Domestic Box Office For November 1986
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $109,713,132 | 1,956 | $16,881,888 | 15.4% | 1,349 | Nov 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | An American Tail | $47,483,002 | 1,249 | $5,234,446 | 11% | 1,246 | Nov 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Hoosiers | $28,607,524 | 1,048 | $220,068 | 0.8% | 30 | Nov 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 4 | Song of the South 1986 Re-release | $17,659,346 | 1,529 | $4,203,111 | 23.8% | 1,505 | Nov 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | The Mosquito Coast | $14,302,779 | 451 | $110,313 | 0.8% | 3 | Nov 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Firewalker | $11,949,484 | 1,120 | $4,130,323 | 34.6% | 1,120 | Nov 21 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 7 | Something Wild | $8,362,969 | 916 | $1,825,717 | 21.8% | 914 | Nov 7 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 8 | 52 Pick-Up | $5,186,646 | 730 | $1,654,835 | 31.9% | 730 | Nov 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 9 | Tai-Pan | $4,007,250 | 860 | $1,863,469 | 46.5% | 860 | Nov 7 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 10 | The Wraith | $3,500,000 | 588 | $1,402,535 | 40.1% | 588 | Nov 21 | - | New Century |
| 11 | Deadtime Stories | $2,750,741 | 255 | $708,112 | 25.7% | 255 | Nov 28 | Mar 12 | Palisades Pictures |
| 12 | Streets of Gold | $2,546,238 | 797 | $1,279,498 | 50.3% | 797 | Nov 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Betty Blue | $2,003,822 | 20 | $29,383 | 1.5% | 2 | Nov 7 | - | Alive Films |
| 14 | The Decline of the American Empire | $1,902,706 | - | - | - | - | Nov 14 | - | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 15 | Quiet Cool | $1,900,000 | 470 | $815,812 | 42.9% | 470 | Nov 7 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | Solarbabies | $1,579,260 | 692 | $704,692 | 44.6% | 692 | Nov 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Marlene | $852,676 | 6 | $14,490 | 1.7% | 1 | Nov 7 | - | Alive Films |
| 18 | Nutcracker | $781,727 | 597 | $351,633 | 45% | 597 | Nov 26 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 19 | Defense of the Realm | $750,000 | 15 | $19,938 | 2.7% | 4 | Nov 21 | - | Hemdale |
| 20 | Modern Girls | $604,849 | - | - | - | - | Nov 7 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 21 | Nobody's Fool | $563,358 | 290 | $258,100 | 45.8% | 290 | Nov 7 | - | Island Pictures |
| 22 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | $278,623 | 63 | $118,200 | 42.4% | 63 | Nov 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 23 | Willy/Milly | $277,405 | 182 | $214,000 | 77.1% | 182 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | Palisades Pictures |
| 24 | Jocks | $120,808 | - | - | - | - | Nov 14 | - | Crown |
| 25 | Space Rage | $7,689 | - | - | - | - | Nov 21 | - | Garwood Films |
