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==Events==
* '''January 5''': CBS' sale of CBS Records to Sony Corporation was completed. As a result, CBS granted Sony the license to use the CBS branding within the music subsidiary's name for three years and its CBS Music Video Enterprises division, no longer associated with The CBS/Fox Company, became its own label.
* February: Before releasing any titles, Tri-Star Video was folded into RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, a month after Columbia Pictures Entertainment was formed.
* '''January''':
* March: The Congress Video Group sells the assets of its Cincinatti, Ohio duplication facility to [[Allied Vaughn|Allied Film & Video Services]], which uses the equipment to establish a facility in Clinton, Tennessee.
** The separate CBS/Fox Video, Playhouse Video and Key Video teams merged together into one united team of sales and marketing.
* September: Orion Home Video begins distributing titles by Nelson Entertainment.
** The Independent Video Programmers Association teams up with Film Advisory Board to launch a ratings system as an alternative to the MPAA ratings system.
** Forum Home Video was sold to film producer Management Company Entertainment Group and begins expanding into feature films.
** Gordon Bossin, a Vestron Video executive, formed Diamond Entertainment, as a home video distributor.
* '''February''': Before releasing any titles, Tri-Star Video was merged into RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, a month after Columbia Pictures Entertainment was formed.
* '''March''':
** [[Congress Video Group|The Congress Video Group]] sells the assets of its Cincinatti, Ohio [[The Congress Video Group (Duplicator)|duplication facility]] to [[Allied Vaughn|Allied Film & Video Services]], which uses the equipment to establish a facility in Clinton, Tennessee.
** Playboy Video quits Lorimar Home Video and signs up with HBO Video.
* '''May''':
** Heron combined the separate Media Home Entertainment, Fox Hills Video and Hi-Tops Video teams into a single sales/marketing/distribution team.
** New Star Entertainment had picked up the Palisades Entertainment home video library.
** Paramount Home Video secured a deal with Palisades Entertainment to distribute three films on home video.
* '''June''': Cannon Video was launched by Cannon Films as its own home video label.
* '''July''':
** [[Deluxe Digital Studios|Rank Video Services America]] had acquired [[Video Technology Services]] from International Video Entertainment.
** Madison Square Garden Home Video is formed, focusing on sporting events, with a distribution deal with Paramount Home Video.
* '''August''':
** Warner Home Video begins marketing titles from Cannon Video.
** Paramount Home Video extended its deal with Palisades Entertainment to distribute all of its titles.
** J2 Communications secures a deal with ITC Entertainment to release its titles on home video. As a result, a label called ITC Home Video was formed.
** Pickwick Entertainment was formed, with Diamond Entertainment serving as a division.
* '''September''':
** Orion Home Video begins distributing titles by Nelson Entertainment.
** Bertelsmann Music Group picked up home video rights to the MusicVision line from RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
* '''October''': Sony Video Software Company was shortened to SVS, Inc.
* '''December''':
** Gordon Bossin left Pickwick Entertainment and he was succeeded by Mickey Hyman.
** Rank Video Services America completes the consolidation of Video Technology Services into its Garden Grove facility. The latest known transitionary title is a copy of ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (FHE) dated December 8; the earliest known full RVSA title is a copy of ''Rest in Pieces'' (IVE) dated December 29.
* Hanna-Barbera Productions formed its own home video division, known as Hanna-Barbera Home Video, which would be marketed by Worldvision Home Video.
 
== VHS ==
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''The African Queen'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
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| ''The Agony and the Ecstasy'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Back to the Beach'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 7, 1988 ||
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| ''The Barbarian and the Geisha'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''The Bible'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1986 packaging.
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| ''Big Jake'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''The Big Red One'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
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| ''The Big Trail'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''The Blue Max'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
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| ''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Casey Kasem's Rock and Roll Gold Mine: The Soul Years'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 27, 1988 ||
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| ''Cleopatra'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1986 packaging.
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| ''The Comancheros'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Commando'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the March 1986 packaging.
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| ''Defenders of the Earth: The Revenge of Astra'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Desiree'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Dirty Dancing'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || January 6, 1988 ||
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| ''Dragnet'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 14, 1988 ||
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| ''For Better or for Worse: The Bestest Present'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The French Connection'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
|-
| ''The Further Adventures of Wil Cwac Cwac'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''A Gumby Adventure: Gumby and the Wild West'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''A Gumby Adventure: The Misadventures of Gumby'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Lady Beware'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Little Big Man'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Longest Day'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1986 packaging.
|-
| ''A Merry Mirthworm Christmas'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''A Mirthworm Masquerade'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Morituri'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Moses'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
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| ''North to Alaska'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Patton'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1986 packaging.
