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Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 12 - Downtown (20th Century Fox)
- January 22 - A Matter of Degrees (20th Century Fox) (Sundance Film Festival premiere)
- February 16 - Nightbreed (20th Century Fox/Morgan Creek Productions)
- March 16 - Nuns on the Run (20th Century Fox)
- April 13
- Vital Signs (20th Century Fox)
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II (20th Century Fox/Columbia Pictures; International only)
- May 4 - Short Time (20th Century Fox)
- July 4 - Die Hard 2 (20th Century Fox)
- July 11 - The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (20th Century Fox)
- August 3 - Young Guns II (20th Century Fox/Morgan Creek Productions)
- August 17 - The Exorcist III (20th Century Fox/Morgan Creek Productions)
- August 24 - The Sound of Music (re-issue)
- September 21 - Miller's Crossing (20th Century Fox)
- September 28 - Pacific Heights (20th Century Fox/Morgan Creek Productions)
- October 5 - Marked for Death (20th Century Fox)
- November 2 - Frankenstein Unbound (20th Century Fox)
- November 10 - Home Alone (20th Century Fox) (Chicago premiere)
- November 16 - Home Alone (20th Century Fox)
- November 19 - Predator 2 (20th Century Fox) (Westwood, California premiere)
- November 21 - Predator 2 (20th Century Fox)
- December 6 - Edward Scissorhands (20th Century Fox) (Los Angeles premiere)
- December 7 - Edward Scissorhands (20th Century Fox)
- December 23 - Come See the Paradise (20th Century Fox)
Character debuts
- September 8 - Bobby Generic, Howard Generic, Martha Generic, Kelly Generic, Derek Generic, Aunt Ruth, Uncle Ted, Roger
- December 6 - Edward Scissorhands, Kim Boggs, Peg Boggs, Jim, Joyce, Kevin Boggs, Helen, Marge, Officer Allen, Esmeralda, The Inventor, Bill Boggs
Events
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