UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 17th October, 1980
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (new) |  | The Elephant Man (1980) | £777,869 | £777,869 | £777,869 | new | 1 |
| 2 (1) |  | The Blues Brother's (1980) | £311,631 | £436,283 | £1,290,121 | -64% | 2 |
| 3 (2) |  | The Shining (1980) | £219,062 | £295,734 | £1,557,533 | -44% | 3 |
| 4 (4) | |||||||