Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale | 
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 1980 | ||
![]() Song of the South
    
        Animation
    
        Comedy
    
        Family
    
        Fantasy
    
        Musical
    
 With: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten 1 hr 34 min  | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited | 
| October 10, 1980 | ||
![]() Private Benjamin
    
        Comedy
    
        War
    
 With: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber 1 hr 49 min  | Warner Bros. | Wide | 
![]() Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
    
        Drama
    
        History
    
        War
    
 With: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu 3 hr  | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited | 
| October 17, 1980 | ||
![]() Breaking Glass
    
        Drama
    
        Musical
    
 With: Phil Daniels, Hazel O'Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce 1 hr 44 min  | Paramount Pictures | Limited | 
| October 24, 1980 | ||
![]() Motel Hell
    
        Comedy
    
        Horror
    
        Thriller
    
 With: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod 1 hr 41 min  | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited | 
![]() Loving Couples
    
        Comedy
    
 With: Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Collins 1 hr 37 min  | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited | 
![]() Melvin and Howard
    
        Comedy
    
        Drama
    
 With: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire, Mary Steenburgen 1 hr 35 min  | Universal Pictures | Limited | 
| October 31, 1980 | ||
![]() The Awakening
    
        Horror
    
 With: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist 1 hr 45 min  | Warner Bros. | Limited | 








