"new year's evil" was theatrically released in the united states on december 19, 1980 by cannon film distributors. the "new year's evil" 35mm print played at quentin tarantino's new beverly cinema in los angeles, california on december 29, 2018. "new year's evil" was released on dvd through on-demand pressings from metro-goldwyn-mayer's limited edition collection on june 28, 2012. scream factory, a subsidiary of shout! factory, released the film on blu-ray on february 24, 2015.