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) |  | Urban Cowboy (1980) | £49,567 | £64,437 | £1,972,212 | -41% | 6 |
| 5 (3) |  | All That Jazz (1979) | £48,373 | £62,885 | £1,497,289 | -47% | 5 |
| 6 (5) |  | Caddyshack (1980) | £29,503 | £38,354 | £1,820,303 | -47% | 6 |
| 7 (6) |  | Xanadu (1980) | £23,711 | £30,824 | £855,967 | -50% | 5 |
| 8 (7) | Cruising (1980) | £7,038 | £9,853 | £761,952 | -55% | 6 | |