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Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
28th Dec
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(2nd week)
No cover art for
Escape From AlcatrazEscape From Alcatraz
(9 weeks)
Rocky IIRocky II
(£4,507,079)
£2,019,666
21st Dec
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(1st week)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(@1)
The BitchThe Bitch
(14 weeks)
Rocky IIRocky II
(£4,410,966)
£2,389,378
14th Dec
1979
Rocky II
Rocky II
(4th week)
Mad Max
Mad Max
(@2)
AlienAlien
(15 weeks)
Rocky IIRocky II
(£4,038,048)
£701,001
7th Dec
1979
Rocky II
Rocky II
(3rd week)
No cover art for
ManhattanManhattan
(16 weeks)
AlienAlien
(£3,762,813)
£1,022,748
30th Nov
1979
Rocky II
Rocky II
(2nd week)
No cover art for
ManhattanManhattan
(15 weeks)
AlienAlien
(£3,762,262)
£1,302,669
23rd Nov
1979
Rocky II
Rocky II
(1st week)
Rocky II
Rocky II
(@1)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(18 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,882,529)
£1,591,547
16th Nov
1979
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
(2nd week)
No cover art for
MoonrakerMoonraker
(17 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,882,478)
£1,022,909
9th Nov
1979
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
(1st week)
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
(@1)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(16 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,882,394)
£1,761,490
2nd Nov
1979
Yanks
Yanks
(1st week)
Yanks
Yanks
(@1)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(15 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,882,201)
£1,109,593
26th Oct
1979
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
(2nd week)
The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid
(@2)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(14 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,881,816)
£786,698
19th Oct
1979
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
(1st week)
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
(@1)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(13 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,880,858)
£1,298,795
12th Oct
1979
Scum
Scum
(3rd week)
No cover art for
MoonrakerMoonraker
(12 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,879,434)
£548,818
5th Oct
1979
Scum
Scum
(2nd week)
The Concorde ... Airport
The Concorde ... Airport '79
(@4)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(11 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,876,018)
£1,125,314
28th Sep
1979
Scum
Scum
(1st week)
No cover art for
MoonrakerMoonraker
(10 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,870,553)
£1,550,597
21st Sep
1979
Alien
Alien
(3rd week)
The Bitch
The Bitch
(@2)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(9 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,834,473)
£1,555,380
14th Sep
1979
Alien
Alien
(2nd week)
No cover art for
MoonrakerMoonraker
(8 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,765,946)
£872,038
7th Sep
1979
Alien
Alien
(1st week)
Alien
Alien
(@1)
The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings
(10 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,601,893)
£1,340,123
31st Aug
1979
Moonraker
Moonraker
(6th week)
No cover art for
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(14 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£7,059,664)
£1,117,623
24th Aug
1979
Moonraker
Moonraker
(5th week)
Manhattan
Manhattan
(@2)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(13 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£6,186,116)
£1,816,455
17th Aug
1979
Moonraker
Moonraker
(4th week)
No cover art for
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(12 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£4,789,602)
£1,118,184
10th Aug
1979
Moonraker
Moonraker
(3rd week)
Porridge
Porridge
(@2)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(11 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£3,741,980)
£1,493,876
3rd Aug
1979
Moonraker
Moonraker
(2nd week)
No cover art for
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(10 weeks)
MoonrakerMoonraker
(£2,347,624)
£1,033,648
27th Jul
1979
Moonraker
Moonraker
(1st week)
Moonraker
Moonraker
(@1)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(9 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,271,641)
£1,041,644
20th Jul
1979
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
(3rd week)
No cover art for
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(8 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,268,741)
£118,981
13th Jul
1979
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
(2nd week)
No cover art for
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
(11 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,264,590)
£261,951
6th Jul
1979
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
(1st week)
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
(@1)
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
(10 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,255,549)
£576,046
29th Jun
1979
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
(5th week)
No cover art for
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
(9 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,237,240)
£31,981
22nd Jun
1979
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
(4th week)
No cover art for
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
(8 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,195,943)
£64,810
15th Jun
1979
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
(3rd week)
No cover art for
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
(7 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£1,112,209)
£141,232
8th Jun
1979
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
(2nd week)
No cover art for
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
(6 weeks)
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie
(£936,366)
£291,713
1st Jun
1979
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
(1st week)
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
(@1)
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(8 weeks)
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(£1,271,373)
£616,158
25th May
1979
The Warriors
The Warriors
(3rd week)
No cover art for
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(7 weeks)
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(£1,265,571)
£126,675
18th May
1979
The Warriors
The Warriors
(2nd week)
No cover art for
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(6 weeks)
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(£1,253,968)
£261,998
11th May
1979
The Warriors
The Warriors
(1st week)
The Warriors
The Warriors
(@1)
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(5 weeks)
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica
(£1,230,761)
£550,312
4th May
1979
The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(1st week)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(@1)
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(10 weeks)
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(£3,776,684)
£343,007
27th Apr
1979
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
(3rd week)
No cover art for
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(9 weeks)
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(£3,770,991)
£226,135
20th Apr
1979
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
(2nd week)
No cover art for
National Lampoons Animal HouseNational Lampoons Animal House
(8 weeks)
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(£3,760,783)
£425,670
13th Apr
1979
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
(1st week)
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
(@1)
Damien: Omen IIDamien: Omen II
(11 weeks)
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(£3,738,014)
£826,700
6th Apr
1979
The Wiz
The Wiz
(1st week)
The Wiz
The Wiz
(@1)
Damien: Omen IIDamien: Omen II
(10 weeks)
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose
(£3,695,616)
£468,111
30th Mar
1979
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose
(5th week)
No cover art for
SupermanSuperman
(16 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,265,355)
£283,717
23rd Mar
1979
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose
(4th week)
No cover art for
SupermanSuperman
(15 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,264,584)
£571,046
16th Mar
1979
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose
(3rd week)
No cover art for
Watership DownWatership Down
(14 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,263,044)
£1,116,031
9th Mar
1979
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose
(2nd week)
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
(@4)
Watership DownWatership Down
(13 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,259,965)
£2,188,433
2nd Mar
1979
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose
(1st week)
Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose
(@1)
Watership DownWatership Down
(12 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,255,003)
£2,698,873
23rd Feb
1979
Halloween
Halloween
(5th week)
No cover art for
Watership DownWatership Down
(11 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,245,423)
£193,346
16th Feb
1979
Halloween
Halloween
(4th week)
No cover art for
Watership DownWatership Down
(10 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,226,263)
£311,449
9th Feb
1979
Halloween
Halloween
(3rd week)
No cover art for
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait
(16 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,196,496)
£462,990
2nd Feb
1979
Halloween
Halloween
(2nd week)
Damien: Omen II
Damien: Omen II
(@2)
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait
(15 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,151,846)
£817,019
26th Jan
1979
Halloween
Halloween
(1st week)
Halloween
Halloween
(@1)
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait
(14 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£13,068,705)
£913,353
19th Jan
1979
Superman
Superman
(6th week)
No cover art for
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait
(13 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£12,943,993)
£433,403
12th Jan
1979
Superman
Superman
(5th week)
No cover art for
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait
(12 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£12,643,762)
£702,706
5th Jan
1979
Superman
Superman
(4th week)
No cover art for
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait
(11 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£12,176,095)
£1,347,695
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