UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 7th December, 1979
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | Rocky II (1979) | £836,437 | £1,212,834 | £3,361,298 | -5% | 3 |
| 2 (2) |  | Life of Brian (1979) | £116,823 | £157,711 | £2,513,830 | -59% | 5 |
| 3 (3) |  | Hooper (1978) | £27,509 | £38,513 | £1,026,056 | -50% | 5 |
| 4 (4) |  | Yanks (1979) | £18,393 | £26,670 | £1,376,680 | -50% | 6 |
| 5 (5) |  | Quadrophenia (1979) | £12,128 | £16,979 | £2,355,341 | -46% | 8 |
| 6 (6) |  | The Frisco Kid (1979) | £8,550 | £11,970 | £370,196 | -14% | 7 |
| 7 (7) |  | Escape From Alcatraz (1979) | £1,050 | £1,523 | £221,767 | -81% | 6 |
| 8 (8) |  | The Bitch (1979) | £1,000 | £1,300 | £2,452,210 | -47% | 12 |
| 9 (9) |  | Alien (1979) | £408 | £551 | £3,762,813 | -50% | 14 |
| 10 (10) |  | Scum (1979) | £300 | £390 | £1,747,750 | -63% | 11 |
| 11 (11) |  | Manhattan (1979) | £150 | £210 | £1,762,099 | -32% | 16 |