| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | $156,675 | -19.8% | 64 | +3 | $2,448 | $759,171 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Tangled | $113,160 | -31.2% | 62 | +11 | $1,825 | $2,691,109 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The King's Speech | $90,388 | -24.3% | 25 | +1 | $3,615 | $858,981 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | $86,161 | - | 47 | - | $1,833 | $86,161 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Battle Los Angeles | $85,496 | - | 45 | - | $1,899 | $85,496 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Dilemma | $77,875 | -9.3% | 42 | - | $1,854 | $199,677 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | Getroud met Rugby: Die Onvertelde Storie | $76,496 | - | 41 | - | $1,865 | $76,496 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | - | The Rite | $55,029 | - | 25 | - | $2,201 | $55,029 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | How Do You Know | $53,923 | -15.9% | 39 | -5 | $1,382 | $461,874 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Black Swan | $42,204 | -23.2% | 25 | - | $1,688 | $627,462 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Tourist | $30,218 | -28.1% | 37 | -14 | $816 | $2,218,759 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Fighter | $21,830 | -46.4% | 30 | -9 | $727 | $178,147 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Morning Glory | $19,669 | -38.2% | 31 | -15 | $634 | $435,976 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Love & Other Drugs | $16,871 | -40.2% | 24 | -11 | $702 | $588,910 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Conviction 2010 Re-release | $16,566 | -9.4% | 16 | - | $1,035 | $46,337 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | True Grit | $14,023 | -20.3% | 12 | - | $1,168 | $126,211 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 7 | Saw 3D | $12,761 | -73.4% | 14 | -14 | $911 | $268,032 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Next Three Days | $10,190 | -40.4% | 24 | -12 | $424 | $649,549 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | 127 Hours | $6,610 | -59% | 13 | -5 | $508 | $115,189 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Gulliver's Travels | $6,315 | -44% | 12 | -9 | $526 | $1,001,891 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 23 | Little Fockers | $4,731 | +35.4% | 6 | -3 | $788 | $2,011,573 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Night Drive | $2,939 | -60.3% | 5 | -5 | $587 | $13,939 | 2 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | The Concert | $1,707 | -56.6% | 2 | -2 | $853 | $222,790 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Of Gods and Men | $1,312 | -73.1% | 3 | -4 | $437 | $20,879 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | Made in Dagenham | $1,275 | -12.1% | 2 | - | $637 | $118,946 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
