1980s
| Title | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| American Gigolo | February 8, 1980 | co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Nijinsky | March 20, 1980 | co-production with Hera Productions |
| Little Darlings | March 21, 1980 | |
| Serial | March 28, 1980 | |
| Friday the 13th | May 9, 1980 | US distribution only, co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | May 30, 1980 | co-production with United Feature Syndicate |
| The Outsider | June 2, 1980 | |
| Urban Cowboy | June 6, 1980 | |
| Rough Cut | June 19, 1980 | |
| Airplane! | July 2, 1980 | |
| The Hunter | August 1, 1980 | co-production with Rastar |
| Breaking Glass | September 1980 | |
| Phobia | September 9, 1980 | |
| Ordinary People | September 19, 1980 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Coast to Coast | October 3, 1980 | |
| The Elephant Man | October 10, 1980 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. US distribution only, co-production with EMI Films and Brooksfilms |
| Popeye | December 12, 1980 | US distribution only, co-production with Walt Disney Productions |
| My Bloody Valentine | February 11, 1981 | |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | March 20, 1981 | Distribution only; produced by Lorimar; rights now belong to Warner Bros. |
| Atlantic City | April 3, 1981 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with Selta Films |
| Going Ape! | April 10, 1981 | |
| Night School | April 24, 1981 | |
| Friday the 13th Part 2 | May 1, 1981 | |
| Second-Hand Hearts | May 8, 1981 | |
| The Fan | May 15, 1981 | |
| The Sea Wolves | June 5, 1981 | Distribution only; produced by Lorimar; rights now belong to Warner Bros. |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | June 12, 1981 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with Lucasfilm |
| Dragonslayer | June 26, 1981 | US distribution only, co-production with Walt Disney Productions |
| S.O.B. | July 1, 1981 | Distribution only; produced by Lorimar; rights now belong to Warner Bros. |
| Escape to Victory | July 30, 1981 | |
| Gas | July 1981 | |
| Student Bodies | August 7, 1981 | |
| First Monday in October | August 21, 1981 | |
| Gallipoli | August 28, 1981 | |
| Mommie Dearest | September 18, 1981 | |
| Paternity | October 2, 1981 | |
| Ragtime | November 20, 1981 | |
| Reds | December 4, 1981 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance and JRS Productions |
| Venom | January 29, 1982 | |
| Love and Money | February 12, 1982 | |
| I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | March 5, 1982 | |
| Some Kind of Hero | April 2, 1982 | |
| Partners | April 30, 1982 | |
| Fighting Back | May 21, 1982 | |
| Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan | June 4, 1982 | |
| Grease 2 | June 11, 1982 | |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | August 13, 1982 | co-production with Lorimar |
| Friday the 13th Part III | August 13, 1982 | |
| Lookin' to Get Out | October 8, 1982 | |
| The Sender | October 22, 1982 | |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains | October 1982 | |
| Heidi's Song | November 19, 1982 | Distribution only; produced by Hanna-Barbera; rights now belong to Warner Bros. |
| Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | December 3, 1982 | |
| 48 Hrs. | December 8, 1982 | |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | December 10, 1982 | |
| It Came From Hollywood | December 10, 1982 | |
| The Lords of Discipline | February 18, 1983 | |
| Baby It's You | March 4, 1983 | |
| Man, Woman and Child | April 1, 1983 | |
| Flashdance | April 15, 1983 | co-production with Polygram Filmed Entertainment |
| Still Smokin' | May 6, 1983 | |
| Trading Places | June 8, 1983 | co-production with Cinema Group Ventures and Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Staying Alive | July 15, 1983 | |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | August 12, 1983 | |
| Daniel | August 26, 1983 | |
| The Honorary Consul | September 30, 1983 | |
| The Dead Zone | October 21, 1983 | US distribution only, co-production with Lorimar and Dino De Laurentiis Company |
| Testament | November 4, 1983 | |
| Nate and Hayes | November 18, 1983 | |
| Terms of Endearment | December 9, 1983 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Uncommon Valor | December 16, 1983 | |
| The Keep | December 16, 1983 | |
| Footloose | February 17, 1984 | co-production with IndieProd Company Productions |
| Racing with the Moon | March 23, 1984 | |
| Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | April 13, 1984 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | May 23, 1984 | co-production with Lucasfilm |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | June 1, 1984 | |
