| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Max Payne | $95,466 | - | 54 | - | $1,767 | $95,466 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Mamma Mia! | $50,134 | -37% | 94 | - | $533 | $2,072,532 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Eagle Eye | $47,108 | -46% | 63 | - | $747 | $164,073 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | My Best Friend's Girl | $32,678 | -32.2% | 51 | - | $640 | $349,803 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $26,272 | -38.1% | 39 | - | $673 | $225,213 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Lakeview Terrace | $23,441 | - | 30 | - | $781 | $23,441 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Righteous Kill | $22,528 | -42.1% | 31 | - | $726 | $75,762 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Superhero Movie | $16,619 | -49.5% | 35 | -5 | $474 | $109,255 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Strangers | $12,186 | -39.1% | 20 | - | $609 | $73,682 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Open Season 2 | $12,116 | -26.2% | 22 | -4 | $550 | $256,758 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Taken | $11,913 | -40.3% | 37 | -1 | $321 | $417,830 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Bangkok Dangerous | $9,458 | -61.8% | 29 | -1 | $326 | $106,163 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Brideshead Revisited | $7,702 | -41.8% | 9 | -1 | $855 | $46,030 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema | $6,902 | -37% | 11 | -2 | $627 | $343,477 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Heroes | $6,123 | - | 8 | - | $765 | $6,123 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 16 | 15 | In Bruges | $5,979 | -34.2% | 9 | -1 | $664 | $98,117 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | The House Bunny | $5,919 | -66.5% | 27 | -7 | $219 | $273,516 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | When Did You Last See Your Father? | $5,143 | - | 5 | - | $1,028 | $8,413 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 19 | 16 | Space Chimps | $3,865 | -56.1% | 27 | -8 | $143 | $263,531 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Hansie: A True Story | $3,731 | -75.1% | 24 | -21 | $155 | $404,057 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Before the Rains | $3,668 | -38.4% | 9 | - | $407 | $36,425 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Step Brothers | $3,358 | -47.9% | 9 | -1 | $373 | $24,679 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $1,677 | -58.6% | 14 | -8 | $119 | $281,705 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | The Love Guru | $1,113 | -76.6% | 6 | -4 | $185 | $15,903 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 26 | Prom Night | $773 | -29.3% | 4 | -1 | $193 | $132,854 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | Tropic Thunder | $625 | -63.9% | 6 | -5 | $104 | $286,782 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
