Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 1988 | ||
 Gorillas in the Mist
Biography
Drama
With: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi 2 hr 9 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| September 30, 1988 | ||
 Memories of Me
Comedy
Drama
With: Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll 1 hr 45 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 | Columbia Pictures | 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 |
| October 21, 1988 | ||
 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Horror
Thriller
With: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur 1 hr 28 min | - | Wide |
 Mystic Pizza
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio 1 hr 44 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 Without a Clue
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
With: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony 1 hr 47 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 | Avenue Pictures Productions | Limited |
 Things Change
Comedy
Crime
Drama
With: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston 1 hr 40 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 The Lair of the White Worm
Comedy
Horror
With: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi 1 hr 33 min | Vestron Pictures | Limited |
 | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
| October 28, 1988 | ||
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| November 4, 1988 | ||
 They Live
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower 1 hr 34 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 U2: Rattle and Hum
Documentary
Music
With: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. 1 hr 39 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Everybody's All-American
Drama
Romance
Sport
With: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman 2 hr 7 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Good Mother
Drama
Romance
With: Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards, Ralph Bellamy 1 hr 43 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Testimony
Biography
Drama
History
Music
With: Ben Kingsley, Sherry Baines, Magdalen Asquith, Mark Asquith 2 hr 37 min | European Classics | Limited |
| November 11, 1988 | ||
 Ernest Saves Christmas
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker 1 hr 35 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Child's Play
Horror
Thriller
With: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif 1 hr 27 min | United Artists | Wide |
 Iron Eagle II
Action
Drama
Romance
War
With: Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Alan Scarfe 1 hr 45 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Split Decisions
Action
Drama
Sport
With: Gene Hackman, Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, John McLiam 1 hr 35 min | New Century | Limited |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Ghost Town
Action
Horror
Western
With: Franc Luz, Catherine Hickland, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Penelope Windust 1 hr 25 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
 Spike of Bensonhurst
Comedy
Drama
With: Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine, Anne De Salvo, Sylvia Miles 1 hr 40 min | - | Limited |
 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Comedy
Drama
With: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Rossy de Palma 1 hr 28 min | Orion Classics | Limited |