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| ''Peter Bogner's Skiing Technique'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Phone Call from a Stranger'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Platoon'' || HBO Video || HBO Video || January 22, 1988 ||
* Delayed from the intended release date of October 7, 1987, due to a preliminary injunction obtained by Vestron.
* Tapes printed before the injunction use the 1987 HBO Video logo, while tapes printed afterwards use the 1988 HBO Video logo; the content is otherwise unaltered between versions.
|-
| ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
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| ''Predator'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 21, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rate It X'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rio Lobo'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Robe'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the January 1987 packaging.
|-
| ''RoboCop'' || Orion Home Video || Orion Home Video || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Romantic Comedy'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the August 1984 packaging.
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| ''Short Circuit'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the November 1986 packaging.
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| ''A Special Valentine with the Family Circus'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
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| ''Thundercats: The Spaceship Between the Sands'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1984 packaging.
|-
| ''The Undefeated'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Velveteen Rabbit'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Victory'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the 1985 packaging.
|-
| ''The Virgin Queen'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Yentl'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || January 28, 1988 ||
* Reuses the September 1984 packaging.
|}
 
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''The Apartment'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
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| ''Beauty and the Beast'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Black Caesar'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || February 25, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Bucktown'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || February 25, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
* Originally scheduled for release on January 28.
|-
| ''Curly Top'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Dimples'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Dot and the Smugglers'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Heidi'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
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| ''He's My Girl'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Hell Up in Harlem'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || February 25, 1988 ||
|-
| ''In the Heat of the Night'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Just Around the Corner'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Little Colonel'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Little Miss Broadway'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Littlest Rebel'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Lost Boys'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || February 24, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Magnificent Seven'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Maple Town Stories: Medicine from Maple Mountain'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
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| ''Maple Town Stories: The Prettiest Dress in Maple Town'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Messenger'' || Orion Home Video || Orion Home Video || February 25, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Midnight Cowboy'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Monster Squad'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || February 10, 1988 ||
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| ''Poor Little Rich Girl'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Raging Bull'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
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| ''Rumpelstiltskin'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Spaceballs'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Stowaway'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || February 18, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sunset Limousine'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Thief'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''WarGames'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''West Side Story'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || February 9, 1988 ||
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| ''Wet Gold'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || February 4, 1988 ||
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| ''Fatal Pulse'' || Celebrity Home Entertainment || Celebrity Home Entertainment || March 17, 1988 ||
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| ''Hamburger Hill'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || March 2, 1988 ||
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| ''Maid to Order'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 10, 1988 ||
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| ''Rest in Pieces'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 10, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Stakeout'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || March 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Three Fishketeers'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || March 10, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Terror Squad'' || Forum Home Video || Forum Home Video || March 30, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || March 3, 1988 ||
|}
 
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| ''A Gumby Adventure: Gumby and the Moon Boggles'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 7, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Less Than Zero'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || April 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Nightflyers'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || April 7, 1988 ||
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| ''The Most Death-Defying Circus Acts of All Time'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 5, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || May 26, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Offspring'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || May 5, 1988 ||
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| ''Animalympics'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Full Metal Jacket'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || June 22, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Ironweed'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || June 22, 1988 ||
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| ''PGA Tour Golf: Tips from the Tour'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 16, 1988 ||
* Duplicated exclusively at Rank Video Services America, even before RVSA purchased IVE's duplication facilities.
