| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rio | $360,778 | -0.5% | 89 | -5 | $4,053 | $1,637,182 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Limitless | $163,500 | +3.6% | 50 | - | $3,270 | $409,947 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Just Go with It | $140,408 | +10.1% | 59 | -4 | $2,379 | $1,935,085 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Unknown | $126,717 | +6% | 50 | - | $2,534 | $561,778 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | Hop | $92,942 | +15.1% | 70 | -6 | $1,327 | $710,831 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | No Strings Attached | $86,917 | -13.8% | 50 | -5 | $1,738 | $768,932 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Sucker Punch | $73,207 | - | 30 | - | $2,440 | $73,207 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Water for Elephants | $69,413 | -31.2% | 41 | +1 | $1,693 | $215,886 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | - | Mars Needs Moms | $55,606 | - | 24 | - | $2,316 | $55,606 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Mechanic | $52,355 | -9.5% | 34 | -14 | $1,539 | $515,663 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Rango | $35,470 | -33% | 45 | -16 | $788 | $1,401,282 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Superhelde | $34,690 | - | 38 | - | $912 | $34,690 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | Gnomeo & Juliet | $30,237 | -35.8% | 20 | -7 | $1,511 | $1,200,479 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | $27,560 | +20.8% | 22 | -3 | $1,252 | $1,352,084 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Roommate | $26,816 | +11.1% | 15 | - | $1,787 | $63,542 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | $22,217 | +8.4% | 38 | +1 | $584 | $51,621 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | The King's Speech | $20,221 | -1.5% | 13 | -1 | $1,555 | $1,347,151 | 11 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | I Am Number Four | $18,837 | -15.9% | 20 | -9 | $941 | $674,630 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Dum Maaro Dum | $16,839 | - | 5 | - | $3,367 | $16,839 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 20 | 11 | The Eagle | $11,826 | -58.3% | 19 | -21 | $622 | $147,268 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Paradise Stop | $10,786 | +0.6% | 10 | -1 | $1,078 | $267,080 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Barney's Version | $9,735 | +0.4% | 7 | - | $1,390 | $41,280 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | True Grit | $3,133 | +24.7% | 8 | +4 | $391 | $191,903 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | The Dilemma | $1,184 | +124.7% | 2 | - | $592 | $330,389 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 25 | Of Gods and Men | $242 | -13.3% | 1 | - | $242 | $26,961 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
