Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| October 17, 1980 | ||
 Breaking Glass
Drama
Musical
With: Phil Daniels, Hazel O'Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce 1 hr 44 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| October 24, 1980 | ||
 Motel Hell
Comedy
Horror
Thriller
With: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod 1 hr 41 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Loving Couples
Comedy
With: Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Collins 1 hr 37 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 Melvin and Howard
Comedy
Drama
With: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Mary Steenburgen 1 hr 35 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| October 31, 1980 | ||
 The Awakening
Horror
With: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist 1 hr 45 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| November 14, 1980 | ||
 The Idolmaker
Biography
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land 1 hr 57 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Raging Bull
Biography
Drama
Sport
With: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent 2 hr 9 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Close Encounters of the Third Kind1980 Special Edition
Drama
Sci-Fi
With: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon 2 hr 18 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| November 19, 1980 | ||
 Heaven's Gate
Adventure
Drama
Western
With: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston 3 hr 39 min | United Artists | Limited |
