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The 5 Highest-grossing Horror Movies of 1991

The year is 1991. Headlines were dominated by shocking and transformative events: police in Milwaukee discovered the gruesome remains of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims, Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union, and Time magazine published a scathing critique of Scientology titled “The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power.”

Amidst these dramatic happenings across the globe, it was a historic year for all things spooky at the box office! The Silence of the Lambs was not only the highest-grossing horror movie of the year, but the 22nd highest-grossing horror flick of all time.