Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 1990 | ||
 | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
| October 12, 1990 | ||
 Memphis Belle
Action
Drama
War
With: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney 1 hr 47 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Mr. Destiny
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
With: Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz 1 hr 50 min | - | Wide |
 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Comedy
Drama
With: Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Thomas Wilson Brown 1 hr 35 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Concorde Pictures | Limited |
 The Hot Spot
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith 2 hr 10 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 The Spirit of '76
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Carl Reiner, Nancye Ferguson 1 hr 22 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
| October 19, 1990 | ||
 Night of the Living Dead
Horror
With: Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles, McKee Anderson 1 hr 32 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Quigley Down Under
Action
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Western
With: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman, Chris Haywood 1 hr 59 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 White Palace
Drama
Romance
With: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates 1 hr 43 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Reversal of Fortune
Biography
Drama
Mystery
With: Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra 1 hr 51 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| TriStar Pictures | Wide |
| October 26, 1990 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
White Palace
Drama
Romance
With: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates 1 hr 43 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Tune in Tomorrow...
Comedy
Romance
With: Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Bill McCutcheon 1 hr 47 min | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
 The Nasty Girl
Comedy
Drama
History
War
With: Lena Stolze, Hans-Reinhard Müller, Monika Baumgartner, Elisabeth Bertram 1 hr 34 min | Miramax | Limited |
| November 2, 1990 | ||
 Jacob's Ladder
Drama
Horror
Mystery
With: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven 1 hr 53 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Waiting for the Light
Comedy
With: Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, Louis Guzzo, Colin Baumgartner 1 hr 34 min | Triumph Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound
Drama
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: John Hurt, Raul Julia, Nick Brimble, Bridget Fonda 1 hr 25 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 C'est la vie
Drama
Romance
With: Nathalie Baye, Julie Bataille, Richard Berry, Zabou Breitman 1 hr 50 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 Vincent & Theo
Biography
Drama
With: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine, Jean-François Perrier 2 hr 20 min | Hemdale | Limited |
 China Cry: A True Story
Biography
Drama
History
Romance
Thriller
War
With: Julia Nickson, France Nuyen, James Shigeta, Russell Wong 1 hr 41 min | - | Limited |
| November 9, 1990 | ||
 Child's Play 2
Horror
Thriller
With: Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham, Christine Elise 1 hr 24 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 | Miramax | Limited |
 The Return of Superfly
Action
Crime
Drama
With: Nathan Purdee, Margaret Avery, Leonard L. Thomas, Christopher Curry 1 hr 35 min | Triton Pictures | Limited |
 Dances with Wolves
Adventure
Drama
Western
With: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant 3 hr 1 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
Reversal of Fortune
Biography
Drama
Mystery
With: Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra 1 hr 51 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| November 16, 1990 | ||
 | United Artists | Wide |
 The Rescuers Down Under
Adventure
Animation
Crime
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Mystery
With: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers 1 hr 17 min | - | Wide |
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | Rainbow Releasing | Limited |
 Cyrano de Bergerac
Comedy
Drama
History
Romance
With: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber 2 hr 17 min | Orion Classics | Limited |
| November 23, 1990 | ||
Dances with Wolves
Adventure
Drama
Western
With: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant 3 hr 1 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |