1991 in film explained

The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and .

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows:^[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1991
Rank	Title	Distributor	Worldwide gross
1		Sony / Carolco	$520,881,154^[2]
2		Warner Bros.	$390,493,908
3	Beauty and the Beast	Buena Vista		-->$^[3]
4	Hook	Sony	$300,854,984
5	The Silence of the Lambs	Orion	$272,742,922
6	JFK	Warner Bros.	$205,405,498
7		Paramount	$192,230,411^[4]
8	The Addams Family	Paramount / Orion	$191,502,426
9	Cape Fear	Universal	$182,291,969
10	Hot Shots!	20th Century Fox	$181,096,164

Events

February 14 – The Silence of the Lambs is released and becomes only the third film after It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film.
March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of Paramount Pictures.
July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures.
July 3 – became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.
August 7 - 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. 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.

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
Category/Organization	width=200	Drama !	45th BAFTA Awards February 21, 1992	64th Academy Awards March 30, 1992	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	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			*The Silence of the Lambs* Ted Tally
Best Screenplay, Original		*Thelma & Louise* Callie Khouri
Best Original Score				*Beauty and the Beast* Alan Menken
Best Original 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*

1991 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

List of action films of 1991
List of animated feature films of 1991
List of avant-garde films of 1991
List of crime films of 1991
List of comedy films of 1991
List of drama films of 1991
List of horror films of 1991
List of science fiction films of 1991
List of thriller films of 1991
List of western films of 1991

