| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
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| 1 | - | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $513,201 | - | 79 | - | $6,496 | $513,201 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | - | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $276,974 | - | 66 | - | $4,196 | $276,974 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | White Wedding | $131,978 | - | 39 | - | $3,384 | $131,978 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | 17 Again | $124,898 | -23.4% | 56 | - | $2,230 | $798,966 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Fast & Furious | $116,714 | -26.3% | 63 | - | $1,852 | $1,551,110 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $76,652 | -19.3% | 71 | -7 | $1,079 | $1,324,447 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | I Love You, Man | $60,868 | -19.8% | 50 | - | $1,217 | $196,442 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Hotel for Dogs | $49,778 | -20.5% | 41 | -2 | $1,214 | $254,112 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Marley & Me | $37,031 | -35.6% | 57 | -8 | $649 | $1,370,818 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | The International | $34,814 | -35.5% | 19 | - | $1,832 | $127,995 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $34,683 | -7.5% | 20 | - | $1,734 | $1,046,491 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Milk | $19,394 | -35.7% | 10 | - | $1,939 | $69,596 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | The Reader | $17,895 | -2.4% | 10 | - | $1,789 | $240,982 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Two Lovers | $17,656 | - | 8 | - | $2,207 | $17,656 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 11 | Dragonball Evolution | $16,411 | -45% | 29 | -6 | $565 | $289,018 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Race to Witch Mountain | $9,586 | -68.3% | 19 | -21 | $504 | $547,454 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Gran Torino | $8,654 | -39.9% | 13 | -10 | $665 | $256,323 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $7,796 | -60.7% | 17 | -15 | $458 | $710,605 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | 12 Rounds | $4,431 | -53.7% | 14 | -9 | $316 | $143,428 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $3,193 | -48.4% | 7 | -8 | $456 | $701,965 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Defiance | $2,865 | -32.8% | 3 | -2 | $955 | $75,073 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | 8 x 10 Tasveer | $2,289 | -42.9% | 3 | -1 | $763 | $13,732 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $1,659 | -1.5% | 4 | - | $414 | $25,775 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Watchmen | $1,422 | -42.7% | 3 | -3 | $474 | $460,229 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
