Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 1988 | ||
 Moon Over Parador
Comedy
Romance
With: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters 1 hr 43 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Running on Empty
Crime
Drama
Music
Romance
With: River Phoenix, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry 1 hr 56 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Some Girls
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley, Lance Edwards 1 hr 34 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Track 29
Drama
Mystery
With: Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp 1 hr 31 min | Island Pictures | Limited |
| September 16, 1988 | ||
 Messenger of Death
Action
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
With: Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Daniel Benzali 1 hr 31 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
 Tougher Than Leather
Crime
Drama
Music
With: Darryl McDaniels, Daniel Simmons, Jam Master Jay, Joseph Simmons 1 hr 27 min | New Line Cinema | Limited |
 Seven Hours to Judgment
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Julianne Phillips, Tiny Ron 1 hr 30 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
 Miles from Home
Action
Crime
Drama
With: Richard Gere, Penelope Ann Miller, Brian Dennehy, Jason Campbell 1 hr 48 min | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
 The Prince of Pennsylvania
Comedy
Drama
With: Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia, Amy Madigan 1 hr 27 min | New Line Cinema | Limited |
 Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Nicholas Strouse, Andrea Thompson, Martha Scott, Adam West 1 hr 25 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
 The Beast of War
Adventure
Drama
War
With: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin 1 hr 51 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| September 23, 1988 | ||
 Dead Ringers
Drama
Horror
Thriller
With: Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon 1 hr 56 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Kansas
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Leslie Hope, Alan Toy 1 hr 48 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Wide |
 Patty Hearst
Biography
Drama
With: Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames, Frances Fisher 1 hr 48 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 Spellbinder
Drama
Horror
Romance
Thriller
With: Tim Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich, Audra Lindley 1 hr 39 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Sweet Hearts Dance
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins 1 hr 41 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 Gorillas in the Mist
Biography
Drama
With: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi 2 hr 9 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 After School
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
With: Sam Bottoms, Renée Coleman, Edward Binns, Dick Cavett 1 hr 29 min | - | Limited |
 | Sony Pictures Releasing | Limited |
| September 30, 1988 | ||
 Heartbreak Hotel
Comedy
Musical
Romance
With: David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter, Angela Goethals 1 hr 37 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Memories of Me
Comedy
Drama
With: Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll 1 hr 45 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Comedy
Horror
With: Cassandra Peterson, Phil Rubenstein, Larry Flash Jenkins, Damita Jo Freeman 1 hr 36 min | New World Pictures | Wide |
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Bird
Biography
Drama
Music
With: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright 2 hr 41 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| October 7, 1988 | ||
 Alien Nation
Action
Sci-Fi
With: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard 1 hr 31 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
Memories of Me
Comedy
Drama
With: Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll 1 hr 45 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 Imagine: John Lennon
Biography
Documentary
Music
With: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, George Harrison 1 hr 40 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Clara's Heart
Drama
With: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris 1 hr 48 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
Gorillas in the Mist
Biography
Drama
With: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi 2 hr 9 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
| Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
| October 14, 1988 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Pumpkinhead
Fantasy
Horror
With: Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Kimberly Ross 1 hr 26 min | United Artists | Limited |
 Madame Sousatzka
Drama
Music
With: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy 2 hr 2 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Night of the Demons
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
With: Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Hal Havins, Allison Barron 1 hr 30 min | - | Limited |