|-
| ''Pippin'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 9, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || June 16, 1988 ||
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Action Jackson'' || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || July 13, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Angel Heart'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Beyond the Door'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || July 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
|-
| ''Christmas with Luciano Pavarotti'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || July 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Clifford's Fun with Letters'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
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| ''Clifford's Fun with Shapes'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Dark Eyes'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || July 7, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Demonoid'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || July 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
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| ''D.O.A.'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || July 19, 1988 ||
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| ''Eye of the Tiger'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Gaby'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || July 21, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Haunts'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || July 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
|-
| ''KGB: The Soviet Sword and Shield of Action'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || July 22, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Leonard Part 6'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || July 7, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Maple Town Stories: A Baby Comes to Maple Town'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Neath the Arizona Skies'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || July 22, 1988 ||
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| ''Paisan'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || July 22, 1988 ||
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| ''The Penitent'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
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| ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
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| ''Silent Scream'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || July 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
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| ''Sleuth'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || July 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
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| ''The Stranger'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || July 22, 1988 ||
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| ''Tennis by Braden'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || July 22, 1988 ||
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| ''Three for the Road'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Trading Hearts'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
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| ''The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman'' || Hollywood Select Video || Hollywood Select Video || July 22, 1988 ||
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| ''The Young Magician'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || July 14, 1988 ||
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| ''Barney & The Backyard Gang: The Backyard Show'' || Kids Edutainment Video || The Lyons Group || August 29, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || August 1988 ||
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| ''The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || August 1988 ||
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| ''The Berenstain Bears & the Messy Room'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || August 1988 ||
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| ''The Berenstain Bears & the Truth'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || August 1988 ||
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| ''Coffy'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || August 25, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Dot and the Koala'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 11, 1988 ||
|-
| ''For Keeps'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || August 11, 1988 ||
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| ''Foxy Brown'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || August 25, 1988 ||
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| ''Friday Foster'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || August 25, 1988 ||
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| ''Moschops: The Adventures in Dinosaurland'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 11, 1988 ||
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| ''Quiet Thunder'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 11, 1988 ||
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| ''Satisfaction'' || CBS/Fox Video || The CBS/Fox Company || August 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Scream, Blacula, Scream'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || August 25, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sheba, Baby'' || Filmways Home Video || Orion Home Video || August 25, 1988 ||
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| ''Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit Live from Wembley'' || RadioVision Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || August 4, 1988 ||
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! Title !! Label(s) !! Marketer(s) !! Distributor(s) !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''An American Werewolf in London'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''BreakerBlack MorantOrpheus'' || InternationalConnoisseur Video EntertainmentCollection || MCAConnoisseur DistributingVideo Collection || Tamarelle's International CorporationFilms || September 1527, 1988 ||
* Previously available from MGM/CBS Home Video.
|-
| ''The ChangelingBladestorm'' || VestronMogul Video || VestronMogul VideoCommunications || Mogul Communications || September 2829, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Clifford'sThe FunBlue with OppositesIguana'' || FamilyParamount Home EntertainmentVideo || MCAParamount DistributingHome Video || Paramount Home CorporationVideo || September 1511, 1988 ||
|-
| ''CliffordBreaker Morant''s Fun|| withInternational Sounds''Video Entertainment || FamilyInternational HomeVideo Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation<sup>US</sup><br>MCA Home Video Canada<sup>CA<sup> || September 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''DudesThe Changeling'' || InternationalVestron Video Entertainment|| Vestron Video || MCAVestron DistributingVideo<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video CorporationGroup<sup>CA<sup> || September 1528, 1988 ||
|-
| ''FromClifford's Fun with BeyondOpposites'' || VestronFamily Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || VestronMCA Distributing Corporation<sup>US</sup><br>MCA Home Video Canada<sup>CA<sup> || September 2815, 1988 ||
|-
| ''GhouliesClifford's Fun with Sounds'' || VestronFamily Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || VestronMCA Distributing Corporation<sup>US</sup><br>MCA Home Video Canada<sup>CA<sup> || September 2815, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Godzilla,A KingDay ofin the Monsters!Death of Joe Egg'' || VestronRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || VestronRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 2829, 1988 ||
|-
| ''HoosiersThe Detective'' || VestronRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || VestronRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 129, 1988 ||
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| ''Dudes'' || International Video Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation<sup>US</sup><br>MCA Home Video Canada<sup>CA<sup> || September 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''From Beyond'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Garden of Delights'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || September 27, 1988 ||
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| ''General Della Rovere'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || September 27, 1988 ||
* Previously available from Hollywood Home Theatre.
|-
| ''Ghoulies'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Great Lover'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 29, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Hereafter'' || Mogul Video || Mogul Communications || Mogul Communications || September 29, 1988 ||
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| ''Hoosiers'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 1, 1988 ||
* Reissue according to the terms of Vestron's settlement with HBO and Hemdale at the start of the year.
|-
| ''The Incubus'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Last House on the Left'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Lifeforce'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Mad Scientist'' || Family Home Entertainment || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation<sup>US</sup><br>MCA Home Video Canada<sup>CA<sup> || September 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''NOVA: Animal OlympiansMasquerade'' || VestronCBS/Fox Video || VestronThe VideoCBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || September 2829, 1988 ||
|-
| ''NOVA: TheAnimal Science of MurderOlympians'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''NOVA: The ShapeScience of ThingsMurder'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
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| ''PlatoonNOVA: The Shape of Things'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 128, 1988 ||
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| ''Platoon'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 1, 1988 ||
* Reissue according to the terms of Vestron's settlement with HBO and Hemdale at the start of the year.
