The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.
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The top ten films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide Gross |
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1. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | TriStar Pictures | $519,843,345 |
2. | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Warner Bros. Pictures | $390,493,908 |
3. | Beauty and the Beast | Walt Disney Pictures | $346,317,207 |
4. | Hook | TriStar Pictures | $300,854,823 |
5. | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion Pictures | $272,742,922 |
6. | JFK | Warner Bros. Pictures | $205,405,498 |
7. | The Addams Family | Paramount Pictures / Orion Pictures | $191,502,426 |
8. | Cape Fear | Universal Studios | $182,291,969 |
9. | Hot Shots! | 20th Century Fox | $181,096,164 |
10. | City Slickers | Columbia Pictures | $179,033,791 |
- April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York
- July 3 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment is formed, acquiring Columbia Pictures Industries. As a result of this new formation, Tri-Star Pictures drops the hyphen from its name and becomes TriStar Pictures, while RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video becomes Columbia-TriStar Home Video.
- October - Mark Canton replaces Frank Price as chairman of Columbia Pictures.
- November 22 - Walt Disney Pictures releases Beauty and the Beast, based on the original fairy tale and Jean Cocteau's 1946 film of the same name, the film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Academy Awards Golden Globe Awards
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
Category/Organization | 49th Golden Globe Awards January 18, 1992 |
45th BAFTA Awards February 21, 1992 |
64th Academy Awards March 30, 1992 | |
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Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||
Best Film | Bugsy | Beauty and the Beast | The Commitments | The Silence of the Lambs |
Best Director | Oliver Stone JFK |
Alan Parker The Commitments |
Jonathan Demme The Silence of the Lambs | |
Best Actor | Nick Nolte The Prince of Tides |
Robin Williams The Fisher King |
Anthony Hopkins The Silence of the Lambs | |
Best Actress | Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs |
Bette Midler For the Boys |
Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs | |
Best Supporting Actor | Jack Palance City Slickers |
Alan Rickman Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
Jack Palance City Slickers | |
Best Supporting Actress | Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King |
Kate Nelligan Frankie and Johnny |
Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King | |
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Thelma & Louise Callie Khouri |
The Commitments Dick Clement |
The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally | |
Best Screenplay, Original | Truly Madly Deeply Anthony Minghella |
Thelma & Louise Callie Khouri | ||
Best Score | Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken |
Cyrano de Bergerac Jean-Claude Petit |
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken | |
Best Song | "Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast |
"Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast | ||
Best Foreign Language Film | Europa Europa (Hitlerjunge Salomon) |
Nasty Girls |
Mediterraneo |
January–March
Opening | Title | Studio | Cast and crew | Genre | Medium | |
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J A N U A R Y |
11 | Lionheart | Universal Pictures | Sheldon Lettich (director); S.N. Warren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sheldon Lettich (screenplay); Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Brian Thompson, Lisa Pelikan, Ashley Johnson, Ash Adams, Michel Qissi, Abdul Qissi | Action | Live action |
Not Without My Daughter | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Brian Gilbert (director); Sally Field, Alfred Molina | Drama | Live action | ||
Ski School | Moviestore Entertainment | Damian Lee (director); David Mitchell (screenplay); Dean Cameron, Tom Breznahan, Stuart Fratkin, Darlene Vogel, Ava Fabian, Patrick Labyorteaux, Mark Thomas Miller, Spencer Rochfort, John Pyper-Ferguson | Sports, Comedy | Live action | ||
18 | Flight of the Intruder | Paramount Pictures | John Milius (director); Robert Dillon, David Shaber (screenplay); Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Sizemore | Action, Drama | Live action | |
Men of Respect | Columbia Pictures | William Reilly (director/screenplay); John Turturro, Rod Steiger, Katherine Borowitz, Stanley Tucci, Peter Boyle, Dennis Farina | Crime, Drama | Live action | ||
