UK Box Office 28th September, 1979
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (re) |  | Scum (1979) | £525,465 | £525,465 | £725,465 | RE | 1 |
| 2 (2) |  | The Bitch (1979) | £514,397 | £745,876 | £1,306,032 | -8% | 2 |
| 3 (1) |  | Alien (1979) | £417,598 | £563,757 | £3,214,120 | -50% | 4 |
| 4 (3) |  | Manhattan (1979) | £42,201 | £56,971 | £1,680,672 | -41% | 6 |
| 5 (4) |  | Moonraker (1979) | £26,726 | £36,080 | £7,870,553 | -47% | 10 |
| 6 (5) |  | Porridge (1979) | £24,210 | £32,684 | £1,773,242 | -35% | 8 |