Domestic Box Office For November 1989
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future Part II | $118,811,197 | 2,107 | $27,835,125 | 23.4% | 1,865 | Nov 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Little Mermaid | $84,355,863 | 1,533 | $6,031,914 | 7.2% | 994 | Nov 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Steel Magnolias | $83,759,091 | 1,372 | $5,425,440 | 6.5% | 480 | Nov 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | Harlem Nights | $60,864,870 | 2,180 | $16,096,808 | 26.4% | 2,180 | Nov 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $27,100,027 | 1,591 | $4,712,834 | 17.4% | 1,577 | Nov 17 | - | United Artists |
| 6 | Prancer | $18,587,135 | 1,728 | $2,914,486 | 15.7% | 1,713 | Nov 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 7 | My Left Foot | $14,743,391 | 510 | $41,165 | 0.3% | 2 | Nov 10 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | Henry V | $10,161,099 | 134 | $64,933 | 0.6% | 3 | Nov 8 | Aug 16 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 9 | Second Sight | $5,368,865 | 815 | $2,156,742 | 40.2% | 815 | Nov 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Staying Together | $4,348,025 | 1,045 | $2,020,777 | 46.5% | 1,045 | Nov 10 | - | Hemdale |
| 11 | The Phantom of the Opera | $3,953,745 | 1,468 | $2,050,000 | 51.8% | 1,468 | Nov 3 | Nov 23 | 21st Century Film France |
| 12 | Communion | $1,919,653 | 240 | $822,123 | 42.8% | 240 | Nov 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Best of the Best | $1,700,000 | 600 | $990,000 | 58.2% | 600 | Nov 10 | - | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 14 | Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy | $1,519,796 | - | - | - | - | Nov 3 | - | Miramax |
| 15 | Valmont | $1,132,112 | 7 | $96,008 | 8.5% | 7 | Nov 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 16 | Crack House | $862,551 | 67 | $210,162 | 24.4% | 67 | Nov 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 17 | For All Mankind | $770,132 | 9 | $33,777 | 4.4% | 6 | Nov 1 | - | Apollo Associates |
| 18 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | $363,561 | 40 | $52,080 | 14.3% | 40 | Nov 10 | - | Troma |
| 19 | After Midnight | $76,325 | 224 | $59,260 | 77.6% | 224 | Nov 3 | Nov 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 20 | Survival Quest | $62,683 | 168 | $29,453 | 47% | 168 | Nov 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Ten Little Indians | $59,405 | 79 | $43,436 | 73.1% | 79 | Nov 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 22 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | $43,671 | 5 | $15,872 | 36.3% | 5 | Nov 3 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | High Stakes | $4,780 | 1 | $3,346 | 70% | 1 | Nov 17 | Nov 23 | Trimark Pictures |