Births

January 1 - Mark L. Young, American actor
January 2 – Ben Hardy, English actor
January 4 – Charles Melton, American actor and model
January 7 - Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, American actress and singer
January 9 - Laura-Leigh, American actress
January 13
- Genevieve Gaunt, English actress
- Jennifer Paredes, American Actress
January 15
- Ayeza Khan, Pakistani actress and model
- Lulu Popplewell, English comedian and actress
January 17 – Willa Fitzgerald, American actress
January 18 – Britt McKillip, Canadian actress, singer
January 19 – Erin Sanders, American actress
January 21
- Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director
- Brittany Tiplady, Canadian actress
January 25
- Ariana DeBose, American actress, dancer and singer
- Rupert Simonian, British actor
January 27 – Cristo Fernández, Mexican actor
January 28 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, musician
February 10 – Emma Roberts, American actress
February 12 – Tanaya Beatty, Canadian actress
February 17
- Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter
- Bonnie Wright, English actress
February 18 – Malese Jow, American actress
February 21
- Joe Alwyn, English actor
- Rose Reynolds, British actress and singer
February 24 - O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
February 25 – Tony Oller, American singer, songwriter and actor
February 26 - Lex Scott Davis, American actress
February 28
- Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
- Rudy Mancuso, American internet personality, musician and actor
March 2 – Jake Picking, German-born American actor
March 5 – Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, English-Australian actress
March 6 – Tyler, The Creator, American rapper
March 7 – Daisy Head, English actress
March 8 – Devon Werkheiser, American actor
March 9 – Domo Genesis, American rapper
March 12 - Lauren Holt, American actress, comedian and singer
March 17 – Kristjan Lüüs, Estonian actor
March 19 – Garrett Clayton, American actor
March 22 - Dominique Fishback, American actress
March 23 – Madelyn Deutch, American actress, director, musician and writer
March 25 – Seychelle Gabriel, American actress
March 28 – Amy Bruckner, American actress
March 29
- Irene, South Korean singer, rapper and actress
- Samantha Win, Canadian actress
March 31 – Elliot Barnes-Worrell, English actor
April 4 – Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress
April 7 - Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter and actress
April 9 – Amber Lee Connors, American voice actress
April 10
- AJ Michalka, American singer and actress
- Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
April 13 – Dylan Penn, American actress and model
April 19 – Mehazabien Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress and model
April 21 – Frank Dillane, English actor
April 22 – Leonie Benesch, German actor
May 6 – Shamier Anderson, Canadian actor
May 17 – Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor, comedian and rapper
May 21 – Sarah Ramos, American actress
June 1 – Zazie Beetz, American actress
June 7 – Emily Ratajkowski, English-born American actress and model
June 11 – Kärt Tammjärv, Estonian actress
June 15 – Lindsay Seidel, American voice actress
June 18 – Willa Holland, American actress
June 24 – Dexter Darden, American actor
June 26 – Will Attenborough, British actor
June 28 - Daniel Zovatto, Costa Rican-American actor
June 29
- Tajja Isen, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter
- Addison Timlin, American actress
July 5 – Jason Dolley, American actor
July 6 – Victoire Thivisol, French actress
July 7 – Eve Hewson, Irish actress
July 8 – Thuso Mbedu, South African actress
July 9 – Mitchel Musso, American actor
July 11 – Kentaro Sakaguchi, actor and model
July 12 – Erik Per Sullivan, American actor
July 16 – Alexandra Shipp, American actress
July 29 – Jahmil French, Canadian actor (died 2021)
August 4 - Lucinda Dryzek, English actress
August 12 – Lakeith Stanfield, American actor
August 13 - Nikita Hopkins, American screenwriter, visual artist and former child voice actor
August 16 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
August 17 – Austin Butler, American actor
August 22 – Naomi Ackie, English actress
August 23 - Jake Manley, Canadian actor
August 26 – Dylan O'Brien, American actor
August 27 – Young Mazino, American actor
August 28 – Kyle Massey, American actor
September 4 - Carter Jenkins, American actor
September 5 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
September 9
- Yang Yang, Chinese actor
- Kelsey Chow, American actress
September 17 – Mena Massoud, Egyptian-born Canadian actor and singer
September 19 – Tyler Neitzel, American actor
September 20 – Spencer Locke, American actress
September 25 – Alix Bénézech, French actress
September 27 – Thomas Mann, American actress
October 3 - Derek Klena, American actor and singer
October 5 – Xiao Zhan, Chinese actor
October 6 – Roshon Fegan, American actor, dancer, and rapper
October 18
- Tyler Posey, American actor and musician
- Toby Regbo, English actor
October 19 – Samantha Robinson, American actress
October 23 – Sophie Oda, American actress
October 25 – Lorina Kamburova, Bulgarian actress (d. 2021)
October 27 – Bryan Craig, American actor
October 28 – Mart Müürisepp, Estonian actor
October 31 – Jordan-Claire Green, American actress
November 1 – Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer-songwriter
November 4 – Tanya Reynolds, English actress
November 8 – Riker Lynch, American actor, singer, musician
November 10 - Genevieve Buechner, Canadian actress
November 11
- Christa B. Allen, American actress
- Travis Tope, American actor
November 13
- Matt Bennett, American actor
- Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
November 15 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
December 10 - KiKi Layne, American actress
December 12 – Jaime Lorente, Spanish actor
December 15 – Eunice Cho, American actress
December 17 - Daniel Tay, American former actor
December 19 – Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter
December 20
- Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
- Colin Woodell, American actor
December 24 – Sofia Black-D'Elia, American actress
December 27 - Chloe Bridges, American actress

Deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession
January	2		57	US	Production Designer
4		81	US	Screenwriter
12		86	China	Actor
14		49	US	Actor
19		87	US	Actor
19		81	US	Screenwriter
19		70	US	Actor
25		83	UK	Actress
30		83	US	Actor
February	1		89	US	Actress
1		84	UK	Sound Engineer, Voice Actor
2		85	US	Actress
3		69	US	Actress
5		87	US	Actor
6		77	US	Actor
12		65	Austria	Costume Designer
24		71	US	Actor
24		74	US	Actress
25		74	US	Film Editor
26		92	US	Film Editor
26		75	US	Singer, Actor
March	3		72	US	Actor
5		71	UK	Screenwriter
6		84	Italy	Actor
7		74	US	Screenwriter
14		40	US	Lyricist
15		78	US	Director
18		90	Hungary	Actress
18		59	Estonia	Actress
22		82	UK	Actress
22		44	US	Actor
23		87	Argentina	Actress
27		64	US	Actor
28		87	Mexico	Actor
April	3		86	UK	Screenwriter
9		72	UK	Title Designer
10		35	US	Actor
10		90	US	Actress
12		62	US	Actor
16		83	UK	Director
20		78	US	Director
23		83	US	Producer
26		80	US	Composer
26		90	US	Screenwriter
28		74	US	Actor
May	1		95	US	Director
2		57	Poland	Screenwriter, Actor
6		87	UK	Actor
8		72	UK	Actor
11		88	Italy	Actor
15		55	UK	Actor
18		86	US	Actress
18		85	UK	Director, Screenwriter
23		70	Canada	Director
26		88	Ukraine	Art Director, Production Designer
29		77	Australia	Actress
31		74	Spain	Actor
June	3		92	UK	Actress
8		49	Germany	Actress
12		83	UK	Actress
12		83	UK	Actor
15		82	US	Actor
16		69	US	Actress
18		60	UK	Actor
19		90	US	Actress
23		70	Italy	Actress
26		88	US	Cinematographer
27		69	US	Producer, Screenwriter
30		89	US	Art Director
July	1		54	US	Actor
2		61	France	Screenwriter
2		55	US	Actress
5		90	US	Actress
8		57	US	Actor
11		89	Philippines	Actress, Singer
15		57	US	Actor
August	4		80	US	Screenwriter
16		86	Italy	Director
17		65	US	Actor
18		54	UK	Actor
21		75	US	Director
22		67	Canada	Actress
25		88	US	Screenwriter
26		52-53	UK	Costume Designer
29		44	UK	Actor
29		72	US	Actress
30		84	UK	Actor
September	3		78	France	Cinematographer
3		94	US	Director
4		65	US	Actor
7		58	US	Actor
8		41	US	Actor
8		80	US	Composer
13		89	Romania	Producer
14		61	US	Actress
15		85	US	Actor
16		48	UK	Actress
21		83	US	Actor
23		51	US	Director, Producer, Screenwriter
24		73	US	Actress
25		79	France	Actress
27		79	US	Songwriter
October	6	Phil Feldman	69	US	Producer
9		51	US	Actor
11		68	US	Actor, Comedian
12		75	Australia	Actress
12		76	US	Actress
12		92	US	Actress
12		93	US	Actor
13		67	UK	Actor
14		70	US	Producer
16		85	US	Cinematographer
17		84	Ireland	Actor
22		77	Australia	Actress
25		65	UK	Actor
28		78	US	Lyricist, Composer, Producer
29		73	US	Art Director, Production Designer
November	2		75	US	Producer, Director, Screenwriter
5		83	US	Actor
6		70	US	Actress
10		73	Norway	Actor, Choreographer
11		62	US	Composer
12		60	US	Actress
12		59	Italy	Actor
13		70	France	Actor, Singer
14		63	UK	Director
19		84	Austria	Actor
20		89	US	Director
21		60	US	Screenwriter
22		79	Japan	Director
23		65	Germany	Actor
24		47	UK	Production Designer
24		45	UK	Singer, Songwriter
25		86	US	Actress
27		87	US	Actor
27		67	US	Producer
28		79	US	Screenwriter
December	7		70	US	Producer
11		70	US	Actor
11		91	US	Actor	The Wizard of Oz
12		93	US	Actress
13		58	UK	Costume Designer
19		81	US	Screenwriter
19		70	Canada	Actor
23		89	US	Film Editor
18		67	US	Actor
28		43	Australia	Actress

External links

List of 1991 films at IMDb
1991 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
List of 1991 deaths at IMDb
List of 1991 births at IMDb

Notes and References

Web site: 1991 Worldwide Box Office . Box Office Mojo. IMDb. March 7, 2020.
Web site: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) . Box Office Mojo . https://web.archive.org/web/20170626051349/https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminator2.htm . June 26, 2017 . $519,843,345.
Beauty and the Beast box-office
- Total prior to 2012 reissue: Web site: Beauty and the Beast (1991) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112082904/https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=beautyandthebeast.htm . January 12, 2012 . $377,350,553.
- 2002 IMAX release: Web site: Beauty and the Beast (IMAX) . . December 25, 2017 . Domestic Total Gross: $25,487,190; Foreign: $5,546,156.
Variety. Top 50 worldwide grossers. July 15, 2002. D'Alessandro. Anthony. 52, Paramount at 90 supplement.