UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 5th January, 1979
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | Superman (1978) | £692,839 | £969,975 | £12,176,095 | -50% | 4 |
| 2 (2) |  | Jaws 2 (1978) | £542,381 | £705,095 | £1,681,381 | -44% | 2 |
| 3 (3) |  | Watership Down (1978) | £87,958 | £127,539 | £931,122 | -38% | 4 |
| 4 (4) | Piranha (1978) | £15,574 | £20,246 | £752,652 | -52% | 7 | |
| 5 (5) |  | Heaven Can Wait (1978) | £6,794 | £9,512 | £1,319,256 | -17% | 11 |
| 6 (6) | Force 10 From Navarone (1978) | £2,149 | £2,901 | £250,410 | -37% | 8 | |