Domestic Box Office For November 1996
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ransom | $136,492,681 | 2,768 | $34,216,088 | 25.1% | 2,676 | Nov 8 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 101 Dalmatians | $136,189,294 | 2,901 | $33,504,025 | 24.6% | 2,794 | Nov 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Star Trek: First Contact | $92,027,888 | 2,812 | $30,716,131 | 33.4% | 2,812 | Nov 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Space Jam | $90,418,342 | 2,650 | $27,528,529 | 30.4% | 2,650 | Nov 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The English Patient | $78,676,425 | 1,409 | $278,439 | 0.4% | 10 | Nov 15 | - | Miramax |
| 6 | Jingle All the Way | $60,592,389 | 2,404 | $12,112,267 | 20% | 2,401 | Nov 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Romeo + Juliet | $46,351,345 | 1,963 | $11,133,231 | 24% | 1,276 | Nov 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $41,083,864 | 2,489 | $12,210,868 | 29.7% | 2,489 | Nov 15 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Set It Off | $36,461,139 | 1,016 | $8,812,105 | 24.2% | 1,014 | Nov 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Shine | $35,892,330 | 1,050 | $162,179 | 0.5% | 7 | Nov 22 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 11 | Sling Blade | $24,444,121 | 1,020 | $28,139 | 0.1% | 3 | Nov 29 | - | Miramax |
| 12 | Larger Than Life | $8,315,693 | 2,433 | $3,779,504 | 45.5% | 2,433 | Nov 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | The Crucible | $7,343,114 | 344 | $62,995 | 0.9% | 1 | Nov 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Dear God | $7,138,523 | 1,774 | $3,213,045 | 45% | 1,754 | Nov 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Breaking the Waves | $3,803,298 | - | - | - | - | Nov 13 | - | October Films |
| 16 | Ridicule | $1,979,768 | - | - | - | - | Nov 22 | - | Miramax |
| 17 | The Funeral | $1,227,324 | 70 | $41,768 | 3.4% | 2 | Nov 1 | - | October Films |
| 18 | Bad Moon | $1,055,525 | 825 | $607,081 | 57.5% | 825 | Nov 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Mother Night | $403,701 | 30 | $48,661 | 12.1% | 8 | Nov 1 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 20 | Unhook the Stars | $272,542 | 20 | $33,258 | 12.2% | 3 | Nov 1 | Mar 6 | Miramax |
| 21 | Santa with Muscles | $220,198 | 98 | $120,932 | 54.9% | 98 | Nov 8 | Dec 5 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 22 | Mad Dog Time | $107,874 | - | - | - | - | Nov 8 | - | United Artists |
| 23 | The Secret Agent | $106,606 | 7 | $25,909 | 24.3% | 6 | Nov 8 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 24 | The War at Home | $44,722 | 6 | $15,040 | 33.6% | 4 | Nov 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Breathing Room | $16,299 | 1 | $7,750 | 47.5% | 1 | Nov 8 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 26 | Zero Kelvin | $10,493 | 1 | $3,740 | 35.6% | 1 | Nov 27 | Dec 12 | Kino International |
| 27 | Blue Juice | $4,535 | 2 | $2,750 | 60.6% | 2 | Nov 13 | Nov 21 | Filmopolis Pictures |
| 28 | Mercy | $2,967 | - | - | - | - | Nov 1 | Nov 7 | Unapix Entertainment Productions |
