Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 1979 | ||
 National Lampoon's Animal House1979 Re-release
Comedy
With: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst 1 hr 49 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| September 28, 1979 | ||
 A Man, a Woman and a Bank
Comedy
Crime
With: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Paul Mazursky, Allan Kolman 1 hr 40 min | AVCO Embassy Pictures | Limited |
 When a Stranger Calls
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano 1 hr 37 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| October 5, 1979 | ||
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Starting Over
Comedy
Romance
With: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning 1 hr 45 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| October 11, 1979 | ||
 The Wobblies
Documentary
History
With: Roger Baldwin, Joe Murphy, Violet Miller, Jack Miller 1 hr 29 min | Kino Lorber | Limited |
| October 17, 1979 | ||
 The Black Stallion
Adventure
Family
Sport
With: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse 1 hr 58 min | United Artists | Limited |
| October 19, 1979 | ||
 Meteor
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith 1 hr 48 min | American International Pictures (AIP) | Limited |
 And Justice for All
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg 1 hr 59 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| October 26, 1979 | ||
 The Great Santini
Drama
With: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky 1 hr 55 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
