Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| October 30, 1981 | ||
 Halloween II
Horror
With: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer 1 hr 32 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Looker
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young 1 hr 33 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| November 6, 1981 | ||
 Time Bandits
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond 1 hr 56 min | Embassy Pictures | Limited |
| November 13, 1981 | ||
 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, Kathryn Harrold, Ed Flanders 1 hr 40 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| November 20, 1981 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Absence of Malice
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon 1 hr 56 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Man of Iron
Drama
History
With: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Wieslawa Kosmalska 2 hr 36 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
