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The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films
1991
Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
| 1. |
Terminator 2 : Judgement Day |
Tristar |
$204,843,345 |
| 2. |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
Warner Brothers |
$165,493,908 |
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| 3. |
Beauty and the Beast |
Buena Vista |
$145,863,363 |
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| 4. |
The Silence of the Lambs |
Orion |
$130,742,922 |
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| 5. |
City Slickers |
Columbia |
$124,033,791 |
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| 6. |
Hook |
Tristar |
$119,654,823 |
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| 7. |
The Addams Family |
Paramount |
$113,502,426 |
| 8. |
Sleeping with the Enemy |
20th Century Fox |
$101,599,005 |
| 9. |
Father of the Bride |
Buena Vista |
$89,325,780 |
| 10. |
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear |
Paramount |
$86,930,411 |
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1991&p=.htm
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp.
- Best Director: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance - City Slickers
- Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King
- Best Foreign Language Film: Mediterraneo, directed by Gabriele Salvatores, Italy
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:JFK
- Best Picture: Bugsy
- Best Actor: Nick Nolte - The Prince of Tides
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Beauty and the Beast
- Best Actor: Jeff Bridges - The Fisher King
- Best Actress: Bette Midler - For the Boys
- Other
- Best Director: Oliver Stone - JFK
- Best Foreign Language Film: Europa Europa, Germany
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Barton Fink, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Close To Eden (Urga), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, France / USSR
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- La Casa del sorriso (The House of Smiles), directed by Marco Ferreri, Italy
Films released in 1991
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