UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 19th October, 1979
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (new) |  | Quadrophenia (1979) | £899,454 | £899,454 | £899,454 | new | 1 |
| 2 (2) |  | The Bitch (1979) | £207,172 | £300,399 | £2,271,484 | 23% | 5 |
| 3 (1) |  | Scum (1979) | £90,684 | £122,423 | £1,627,765 | -50% | 4 |
| 4 (3) |  | Alien (1979) | £52,200 | £73,080 | £3,694,359 | -50% | 7 |
| 5 (4) |  | The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) | £37,590 | £52,626 | £363,871 | -57% | 3 |
| 6 (5) |  | Manhattan (1979) | £10,600 | £14,840 | £1,750,197 | -27% | 9 |
| 7 (6) |  | Moonraker (1979) | £1,095 | £1,424 | £7,880,858 | -58% | 13 |