UK Box Office 29th May, 1981
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | Superman II (1980) | £589,932 | £825,905 | £8,411,842 | -3% | 8 |
| 2 (2) |  | Chariots of Fire (1981) | £296,214 | £385,078 | £1,895,769 | -41% | 3 |
| 3 (3) |  | Tess (1981) | £25,000 | £32,500 | £1,853,140 | -21% | 8 |
| 4 (4) | Popeye (1981) | £9,290 | £13,006 | £2,073,186 | -47% | 8 | |
| 5 (5) |  | 9 to 5 (1980) | £5,015 | £6,770 | £2,581,650 | -47% | 10 |