| pos. | Title | Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | £11,343,176 |
| 2 |  | Flash Gordon (1980) | £8,437,501 |
| 3 |  | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | £3,814,590 |
| 4 |  | The Elephant Man (1980) | £3,527,484 |
| 5 |  | Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) | £2,595,900 |
| 6 |  | The Amityville Horror (1979) | £2,287,085 |
| 7 |  | Urban Cowboy (1980) | £2,035,585 |
| 8 |  | The Jerk (1979) | £1,966,733 |
| 9 |  | Airplane! (1980) | £1,953,986 |
| 10 |  | Friday the 13th (1980) | £1,949,586 |
| 11 |  | The Shining (1980) | £1,906,898 |
| 12 |  | Caddyshack (1980) | £1,820,303 |
| 13 |  | The Blues Brother's (1980) | £1,741,841 |
| 14 |  | Meatballs (1979) | £1,673,973 |
| 15 |  | All That Jazz (1979) | £1,534,205 |
| 16 |  | 1941 (1979) | £1,322,407 |
| 17 |  | The Black Hole (1979) | £1,283,012 |
| 18 |  | Being There (1979) | £1,216,098 |
| 19 |  | The Rose (1979) | £974,708 |
| 20 |  | American Gigolo (1980) | £949,853 |