White Fang | Walt Disney Pictures | Randal Kleiser (director); Jeanne Rosenberg, Nick Thiel, David Fallon (screenplay); Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Seymour Cassel | Adventure | Live action | ||
25 | Too Much Sun | CineTel Films | Robert Downey Sr. (director/screenplay); Laura Ernst, Al Schwartz (screenplay); Allan Arbus, Robert Downey Jr., Howard Duff | Comedy | Live action | |
F E B R U A R Y |
8 | American Ninja 4: The Annihilation | Cannon Group | Cedric Sundstrom (director); David Geeves (screenplay); Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley, James Booth, Dwayne Alexandre, Ken Gampu, Robin Stille, Franz Dobrowsky, Ron Smerczak, Kely McClung, Jody Abrahams | Action, Martial Arts | Live action |
L.A. Story | TriStar Pictures / Carolco Pictures | Mick Jackson (director); Steve Martin (screenplay); Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker | Romance, Comedy | Live action | ||
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | Warner Bros. Pictures | George T. Miller (director); Karin Howard (screenplay); Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Alexandra Johnes, Thomas Hill | Fantasy, Adventure | Live action | ||
Sleeping with the Enemy | 20th Century Fox | Joseph Ruben (director); Ronald Bass (screenplay); Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson | Drama, Thriller | Live action | ||
14 | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion Pictures | Jonathan Demme (director); Ted Tally (screenplay); Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine | Mystery, Thriller, Horror | Live action | |
15 | King Ralph | Universal Pictures | David S. Ward (director); John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt | Comedy | Live action | |
Nothing but Trouble | Warner Bros. Pictures | Dan Aykroyd (director/screenplay); Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Demi Moore | Horror, Comedy | Live action | ||
22 | He Said, She Said | Paramount Pictures | Ken Kwapis, Marisa Silver (director); Brian Hohlfeld (screenplay); Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane, Sharon Stone, George Martin | Romance, Comedy | Live action | |
M A R C H |
1 | The Doors | TriStar Pictures / Carolco Pictures | Oliver Stone (director/screenplay); J. Randall Johnson (screenplay); Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon, Kathleen Quinlan, Billy Idol, Josh Evans | Biography | Live action |
8 | New Jack City | Warner Bros. Pictures | Mario Van Peebles (director); Thomas Lee Wright, Barry Michael Cooper (screenplay); Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson | Crime, Drama | Live action | |
The Hard Way | Universal Pictures | John Badham (director); Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Delroy Lindo, LL Cool J, Luis Guzman, Penny Marshall | Action, Comedy | Live action | ||
15 | Class Action | 20th Century Fox | Michael Apted (director); Carolyn Shelby, Christopher Ames, Samantha Shad (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Courtroom Drama | Live action | |
Guilty by Suspicion | Warner Bros. Pictures | Irwin Winkler (director/screenplay); Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, George Wendt, Sam Wanamaker, Martin Scorsese | Thriller | Live action | ||
If Looks Could Kill | Warner Bros. Pictures | William Dear (director); Darren Star (screenplay); Richard Grieco, Linda Hunt, Roger Rees, Gabrielle Anwar, Roger Daltrey | Action, Comedy | Live action | ||
True Colors | Paramount Pictures | Herbert Ross (director); Kevin Wade (screenplay); James Spader, John Cusack, Richard Widmark, Mandy Patinkin, Paul Guilfoyle | Drama | Live action | ||
22 | Defending Your Life | Warner Bros. Pictures | Albert Brooks (director/screenplay); Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck Henry | Romance, Comedy, Fantasy | Live action | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | New Line Cinema | Michael Pressman (director); Todd W. Langen (screenplay); Paige Turco, David Warner, Ernie Reyes, Jr., François Chau, Kevin Nash, Toshishiro Obata, Vanilla Ice, Adam Carl, Kevin Clash, Laurie Faso, David McCharen, Michael McConnohie, Robbie Rist, Brian Tochi, Frank Welker | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts | Live action | ||
29 | Career Opportunities | Universal Pictures / Hughes Entertainment | Bryan Gordon (director); John Hughes (screenplay); Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson, Jenny O'Hara, Noble Willingham, William Forsythe, John Candy, Barry Corbin | Romance, Comedy | Live action | |
The Five Heartbeats | 20th Century Fox | Robert Townsend (director); Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans (screenplay); Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Diahann Carroll | Musical, Drama | Live action |