UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 6th April, 1979
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (new) |  | The Wiz (1978) | £322,752 | £322,752 | £322,752 | new | 1 |
| 2 (1) |  | Every Which Way But Loose (1979) | £62,811 | £91,076 | £3,695,616 | -50% | 6 |
| 3 (2) |  | The Deer Hunter (1979) | £41,473 | £53,915 | £2,074,601 | -44% | 6 |
| 4 (3) |  | National Lampoons Animal House (1979) | £21,695 | £28,204 | £1,994,985 | -52% | 6 |
| 5 (4) |  | Escape to Athena (1979) | £15,767 | £20,497 | £572,321 | -50% | 5 |
| 6 (5) |  | Damien: Omen II (1979) | £3,613 | £5,239 | £747,730 | -37% | 10 |