# List of 1980 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

Here are all the number-one box office movies to come out of the year 1980 in the United Kingdom. Most gross figures represent "an approximation" by 25th Frame.

## Number-one Films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| Date | Title | Studio | Gross |
| 4 January 1980 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount Pictures | £649,202 |
| 11 January 1980 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount Pictures | £595,211 |
| 18 January 1980 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount Pictures | £898,403 |
| 25 January 1980 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount Pictures | £345,211 |
| 1 February 1980 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount Pictures | £196,807 |
| 8 February 1980 | The Rose | 20th Century Studios | £405,203 |
| 15 February 1980 | Meatballs | Famous Players, CFDC, & Haliburton Films | £860,920 |
| 22 February 1980 | Meatballs | Famous Players, CFDC, & Haliburton Films | £344,368 |
| 29 February 1980 | Meatballs | Famous Players, CFDC, & Haliburton Films | £137,747 |
| 7 March 1980 | Meatballs | Famous Players, CFDC, & Haliburton Films | £55,099 |
| 14 March 1980 | The Jerk | Aspen Film Society | £625,841 |
| 21 March 1980 | Kramer Vs. Kramer | Stanley Jaffe Productions | £838,598 |
| 28 March 1980 | Kramer Vs. Kramer | Stanley Jaffe Productions | £832,165 |
| 4 April 1980 | Kramer Vs. Kramer | Stanley Jaffe Productions | £328,949 |
| 11 April 1980 | Kramer Vs. Kramer | Stanley Jaffe Productions | £103,216 |
| 18 April 1980 | Kramer Vs. Kramer | Stanley Jaffe Productions | £38,598 |
| 25 April 1980 | 1941 | A-Team Productions | £582,189 |
| 2 May 1980 | 1941 | A-Team Productions | £277,233 |
| 9 May 1980 | American Gigolo | Paramount Pictures | £363,899 |
| 16 May 1980 | American Gigolo | Paramount Pictures | £214,058 |
| 23 May 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,025,796 |
| 30 May 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,038,162 |
| 6 June 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,094,358 |
| 13 June 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,105,000 |
| 20 June 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,022,538 |
| 27 June 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,072,151 |
| 4 July 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £861,342 |
| 11 July 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £579,197 |
| 18 July 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £375,265 |
| 25 July 1980 | Fame | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | £332,178 |
| 1 August 1980 | Fame | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | £184,543 |
| 8 August 1980 | Airplane! | Paramount Pictures & Howard W. Koch Productions | £646,091 |
| 15 August 1980 | Airplane! | Paramount Pictures & Howard W. Koch Productions | £638,409 |
| 22 August 1980 | Airplane! | Paramount Pictures & Howard W. Koch Productions | £204,569 |
| 29 August 1980 | Airplane! | Paramount Pictures & Howard W. Koch Productions | £53,641 |
| 5 September 1980 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £25,266 |
| 12 September 1980 | Caddyshack | Orion Pictures | £730,516 |
| 19 September 1980 | All That Jazz | 20th Century Fox & Columbia Pictures | £630,395 |
| 26 September 1980 | All That Jazz | 20th Century Fox & Columbia Pictures | £331,787 |
| 3 October 1980 | The Shining | The Producer Circle Company, Peregrine Productions, & Hawk Films | £709,762 |
| 10 October 1980 | The Blues Brother's | Universal Pictures | £853,838 |
| 17 October 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £777,869 |
| 24 October 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £545,805 |
| 31 October 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £615,179 |
| 7 November 1980 | The Fog | Debra Hill Productions | £391,937 |
| 14 November 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £212,865 |
| 21 November 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £125,215 |
| 28 November 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £73,656 |
| 5 December 1980 | The Elephant Man | Brooksfilms | £43,327 |
| 12 December 1980 | Flash Gordon | Starling Productions & Famous Films | £430,646 |
| 19 December 1980 | Flash Gordon | Starling Productions & Famous Films | £1,097,984 |
| 26 December 1980 | Flash Gordon | Starling Productions & Famous Films | £995,783 |