Domestic Box Office For October 1991
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Sue | $33,691,313 | 1,634 | $4,974,958 | 14.8% | 1,634 | Oct 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Other People's Money | $25,682,090 | 1,249 | $5,012,332 | 19.5% | 1,246 | Oct 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Frankie and Johnny | $22,773,535 | 1,150 | $4,768,177 | 20.9% | 1,150 | Oct 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Ricochet | $21,756,163 | 1,560 | $4,831,181 | 22.2% | 1,560 | Oct 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | House Party 2 | $19,438,638 | 1,185 | $6,027,105 | 31% | 1,165 | Oct 25 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | Paradise | $18,634,643 | 918 | $38,778 | 0.2% | 2 | Oct 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Ernest Scared Stupid | $14,143,280 | 1,787 | $4,453,132 | 31.5% | 1,782 | Oct 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Shattered | $11,511,031 | 1,288 | $3,457,105 | 30% | 1,286 | Oct 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | The Super | $11,000,863 | 1,581 | $3,656,390 | 33.2% | 1,578 | Oct 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | The Butcher's Wife | $9,689,816 | 800 | $2,442,229 | 25.2% | 800 | Oct 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Suburban Commando | $6,948,859 | 987 | $1,947,744 | 28% | 899 | Oct 4 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | Shout | $3,547,684 | 983 | $1,611,725 | 45.4% | 968 | Oct 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
