1991 in film

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The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.

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Events

Top grossing films

Rank Title Studio Actors Director Gross Budget
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick and Edward Furlong James Cameron $519,843,345 $102 million
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater and Alan Rickman Kevin Reynolds $390,493,908 $48 million
3. Beauty and the Beast Disney voices of Paige O'Hara; Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers, Robby Benson, Richard White, and Jerry Orbach Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise $377,350,553 $25 million
4. Hook TriStar Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins Steven Spielberg $300,854,823 $70 million
5. The Silence of the Lambs Orion Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Diane Baker, and Anthony Hopkins Jonathan Demme $272,742,922 $19 million
6. JFK Warner Bros. Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Joe Pesci, Kevin Bacon, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Edward Asner, Donald Sutherland, and Sissy Spacek Oliver Stone $205,405,498 $40 million
7. The Addams Family Paramount Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya, Judith Malina, Elizabeth Wilson, and Christina Ricci Barry Sonnenfeld $191,502,426 $38 million
8. Cape Fear Universal Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, Robert Mitchum, and Gregory Peck Martin Scorsese $182,291,969 $35 million
9. Hot Shots! Fox Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino and Lloyd Bridges Jim Abrahams $181,096,164 $26 million
10. City Slickers Columbia Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Jack Palance Ron Underwood $179,033,791 $26 million

Awards

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
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 & Jeff Bridges
The Fisher King
Anthony Hopkins
The Silence of the Lambs
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
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

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Wide-release movies

January–March

"Lionheart"

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

Notable deaths

Film debuts

References