number-one films in Australia

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

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Box office | Notes |
| 1 | 2 January 1991 | Home Alone | $1,881,032 | |
| 2 | 9 January 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $2,486,194 | |
| 3 | 16 January 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $2,068,375 | |
| 4 | 23 January 1991 | Look Who's Talking Too | $1,824,594 | |
| 5 | 30 January 1991 | Kindergarten Cop | $1,541,532 | Kindergarten Cop returned to number one in its fourth week of release |
| 6 | 6 February 1991 | Green Card | $1,456,109 | |
| 7 | 13 February 1991 | Green Card | $1,533,463 | |
| 8 | 20 February 1991 | Green Card | $1,375,238 | |
| 9 | 27 February 1991 | Green Card | $1,076,081 | |
| 10 | 6 March 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $1,196,451 | Dances with Wolves reached number one in its third week of release |
| 11 | 13 March 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $1,140,841 | |
| 12 | 20 March 1991 | Awakenings | $948,009 | |
| 13 | 27 March 1991 | Edward Scissorhands | $1,120,625 | |
| 14 | 3 April 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $2,031,678 | Dances with Wolves returned to number one in its seventh week of release |
| 15 | 10 April 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $1,283,091 | |
| 16 | 17 April 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $1,094,262 | |
| 17 | 24 April 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $1,027,869 | |
| 18 | 1 May 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $1,041,288 | |
| 19 | 8 May 1991 | Dances with Wolves † | $755,565 | |
| 20 | 15 May 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,720,659 | |
| 21 | 22 May 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,625,037 | |
| 22 | 29 May 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,425,975 | |
| 23 | 5 June 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,348,903 | |
| 24 | 12 June 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $1,639,812 | |
| 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 |
| 26 | 26 June 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | $837,662 | |
| 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 |
| 28 | 10 July 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $2,048,624 | |
| 29 | 17 July 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $1,884,543 | |
| 30 | 24 July 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $1,393,426 | |
| 31 | 31 July 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $1,083,712 | |
| 32 | 7 August 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $942,747 | |
| 33 | 14 August 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $920,381 | |
| 34 | 21 August 1991 | Backdraft | $485,038 | |
| 35 | 28 August 1991 | Backdraft | $1,023,836 | |
| 36 | 4 September 1991 | City Slickers | $941,127 | |
| 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 |
| 38 | 19 September 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $2,250,045 | |
| 39 | 26 September 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $1,646,060 | |
| 40 | 2 October 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $1,662,687 | |
| 41 | 9 October 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $1,264,397 | |
| 42 | 16 October 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $826,961 | |
| 43 | 23 October 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $555,404 | |
| 44 | 30 October 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $539,077 | |
| 45 | 6 November 1991 | Regarding Henry | $602,155 | |
| 46 | 13 November 1991 | The Fisher King | $569,524 | |
| 47 | 20 November 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | $752,801 | |
| 48 | 27 November 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | $722,614 | |
| 49 | 4 December 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | $718,776 | |
| 50 | 11 December 1991 | Hot Shots! | $1,305,734 | |
| 51 | 18 December 1991 | Hot Shots! | $1,025,491 | |
| 52 | 25 December 1991 | Curly Sue | $572,118 | |