1980s
| Title | Release Date | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American Success Company | March 1980 | |||
| The Hollywood Knights | May 30, 1980 | |||
| The Mountain Men | June 1, 1980 | |||
| Night of the Juggler | June 6, 1980 | |||
| Wholly Moses! | June 13, 1980 | |||
| The Blue Lagoon | June 20, 1980 | |||
| Used Cars | July 11, 1980 | |||
| Gloria | October 1, 1980 | |||
| Foolin' Around | October 17, 1980 | |||
| It's My Turn | October 24, 1980 | |||
| Touched by Love | October 31, 1980 | |||
| The Competition | December 3, 1980 | |||
| Stir Crazy | December 12, 1980 | |||
| Tess | December 12, 1980 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. | ||
| Seems Like Old Times | December 19, 1980 | |||
| American Pop | February 13, 1981 | |||
| Modern Romance | March 13, 1981 | |||
| Graduation Day | May 1, 1981 | |||
| Happy Birthday to Me | May 15, 1981 | |||
| Nice Dreams | June 5, 1981 | also known as 'Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams | ||
| Stripes | June 26, 1981 | |||
| Heavy Metal | August 7, 1981 | $9.3 million | $20,117,636 | |
| Nobody's Perfekt | August 1981 | |||
| Only When I Laugh | September 23, 1981 | |||
| Neighbors | December 18, 1981 | |||
| Absence of Malice | December 18, 1981 | |||
| Das Boot | February 10, 1982 | distributor | ||
| One from the Heart | February 12, 1982 | |||
| Death Wish II | February 20, 1982 | co-production with Filmways, international distributor | ||
| Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | March 12, 1982 | co-production with Rastar | ||
| Silent Rage | April 2, 1982 | |||
| Wrong Is Right | April 16, 1982 | |||
| Hanky Panky | June 4, 1982 | |||
| Annie | June 18, 1982 | co-production with Rastar | ||
| Life Goes On | June 21, 1982 | |||
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | June 25, 1982 | |||
| Things Are Tough All Over | August 4, 1982 | |||
| Tempest | August 13, 1982 | |||
| The Missionary | November 2, 1982 | |||
| Piranha II: The Spawning | November 5, 1982 | |||
| Gandhi | December 8, 1982 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. | ||
| The Toy | December 10, 1982 | |||
| Tootsie | December 17, 1982 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. | ||
| Spring Break | March 25, 1983 | |||
| Blue Thunder | May 13, 1983 | |||
| Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | May 20, 1983 | |||
| The Survivors | June 22, 1983 | |||
| Krull | July 29, 1983 | |||
| Yor, the Hunter from the Future | August 19, 1983 | |||
| Educating Rita | September 21, 1983 | |||
| The Big Chill | September 28, 1983 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. | ||
| Richard Pryor: Here and Now | October 28, 1983 | |||
| The Dresser | December 6, 1983 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. | ||
| Christine | December 9, 1983 | |||
| The Man Who Loved Women | December 16, 1983 | |||
| Ghost in the Noonday Sun | January 1, 1984 | |||
| Against All Odds | March 2, 1984 | |||
| Moscow on the Hudson | April 6, 1984 | |||
| Hardbodies | May 4, 1984 | |||
| Ghostbusters | June 8, 1984 | |||
| The Karate Kid | June 22, 1984 | |||
| Sheena | August 17, 1984 | |||
| A Soldier's Story | September 14, 1984 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. | ||
| The Razor's Edge | October 19, 1984 | |||
| Body Double | October 26, 1984 | |||
| No Small Affair | November 9, 1984 | |||
| Starman | December 14, 1984 | |||
| A Passage to India | December 14, 1984 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture; co-production with Thorn EMI and HBO | ||
| Micki + Maude | December 21, 1984 | |||
| The New Kids | January 18, 1985 | |||
| Fast Forward | February 15, 1985 | |||
| Sylvester | March 15, 1985 | |||
| The Slugger's Wife | March 29, 1985 | |||
| Just One of the Guys | April 26, 1985 | |||
| Perfect | June 7, 1985 | |||
| St. Elmo's Fire | June 28, 1985 | |||
| Silverado | July 10, 1985 | |||
| Fright Night | August 2, 1985 | |||
| The Bride | August 16, 1985 | |||
| Agnes of God | September 13, 1985 | |||
| Jagged Edge | October 4, 1985 | |||
| White Nights | November 22, 1985 | |||
| A Chorus Line | December 13, 1985 | Distribution only; produced by Embassy Pictures and PolyGram Pictures | ||
