UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 22nd August, 1980
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | Airplane! (1980) | £204,569 | £296,625 | £1,868,409 | -68% | 3 |
| 2 (2) |  | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | £37,898 | £53,057 | £11,210,249 | -40% | 14 |
| 3 (3) |  | Fame (1980) | £31,643 | £44,300 | £838,633 | -44% | 5 |
| 4 (4) |  | Being There (1979) | £13,309 | £18,633 | £1,206,116 | -44% | 7 |