Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| December 3, 1980 | ||
 The Competition
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Lee Remick, Sam Wanamaker 2 hr 3 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| 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 |
