Domestic Box Office For November 1988
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrooged | $60,328,558 | 1,897 | $13,027,842 | 21.6% | 1,262 | Nov 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Oliver & Company | $53,279,055 | 1,503 | $4,022,752 | 7.6% | 952 | Nov 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Land Before Time | $48,478,716 | 1,414 | $7,526,025 | 15.5% | 1,395 | Nov 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Child's Play | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $6,583,963 | 19.8% | 1,377 | Nov 11 | - | United Artists |
| 5 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $28,202,109 | 1,640 | $5,710,734 | 20.2% | 1,634 | Nov 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Cocoon: The Return | $18,924,919 | 997 | $5,568,143 | 29.4% | 986 | Nov 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | They Live | $13,447,978 | 1,463 | $4,827,903 | 35.9% | 1,463 | Nov 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Everybody's All-American | $12,638,294 | 1,123 | $3,425,796 | 27.1% | 1,122 | Nov 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Iron Eagle II | $10,497,324 | 878 | $3,530,016 | 33.6% | 874 | Nov 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $8,600,823 | 1,391 | $3,821,351 | 44.4% | 1,391 | Nov 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | High Spirits | $8,578,231 | 826 | $3,308,250 | 38.6% | 825 | Nov 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Fresh Horses | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $3,074,292 | 46.3% | 1,272 | Nov 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | The Good Mother | $4,764,606 | 670 | $1,804,288 | 37.9% | 667 | Nov 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
