Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 44 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Testimony
Biography
Drama
History
Music
With: Ben Kingsley, Sherry Baines, Magdalen Asquith, Mark Asquith 2 hr 37 min | European Classics | Limited |
 | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| November 11, 1988 | ||
 Ernest Saves Christmas
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker 1 hr 31 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 |
 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 |
 Spike of Bensonhurst
Comedy
Drama
With: Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine, Anne DeSalvo, Sylvia Miles 1 hr 40 min | FilmDallas Pictures | Limited |
| November 18, 1988 | ||
 The Land Before Time
Adventure
Animation
Drama
Family
With: Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Helen Shaver, Bill Erwin 1 hr 9 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Fresh Horses
Drama
Romance
With: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Patti D'Arbanville, Ben Stiller 1 hr 45 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Oliver & Company
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Musical
With: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan 1 hr 14 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 High Spirits
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
With: Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Donal McCann 1 hr 39 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 The Chocolate War
Drama
With: John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison 1 hr 44 min | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) | Limited |
| November 23, 1988 | ||
 Scrooged
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover 1 hr 41 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Cocoon: The Return
Adventure
Comedy
Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn 1 hr 56 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Buster
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb, Stephanie Lawrence 1 hr 42 min | Hemdale | Limited |
 Full Moon in Blue Water
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith, Elias Koteas 1 hr 35 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
 Hanna's War
Biography
Drama
War
With: Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Anthony Andrews, Donald Pleasence 2 hr 28 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
 Amsterdamned
Action
Crime
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Serge-Henri Valcke, Hidde Maas 1 hr 54 min | Vestron Pictures | Limited |
| December 2, 1988 | ||
 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Comedy
Crime
With: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Ricardo Montalban 1 hr 25 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Tequila Sunrise
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia 1 hr 55 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Watchers
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell 1 hr 31 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