| Murphy's Romance | December 25, 1985 | |||
| Desert Bloom | January 22, 1986 | |||
| Quicksilver | February 14, 1986 | |||
| Crossroads | March 14, 1986 | |||
| Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | March 21, 1986 | co-production with Nelvana | ||
| Violets Are Blue | April 11, 1986 | |||
| Crimewave | April 25, 1986 | |||
| Saving Grace | May 2, 1986 | |||
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | May 2, 1986 | |||
| Big Trouble | May 30, 1986 | |||
| The Karate Kid, Part II | June 20, 1986 | |||
| American Anthem | June 27, 1986 | Distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures; rights now belong to Warner Bros. | ||
| Out of Bounds | July 25, 1986 | |||
| Stand by Me | August 8, 1986 | |||
| A Fine Mess | August 8, 1986 | |||
| Armed and Dangerous | August 15, 1986 | |||
| One More Saturday Night | August 22, 1986 | |||
| Stewardess School | August 1986 | |||
| That's Life! | October 10, 1986 | Distribution only | ||
| Where Are The Children? | December 12, 1986 | |||
| 84 Charing Cross Road | February 13, 1987 | |||
| Ishtar | May 15, 1987 | |||
| Roxanne | June 19, 1987 | |||
| White Water Summer | July 10, 1987 | |||
| La Bamba | July 24, 1987 | |||
| Happy New Year | August 7, 1987 | |||
| The Big Easy | August 21, 1987 | |||
| The Big Town | September 25, 1987 | |||
| Hope and Glory | October 9, 1987 | Distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture |
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| Someone to Watch Over Me | October 9, 1987 | |||
| Housekeeping | November 25, 1987 | |||
| The Stranger | December 4, 1987 | |||
| Leonard Part 6 | December 18, 1987 | Winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture. | ||
| The Last Emperor | December 18, 1987 | U.S. distribution only; produced by Hemdale Film Corporation Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture |
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| School Daze | February 12, 1988 | |||
| Pulse | March 4, 1988 | |||
| Vice Versa | March 11, 1988 | |||
| Little Nikita | March 18, 1988 | |||
| Stars and Bars | March 18, 1988 | |||
| Zelly and Me | April 15, 1988 | |||
| A Time of Destiny | April 22, 1988 | |||
| White Mischief | April 22, 1988 | |||
| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | July 29, 1988 | |||
| Vibes | August 5, 1988 | |||
| The Big Blue | August 22, 1988 | Le Grand Bleu in France | ||
| Rocket Gibraltar | September 2, 1988 | |||
| The Beast | September 16, 1988 | |||
| Punchline | October 7, 1988 | |||
| Things Change | October 21, 1988 | |||
| Fresh Horses | November 18, 1988 | |||
| My Stepmother is an Alien | December 9, 1988 | |||
| Physical Evidence | January 27, 1989 | |||
| True Believer | February 17, 1989 | |||
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | March 10, 1989 | |||
| Hanussen | March 10, 1989 | |||
| Slaves of New York | March 17, 1989 | |||
| Troop Beverly Hills | March 22, 1989 | Distribution only, produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group | ||
| She's Out of Control | April 14, 1989 | |||
| Winter People | April 14, 1989 | Distribution only, produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment | ||
| Listen to Me | May 5, 1989 | |||
| Miracle Mile | May 19, 1989 | |||
| Ghostbusters II | June 16, 1989 | |||
| The Karate Kid, Part III | June 30, 1989 | |||
| Eat a Bowl of Tea | July 21, 1989 | |||
| When Harry Met Sally... | July 21, 1989 | Distribution only, produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment | ||
| Me and Him | August 4, 1989 | |||
| Casualties of War | August 18, 1989 | |||
| The Adventures of Milo and Otis | August 25, 1989 | U.S distribution only, produced by Toho | ||
| The Big Picture | September 15, 1989 | |||
| Welcome Home | September 29, 1989 | |||
| Old Gringo | October 6, 1989 | |||
| To Kill a Priest | October 13, 1989 | released on September 7, 1988 in France | ||
| Immediate Family | October 27, 1989 | |||
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | November 3, 1989 | |||
| The Phantom of the Opera | November 4, 1989 |
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