|-
| ''Rawhead Rex'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Re-Animator'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rodan, the Flying Monster'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''School Daze'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 29, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || Random House || September 30, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sesame Street: The Best of Ernie and Bert'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || Random House || September 30, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || Random House || September 30, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street'' || Random House Home Video || Random House || Random House || September 30, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || September 27, 1988 ||
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| ''Shoot the Piano Player'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || September 27, 1988 ||
* Previously available from Hollywood Home Theatre.
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| ''Strangers When We Meet'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 29, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Switching Channels'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 29, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Unholy'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video<sup>US</sup><br>Locus Video Group<sup>CA<sup> || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Vice Versa'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 29, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Re-AnimatorWee Sing: Grandpa's Magical Toys'' || Vestron VideoPrice/Stern/Sloan || VestronPrice/Stern/Sloan Video|| Price/Stern/Sloan || September 28, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rodan,Wild the Flying MonsterStrawberries'' || VestronConnoisseur Video Collection || VestronConnoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || September 2827, 1988 ||
* Previously available from CBS/Fox Video.
|-
| ''TheZelly Unholyand Me'' || VestronRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || VestronRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || September 2829, 1988 ||
|}
 
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| ''Alice in Wonderland'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Beetlejuice'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || October 19, 1988 ||
|-
| ''C.H.U.D.'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
|-
| ''Cinderella'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Corsican Brothers'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by The Nostalgia Merchant.
|-
| ''Crazy Fat Ethel II'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
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| ''Dracula's Widow'' || HBO Video || HBO Video || October 27, 1988 ||
|-
| ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 27, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Great White Videos'' || RadioVision Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 20, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Grey Fox'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
|-
| ''How to Salsa'' || Cannon Video || Warner Home Video || October 13, 1988 ||
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| ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Miss Annie Rooney'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by The Video Late Show.
|-
| ''Rambo III'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Salsa: The Motion Picture'' || Cannon Video || Warner Home Video || October 13, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Steadfast Tin Soldier'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by King of Video.
|-
| ''The Sword in the Stone'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
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| ''The Three Caballeros'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Tim'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by Media Home Entertainment.
|-
| ''Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Velveteen Rabbit'' || Video Treasures || Video Treasures || October 15, 1988 ||
* Previously released by King of Video.
|-
| ''Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Special Edition'' || Walt Disney Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || October 4, 1988 ||
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Alphaville'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || November 22, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || November 22, 1988 ||
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| ''The Floating Weeds'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || November 22, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Rented Lips'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 10, 1988 ||
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| ''Sparky's Magic Piano'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 10, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Spirit of the Beehive'' || Connoisseur Video Collection || Tamarelle's International Films || November 22, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || November 10, 1988 ||
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| ''Three Men and a Baby'' || Touchstone Home Video || Buena Vista Home Video || November 15, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Willow'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || November 22, 1988 ||
|}
 
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| ''Barney & The Backyard Gang: Three Wishes'' || Kids Edutainment Video || The Lyons Group || December 10, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Clambake'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Danger Zone'' || Turner Home Entertainment || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Double Trouble'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Elvis on Tour'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Elvis: That's the Way It Is'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Follow That Dream'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Frankie and Johnny'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Girl Happy'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Harum Scarum'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Howling IV: The Original Nightmare'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 8, 1988 ||
|-
| ''It Happened at the World's Fair'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Jailhouse Rock'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Kid Galahad'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Kissin' Cousins'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Live a Little, Love a Little'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Maple Town Stories: The Case of the Missing Candy'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 8, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Point Blank'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Red Heat'' || International Video Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 29, 1988 ||
* Originally scheduled for release on January 12, 1989.
