U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Notes | Studio | Reference |
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January 7 | The Devil's Rain | Betamax release | Bryanston Distributing Company | N/A |
January 14 | Jaws | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
February 18 | Dog Day Afternoon | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
Farewell, My Lovely | Betamax release | Avco Embassy Pictures | N/A |
Mitchell | Betamax release | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation | N/A |
Three Days of the Condor | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
February 25 | Give 'em Hell, Harry! | Betamax release | Theater Television Network | N/A |
March 3 | Rooster Cogburn | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
March 10 | Hard Times | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
March 17 | The Giant Spider Invasion | Betamax release | Group 1 International Distribution Organization Ltd. | N/A |
Hearts of the West | Betamax release | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | N/A |
Mahogany | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
March 24 | Diamonds | Betamax release | Avco Embassy Pictures Anchor Bay Entertainment | N/A |
Hester Street | Betamax release | Midwest Films | N/A |
March 31 | 92 in the Shade | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
Coonskin | Betamax release | Bryanston Distributing Company | N/A |
Royal Flash | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
April 7 | The Sunshine Boys | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
April 14 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
A Boy and His Dog | Betamax release | LQ/JAF Productions | N/A |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
April 28 | The Master Gunfighter | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
May 5 | The Adventures of the Wilderness Family | Betamax release | Pacific International Enterprises | N/A |
The Black Bird | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
Challenge to Be Free | Betamax release | Pacific International Enterprises | N/A |
May 12 | Barry Lyndon | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
May 19 | Aaron Loves Angela | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
The Killer Elite | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
The Man Who Would Be King | Betamax release | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation | N/A |
May 26 | Friday Foster | Betamax release | American International Pictures Orion Pictures Corporation | N/A |
The Hindenburg | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Hustle | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
Lucky Lady | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
June 2 | Inside Out | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
June 9 | Shhh | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
Soft Beds, Hard Battles | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
June 16 | Down the Ancient Staircase | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
The Other Side of the Mountain | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Take a Hard Ride | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
Whiffs | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
June 23 | Let's Do It Again | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
Lisztomania | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
June 30 | Hugo the Hippo | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
July 7 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
July 21 | Taxi Driver | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
July 28 | Griffin and Phoenix | Betamax release | ABC | N/A |
August 4 | Superstar | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
August 18 | Gable and Lombard | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Robin and Marian | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
August 25 | I Will, I Will... for Now | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
The Man Who Fell to Earth | Betamax release | Cinema 5 Distributing | N/A |
Ride a Wild Pony | Betamax release | Buena Vista Distribution | N/A |
September 1 | Sky Riders | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
September 8 | W.C. Fields and Me | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
September 10 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
September 12 | Breakheart Pass | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
September 13 | The Blue Bird | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
September 15 | All the President's Men | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
The Bad News Bears | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
Family Plot | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Sparkle | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
October 6 | Stay Hungry | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea | Betamax release | Avco Embassy Pictures | N/A |
October 9 | That's Entertainment, Part II | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
October 13 | Midway | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
The Missouri Breaks | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
October 27 | 1900 | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
Embryo | Betamax release | Cine Artists Pictures | N/A |
Trackdown | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
October 30 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
November 2 | The Last Hard Men | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
November 3 | Breaking Point | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
November 6 | The Devil Within Her | Betamax release | American International Pictures | N/A |
November 10 | The Big Bus | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday | Betamax release | American International Pictures | N/A |
November 12 | Logan's Run | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
November 17 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
Murder by Death | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
The Omen | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
The Outlaw Josey Wales | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
November 24 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Betamax release | Columbia Pictures | N/A |
Silent Movie | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
December 1 | Sweet Revenge | Betamax release | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | N/A |
The Tenant | Betamax release | Paramount Pictures | N/A |
December 8 | From Noon till Three | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
The Return of a Man Called Horse | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
Squirm | Betamax release | American International Pictures | N/A |
Swashbuckler | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
December 15 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Betamax release | Universal Pictures | N/A |
Futureworld | Betamax release | American International Pictures | N/A |
Gus | Betamax release | Buena Vista Distribution | N/A |
Treasure of Matecumbe | Betamax release | Buena Vista Distribution | N/A |
December 22 | Gator | Betamax release | United Artists | N/A |
Moving Violation | Betamax release | 20th Century Fox | N/A |
St. Ives | Betamax release | Warner Bros. | N/A |
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4. ^JVC HR-3300