Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 1980 | ||
 Flash Gordon
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol 1 hr 51 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| December 12, 1980 | ||
 Popeye
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Romance
With: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley 1 hr 54 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Stir Crazy
Comedy
Crime
With: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams 1 hr 51 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| December 14, 1980 | ||
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| December 17, 1980 | ||
 Any Which Way You Can
Action
Comedy
With: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith 1 hr 56 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 My American Uncle
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud 2 hr 5 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
| December 19, 1980 | ||
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 The Formula
Crime
Thriller
With: George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud 1 hr 57 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 The Mirror Crack'd
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
With: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin 1 hr 45 min | - | Limited |
 A Change of Seasons
Comedy
Drama
With: Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek, Michael Brandon 1 hr 42 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 Inside Moves
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Sport
With: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright 1 hr 53 min | - | Limited |
 The Jazz Singer
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Laurence Olivier, Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams 1 hr 55 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Seems Like Old Times
Comedy
Romance
With: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin, Robert Guillaume 1 hr 42 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 The Aristocats
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Musical
With: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers 1 hr 18 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
| December 25, 1980 | ||
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Altered States
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid 1 hr 42 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