|-
| ''Speedway'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Spinout'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Stay Away, Joe'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers'' || Family Home Entertainment || MCA Distributing Corporation || December 8, 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Trouble with Girls'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Viva Las Vegas'' || MGM/UA Home Video || MGM/UA Home Video || December 6, 1988 ||
|}
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title !! Label(s) !! Marketer !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
|-
| ''1969'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Absolution'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ActionAmerican JacksonGothic'' || LorimarVidmark Home VideoEntertainment || LorimarVidmark Entertainment || HomeVidmark VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''AmericanAnd GothicI Alone Survived'' || VidmarkPrism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || VidmarkPrism Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''AndAnguish'' I|| AloneKey Survived''Video || PrismThe EntertainmentCBS/Fox Company || PrismThe CBS/Fox EntertainmentCompany || 1988 ||
|-
| ''AnguishAssault of the Killer Bimbos'' || KeyUrban Classics Video || TheUrban CBS/FoxClassics CompanyVideo || Urban Classics Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''AssaultBarbie ofand the KillerSensations: BimbosRockin' Back to Earth'' || Urban ClassicsHi-Tops Video || UrbanMedia ClassicsHome VideoEntertainment || Media Home Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''BeetlejuiceBehind Enemy Lines'' || WarnerMedia Home Entertainment || Media Home VideoEntertainment || WarnerMedia Home VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''BehindBenji Enemythe LinesHunted'' || MediaWalt Disney Home EntertainmentVideo || MediaBuena Vista Home Video || Buena Vista Home EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''The BerenstainBounty BearsMan'' Get|| inPlayhouse a Fight''Video || RandomThe HouseCBS/Fox Home VideoCompany || RandomThe HouseCBS/Fox Home VideoCompany || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheBorn Berenstainto Bears Learn About StrangersRace'' || Random House HomeKey Video || RandomThe HouseCBS/Fox HomeCompany Video|| The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheCannibal Berenstain Bears & the Messy RoomHolocaust'' || Random House HomeMogul Video || RandomMogul HouseCommunications Home|| VideoMogul Communications || 1988 ||
* Cancelled due to Mogul going under before release.
|-
| ''The BerenstainCare Bears &in theSpace: TruthSecond Stage'' || Random HouseFries Home Video || RandomFries Home Video || HouseFries Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''The BountyCare ManBears: The Show Must Go On'' || PlayhouseFries Home Video || TheFries CBS/FoxHome CompanyVideo || Fries Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Born toThe RaceCarpetbaggers'' || KeyParamount Home Video || TheParamount CBS/FoxHome CompanyVideo || Paramount Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheCellar CarpetbaggersDweller'' || ParamountEmpire HomeVideo || New World Video || ParamountNew HomeWorld Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''CellarCheerleader DwellerCamp'' || EmpirePrism VideoEntertainment || NewPrism WorldEntertainment Video|| Prism Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''CheerleaderThe CampDark Side'' || PrismVidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || PrismVidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''CoffyDay of the Wolves'' || FilmwaysSaturn Home VideoProductions || OrionSaturn Productions || HomeSaturn VideoProductions || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheDeep Dark SideSpace'' || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''DeepDefense SpacePlay'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''DefenseDenver, Playthe Last Dinosaur'' || TransFries Home Video || Fries WorldHome EntertainmentVideo || TransFries WorldHome EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''DragnetDenver, the Last Dinosaur: Big Top Denver'' || MCAFries Home Video || MCAFries DistributingHome CorporationVideo || Fries Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''DogsDenver, inthe SpaceLast Dinosaur: Chips n' Robbers'' || KeyFries Home Video || TheFries CBS/FoxHome CompanyVideo || Fries Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''DollsDogs in Space'' || VestronKey Video || VestronThe VideoCBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDolls'' || MCA HomeVestron Video || MCAVestron DistributingVideo Corporation|| Vestron Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''EmpireDouble ofDare: SpiritualThe NinjaInside Scoop'' || TransKids WorldKlassics EntertainmentHome Video || TransKids Klassics Home Video || GoodTimes Home WorldVideo EntertainmentCorporation || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Double Dare: The Messiest Moments'' || Kids Klassics Home Video || Kids Klassics Home Video || GoodTimes Home Video Corporation || 1988 ||
| ''Empire State'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Fatal AttractionDroid'' || ParamountEven Steven Productions || Even HomeSteven VideoProductions || ParamountEven HomeSteven VideoProductions || 1988 ||
|-
