Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 1981 | ||
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| September 25, 1981 | ||
 Chariots of Fire
Biography
Drama
Sport
With: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers 2 hr 5 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 True Confessions
Crime
Drama
With: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan 1 hr 48 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 | Embassy Pictures | Limited |
| October 2, 1981 | ||
 Zoot Suit
Drama
Musical
With: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly 1 hr 43 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| October 7, 1981 | ||
 The Watcher in the Woods
Family
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker 1 hr 24 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
| October 9, 1981 | ||
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| October 16, 1981 | ||
 ...All the Marbles
Comedy
Drama
Sport
With: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young 1 hr 53 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| October 21, 1981 | ||
 | - | Limited |
| October 23, 1981 | ||
 Silence of the North
Drama
With: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, Jennifer McKinney 1 hr 34 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Enter the Ninja
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi, Christopher George 1 hr 39 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