| Top Secret! | June 8, 1984 | |
| Best Defense | July 20, 1984 | |
| National Lampoon's Joy of Sex | August 3, 1984 | |
| The River Rat | September 28, 1984 | |
| Thief of Hearts | October 19, 1984 | co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Firstborn | October 26, 1984 | |
| Falling in Love | November 21, 1984 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop | December 5, 1984 | co-production with Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Witness | February 8, 1985 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | March 22, 1985 | |
| King David | March 29, 1985 | |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | May 10, 1985 | |
| D.A.R.Y.L. | June 14, 1985 | |
| Explorers | July 12, 1985 | |
| Summer Rental | August 9, 1985 | |
| Compromising Positions | August 30, 1985 | |
| Silver Bullet | October 11, 1985 | |
| That Was Then... This Is Now | November 8, 1985 | |
| Maccheroni | November 11, 1985 | |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | December 4, 1985 | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| Clue | December 13, 1985 | co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Guber-Peters Company and Debra Hill Productions |
| Lady Jane | February 7, 1986 | |
| Pretty in Pink | February 28, 1986 | co-production with John Hughes Entertainment |
| 16 Days of Glory | March 7, 1986 | |
| Gung Ho | March 14, 1986 | |
| April Fool's Day | March 27, 1986 | |
| Blue City | May 2, 1986 | |
| Fire with Fire | May 9, 1986 | |
| Top Gun | May 16, 1986 | co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off | June 11, 1986 | co-production with John Hughes Entertainment |
| Heartburn | July 25, 1986 | |
| Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | August 1, 1986 | |
| The Whoopee Boys | August 22, 1986 | |
| Crocodile Dundee | September 26, 1986 | |
| Children of a Lesser God | October 3, 1986 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | November 26, 1986 | |
| The Golden Child | December 12, 1986 | co-production with Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Critical Condition | January 16, 1987 | |
| Some Kind of Wonderful | February 27, 1987 | |
| Campus Man | April 10, 1987 | |
| Hot Pursuit | May 8, 1987 | co-production with RKO Pictures and Lisberger Studios |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | May 20, 1987 | co-production with Eddie Murphy Productions |
| The Untouchables | June 3, 1987 | |
| Summer School | July 22, 1987 | |
| Back to the Beach | August 7, 1987 | |
| Hamburger Hill | August 28, 1987 | co-production with RKO Pictures |
| Fatal Attraction | September 18, 1987 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | November 25, 1987 | co-production with John Hughes Entertainment |
| Eddie Murphy Raw | December 18, 1987 | co-production with Eddie Murphy Productions |
| She's Having a Baby | February 5, 1988 | co-production with John Hughes Entertainment |
| A New Life | March 25, 1988 | |
| Plain Clothes | April 15, 1988 | |
| The Blue Iguana | April 22, 1988 | |
| Permanent Record | April 22, 1988 | |
| Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | May 13, 1988 | |
| Crocodile Dundee II | May 25, 1988 | |
| The Presidio | June 10, 1988 | |
| Coming to America | June 29, 1988 | co-production with Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Big Top Pee-wee | July 22, 1988 | |
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream | August 12, 1988 | US distribution only, co-production with American Zoetrope and Lucasfilm |
| The Accused | October 14, 1988 | |
| U2: Rattle and Hum | November 4, 1988 | |
| Distant Thunder | November 11, 1988 | |
| Scrooged | November 23, 1988 | co-production with Mirage Studios |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | December 2, 1988 | |
| The Experts | January 13, 1989 | |
| Cousins | February 10, 1989 | |
| Major League | April 7, 1989 | co-production with Morgan Creek Productions |
| Pet Sematary | April 21, 1989 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | May 24, 1989 | co-production with Lucasfilm |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | June 9, 1989 | |
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | July 28, 1989 | |
| Let It Ride | August 18, 1989 | |
| Shirley Valentine | August 30, 1989 | |
| Black Rain | September 22, 1989 | |
| Fat Man and Little Boy | October 20, 1989 | |
| Harlem Nights | November 17, 1989 | |
| We're No Angels | December 15, 1989 |
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