| ''FatsoEmpire of Spiritual Ninja'' || PlayhouseTrans World Entertainment || Trans World VideoEntertainment || TheTrans CBS/FoxWorld CompanyEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''FireEmpire FightState'' || Trans WorldVidmark Entertainment || TransVidmark Entertainment || WorldVidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ForAn KeepsEvening with Kitten'' || RCA/Columbia PicturesRhino Home Video || RCA/ColumbiaRhino PicturesRecords Home|| VideoRhino Records || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ForbiddenFatal Passion:Attraction'' Oscar|| Wilde:Paramount TheHome Movie''Video || VidmarkParamount EntertainmentHome Video || VidmarkParamount EntertainmentHome Video || June 1, 1988 ||
|-
| ''Godzilla vs. GiganFatso'' || New WorldPlayhouse Video || NewThe WorldCBS/Fox VideoCompany || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''GodzillaFire vs. MechagodzillaFight'' || NewTrans World Entertainment || Trans World VideoEntertainment || NewTrans World VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''GhouliesForbidden IIPassion: Oscar Wilde: The Movie'' || VestronVidmark Entertainment || Vidmark VideoEntertainment || VestronVidmark VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''GhostGanjasaurus TownRex'' || EmpireRhino Home Video || NewRhino WorldRecords Video|| Rhino Records || 1988 ||
|-
| ''GulagThe Godson'' || PrismCommand EntertainmentHome Video || PrismCommand Home Video || Command Home EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''HeidiGodzilla vs. Gigan'' || PlayhouseNew World Video || TheNew CBS/FoxWorld CompanyVideo || New World Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''HellraiserGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' || New World Video || New World Video || New World Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''HellGhoulies Up in HeavenII'' || Filmways HomeVestron Video || OrionVestron Video || HomeVestron Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''HistoryGhost ofTown'' the|| World:Empire Part 1''Video || KeyNew World Video || TheNew CBS/FoxWorld CompanyVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''HobogoblinsGulag'' || Trans WorldPrism Entertainment || TransPrism Entertainment || WorldPrism Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''HowHeathcliff: toHeathcliff DrawGets Comics the Marvel WayFramed'' || NewDiC WorldVideo<br/>Golden Book Video<br/>GoldenVision || NewWestern WorldPublishing VideoCompany || Western Publishing Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Husbands,Hellraiser'' Wives,|| MoneyNew andWorld Murder''Video || TransNew World EntertainmentVideo || TransNew World EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''IntoHistory of the HomelandWorld: Part 1'' || Lorimar HomeKey Video || LorimarThe HomeCBS/Fox VideoCompany || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Jack's BackHobogoblins'' || ParamountTrans World Entertainment || Trans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || ParamountTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''JailbirdHow Rockto Draw Comics the Marvel Way'' || TransNew World Video || New World EntertainmentVideo || TransNew World EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''JimHusbands, Henson'sWives, Play-AlongMoney Video:and Hey, YouMurder''re as|| FunnyTrans asWorld Fozzie Bear''Entertainment || LorimarTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || WarnerTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''JimI Henson's Play-Along VideoSpy: MotherNight GooseTrain Storiesto Madrid'' || Lorimar3-G Home Video || Warner3-G Home Video || 3-G Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''JimI Henson's Play-Along VideoSpy: NeatTonya'' Stuff|| to3-G KnowHome & To Do''Video || Lorimar3-G Home Video || Warner3-G Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''JimIdentity HensonCrisis''s Play-Along|| Video:Command Peek-A-Boo:Home A Big Surprise for Little People''Video || LorimarCommand Home Video || WarnerCommand Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''JimInto Hensonthe Homeland''s Play-Along|| Video:Lorimar Sing-Along,Home Dance-Along, Do-Along''Video || Lorimar Home Video || WarnerLorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Jim HensonJack's Play-AlongBack'' Video:|| Wow,Paramount You'reHome a Cartoonist!''Video || LorimarParamount Home Video || WarnerParamount Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''KansasJailbird Rock'' || MediaTrans World Entertainment || Trans HomeWorld Entertainment || MediaTrans HomeWorld Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''LethalJane WeaponFonda's Complete Workout'' || Lorimar Home Video || WarnerLorimar Home Video || WarnerLorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheJim LastHenson's DaysPlay-Along ofVideo: FrankHey, andYou're Jesseas JamesFunny as Fozzie Bear'' || VidmarkLorimar EntertainmentHome Video || VidmarkLorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''LikeJim Father,Henson's LikePlay-Along SonVideo: Mother Goose Stories'' || Tri-StarLorimar Home Video || RCA/ColumbiaLorimar Home Video || PicturesLorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheJim LivingHenson's Play-Along Video: Neat Stuff to Know & To DaylightsDo'' || CBS/FoxLorimar Home Video || TheLorimar CBS/FoxHome CompanyVideo || Lorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People'' || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
| ''Lone Wolf'' || Prism Entertainment || Prism Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''MadeJim inHenson's HeavenPlay-Along Video: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along'' || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Jim Henson's Play-Along Video: Wow, You're a Cartoonist!'' || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || Lorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
