Domestic Box Office For November 1988
| 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 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | $7,179,298 | - | - | - | - | Nov 11 | - | Orion Classics |
| 13 | A Cry in the Dark | $6,908,797 | 334 | $1,561,793 | 22.6% | 334 | Nov 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Fresh Horses | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $3,074,292 | 46.3% | 1,272 | Nov 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | 1969 | $5,979,011 | 520 | $1,709,120 | 28.6% | 520 | Nov 18 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 16 | The Good Mother | $4,764,606 | 670 | $1,804,288 | 37.9% | 667 | Nov 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Split Decisions | $695,822 | 405 | $423,303 | 60.8% | 405 | Nov 11 | - | New Century |
| 18 | Spike of Bensonhurst | $623,112 | - | - | - | - | Nov 11 | - | FilmDallas Pictures |
| 19 | Buster | $540,000 | 217 | $265,038 | 49.1% | 217 | Nov 23 | - | Hemdale |
| 20 | Full Moon in Blue Water | $450,726 | 56 | $212,963 | 47.2% | 56 | Nov 23 | Feb 2 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 21 | The Chocolate War | $303,624 | 11 | $14,351 | 4.7% | 2 | Nov 18 | Feb 16 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
| 22 | Distant Thunder | $156,188 | 31 | $82,186 | 52.6% | 31 | Nov 11 | Nov 24 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Hanna's War | $139,796 | 35 | $60,986 | 43.6% | 35 | Nov 23 | Dec 15 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 24 | Amsterdamned | $98,003 | 5 | $14,819 | 15.1% | 5 | Nov 23 | Mar 2 | Vestron Pictures |
| 25 | Ghost Town | $75,000 | 8 | $10,478 | 14% | 8 | Nov 11 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 26 | Missing Link | $6,127 | - | - | - | - | Nov 4 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
