| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) | ![]() | The Elephant Man (1980) | £615,179 | £830,492 | £2,399,778 | 11% | 3 |
| 2 (new) | Caligula (1980) | £468,058 | £468,058 | £468,058 | new | 1 | |
| 3 (new) | Somewhere In Time (1980) | £145,644 | £145,644 | £145,644 | new | 1 | |
| 4 (2) | ![]() | The Blues Brother's (1980) | £69,225 | £100,376 | £1,741,841 | -71% | 4 |
| 5 (3) | ![]() | The Shining (1980) | £67,612 | £98,037 | £1,813,781 | -44% | 5 |
| 6 (4) | ![]() | Urban Cowboy (1980) | £17,151 | £24,011 | £2,035,585 | -41% | 8 |