| ''Mama Dracula'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''MamaKansas''s Dirty|| Girls''Media Home Entertainment || TransMedia WorldHome Entertainment || TransMedia WorldHome Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ManiacThe CopLegend of Sleepy Hollow'' || TransRabbit Ears Productions || Sony WorldVideo EntertainmentSoftware || TransSony WorldVideo EntertainmentSoftware || 1988 ||
|-
| ''MasterLethal BlasterWeapon'' || PrismWarner EntertainmentHome Video || PrismWarner Home Video || Warner Home EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''MenThe Last Days of SteelFrank and Jesse James'' || Trans WorldVidmark Entertainment || TransVidmark Entertainment || WorldVidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ALike Minute to PrayFather, ALike Second to DieSon'' || PlayhouseTri-Star Video || TheRCA/Columbia CBSPictures Home Video || RCA/FoxColumbia CompanyPictures Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''AThe MonthLiving in the CountryDaylights'' || Lorimar HomeCBS/Fox Video || LorimarThe HomeCBS/Fox VideoCompany || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Mother,Lone Jugs and SpeedWolf'' || KeyPrism VideoEntertainment || ThePrism Entertainment || CBS/FoxPrism CompanyEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''NightmareMacross Sistersin: Clash of the Bionoids'' | Celebrity's Just for Kids || TransCelebrity WorldHome Entertainment || TransCelebrity WorldHome Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Ninja:Made Thein BattalionHeaven'' || TransLorimar WorldHome EntertainmentVideo || TransLorimar WorldHome EntertainmentVideo || Lorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''NinjaMama the Violent SorcererDracula'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''OrphansMama's Dirty Girls'' || Trans World Entertainment || LorimarTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || LorimarTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheMan Pearl of DeathBeast'' || KeyRhino Home Video || TheRhino Records || CBS/FoxRhino CompanyRecords || 1988 ||
|-
| ''PhantomManiac of DeathCop'' || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''PredatorMaster Blaster'' || CBS/FoxPrism VideoEntertainment || ThePrism Entertainment || CBS/FoxPrism CompanyEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''PrinceMemorial of DarknessDay'' || MCAMedia Home VideoEntertainment || MCAMedia DistributingHome Entertainment || Media Home CorporationEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheMen Principalof Steel'' || Tri-StarTrans VideoWorld Entertainment || RCA/ColumbiaTrans World Entertainment || PicturesTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''PrisonA Minute to Pray, A Second to Die'' || EmpirePlayhouse Video || NewThe WorldCBS/Fox VideoCompany || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''PrivateMission Road: No TrespassingStarbust'' || TransRhino WorldHome EntertainmentVideo || TransRhino Records || WorldRhino EntertainmentRecords || 1988 ||
|-
| ''QuarterbackA PrincessMonth in the Country'' || PlayhouseLorimar Home Video || TheLorimar CBS/FoxHome CompanyVideo || Lorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''RedMother, NightsJugs and Speed'' || TransKey Video || The WorldCBS/Fox EntertainmentCompany || TransThe WorldCBS/Fox EntertainmentCompany || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ReturnNasty of the Killer Tomatoes: The SequelRabbit'' || NewRhino WorldHome Video || NewRhino WorldRecords Video|| Rhino Records || 1988 ||
|-
| ''RidingNightmare FastSisters'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Ninja: The Secret GardenBattalion'' || PlayhouseTrans VideoWorld Entertainment || TheTrans World Entertainment || Trans CBS/FoxWorld CompanyEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SecretNinja Obessionthe Violent Sorcerer'' || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SesameOrphans'' Street:|| TheLorimar AlphabetHome Game''Video || Random HouseLorimar Home Video || Random HouseLorimar Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Sesame Street: The BestPearl of Ernie and BertDeath'' || Random House HomeKey Video || RandomThe HouseCBS/Fox HomeCompany Video|| The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SesamePecos Street:Bill'' Big|| Bird'sRabbit FavoriteEars Party Games''Productions || RandomSony HouseVideo Home VideoSoftware || RandomSony HouseVideo Home VideoSoftware || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Phantom of Death'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
| ''Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street'' || Random House Home Video || Random House Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SkyPenthouse: PiratesOn the Wild Side'' || KeyPenthouse Video || TheVestron CBS/FoxVideo Company|| Vestron Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SlamPlayboy's 1989 Video Playmate DanceCalendar'' || KeyPlayboy Video || TheHBO CBS/FoxVideo Company|| HBO Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SororityPlayboy BabesVideo inCenterfold: the35th SlimeballAnniversary Bowl-O-RamaPlaymate Fawna MacLaren'' || Urban ClassicsPlayboy Video || UrbanHBO Video || ClassicsHBO Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''StakeoutPlayboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year India Allen'' || Touchstone HomePlayboy Video || BuenaHBO VistaVideo || HomeHBO Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''StarrcadePrince '87: Chi-Townof HeatDarkness'' || TurnerMCA Home EntertainmentVideo || MGM/UAMCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || 1988 ||
