UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 24th October, 1980
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | The Elephant Man (1980) | £545,805 | £791,417 | £1,569,286 | -30% | 2 |
| 2 (2) |  | The Blues Brother's (1980) | £242,306 | £351,344 | £1,641,465 | -22% | 3 |
| 3 (3) |  | The Shining (1980) | £121,701 | £158,211 | £1,715,744 | -44% | 4 |
| 4 (4) |  | Urban Cowboy (1980) | £29,157 | £39,362 | £2,011,574 | -41% | 7 |
| 5 (5) |  | All That Jazz (1979) | £25,459 | £36,916 | £1,534,205 | -47% | 6 |
| 6 (7) |  | Xanadu (1980) | £11,856 | £15,413 | £871,380 | -50% | 6 |
| 7 (8) |  | Cruising (1980) | £3,199 | £4,319 | £766,271 | -55% | 7 |