Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 1981 | ||
 Scanners
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane 1 hr 43 min | Embassy Pictures | Limited |
| January 30, 1981 | ||
 The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson 1 hr 28 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| February 6, 1981 | ||
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 The Devil and Max Devlin
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Adam Rich 1 hr 36 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
| February 11, 1981 | ||
 My Bloody Valentine
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Keith Knight 1 hr 30 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| February 13, 1981 | ||
 Sphinx
Adventure
Mystery
Thriller
With: Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud 1 hr 58 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 American Pop
Animation
Drama
History
Music
Musical
With: Mews Small, Ron Thompson, Jerry Holland, Lisa Jane Persky 1 hr 36 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 The Last Metro
Drama
Romance
War
With: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol 2 hr 11 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Eyewitness
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods 1 hr 43 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 Sunday Lovers
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Roger Moore, Lino Ventura, Ugo Tognazzi, Gene Wilder 2 hr 5 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 The Dogs of War
Action
Adventure
Drama
War
With: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais 1 hr 59 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| February 15, 1981 | ||
 La Cage aux Folles II
Comedy
With: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru 1 hr 41 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