|-
| ''StrandedThe Principal'' || Tri-Star Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SunsetPrison'' || RCA/ColumbiaEmpire PicturesVideo Home|| New World Video ||| RCA/Columbia PicturesNew HomeWorld Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''SuspectPrivate Road: No Trespassing'' || RCA/ColumbiaTrans PicturesWorld Home VideoEntertainment || RCA/ColumbiaTrans World Entertainment || PicturesTrans HomeWorld VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TerrorQuarterback TrainPrincess'' || KeyPlayhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ThristRed Nights'' || MediaTrans World Entertainment || Trans HomeWorld Entertainment || MediaTrans HomeWorld Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TransmutationsReturn of the Killer Tomatoes: The Sequel'' || VestronNew World Video || VestronNew World Video || New World Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TreasureRiding ofFast'' the|| MoonTrans Goddess''World Entertainment || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || VidmarkTrans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TwoSaber KindsRider ofand Lovethe Star Sheriffs: Star Sheriff Roundup'' || PlayhouseFries Home Video || TheFries CBS/FoxHome CompanyVideo || Fries Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''The UnnamableSadist'' || VidmarkRhino EntertainmentHome Video || Rhino Records || VidmarkRhino EntertainmentRecords || 1988 ||
|-
| ''VanishingThe ActSecret Garden'' || VidmarkPlayhouse EntertainmentVideo || VidmarkThe CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox EntertainmentCompany || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ViceSecret VersaObession'' || RCA/ColumbiaVidmark Pictures Home VideoEntertainment || RCA/ColumbiaVidmark PicturesEntertainment || HomeVidmark VideoEntertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''WeeShock! SingShock! TogetherShock!'' || Price/Stern/SloanRhino Home Video || Price/Stern/SloanRhino Records || Rhino Records || 1988 ||
|-
| ''WeeSky Sing:Pirates'' King|| Cole'sKey Party''Video || Price/SternThe CBS/SloanFox Company || PriceThe CBS/Stern/SloanFox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''WeeSlam Sing: GrandpaDance''s Magical|| Toys''Key Video || Price/SternThe CBS/SloanFox Company || PriceThe CBS/Stern/SloanFox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''WillowSorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama'' || RCA/ColumbiaUrban Pictures HomeClassics Video || RCA/ColumbiaUrban Classics Video || PicturesUrban HomeClassics Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''TheStarrcade Wolf'87: Chi-Town Heat'' || TransTurner WorldHome Entertainment || TransTurner WorldHome Entertainment || MGM/UA Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''X-MenStranded'' || NewRCA/Columbia WorldPictures Home Video || NewRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures WorldHome Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''ZachariahSunset'' || PlayhouseRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || TheRCA/Columbia CBSPictures Home Video || RCA/FoxColumbia CompanyPictures Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Zombie Island MassacreSuspect'' || MediaRCA/Columbia Pictures Home EntertainmentVideo || MediaRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home EntertainmentVideo || 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Tailor of Gloucester'' || Rabbit Ears Productions || Sony Video Software || Sony Video Software || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Terror Train'' || Key Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Thrist'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Transmutations'' || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || Vestron Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Treasure of the Moon Goddess'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Two Kinds of Love'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Unnamable'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Vanishing Act'' || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || Vidmark Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Vice Versa'' || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Wee Sing Together'' || Price/Stern/Sloan || Price/Stern/Sloan || Price/Stern/Sloan || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Wee Sing: King Cole's Party'' || Price/Stern/Sloan || Price/Stern/Sloan || Price/Stern/Sloan || 1988 ||
|-
| ''The Wolf'' || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || Trans World Entertainment || 1988 ||
|-
| ''X-Men'' || New World Video || New World Video || New World Video || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Zachariah'' || Playhouse Video || The CBS/Fox Company || The CBS/Fox Company || 1988 ||
|-
| ''Zombie Island Massacre'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || 1988 ||
|}
 
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=== September ===
=== October ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
|-
| ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' || MCA Home Video || MCA Distributing Corporation || October 27, 1988 ||
|}
 
=== November ===
=== December ===
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