| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $581,013 | -57.6% | 109 | +11 | $5,330 | $2,280,056 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | - | Happy Feet Two | $296,055 | - | 106 | - | $2,792 | $296,055 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | - | Platteland | $197,407 | - | 72 | - | $2,741 | $197,407 | 1 | Indigenous Film Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | 4 | Tower Heist | $110,721 | +2.6% | 74 | +1 | $1,496 | $638,742 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Johnny English Reborn | $95,676 | -13.5% | 75 | -3 | $1,275 | $1,426,630 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Immortals | $71,355 | -44.9% | 45 | -26 | $1,585 | $552,251 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | Moneyball | $36,631 | - | 20 | - | $1,831 | $36,631 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | - | Dream House | $25,726 | - | 25 | - | $1,029 | $25,726 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Smurfs | $24,504 | -60% | 18 | -23 | $1,361 | $3,146,167 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $24,070 | -15.7% | 14 | -1 | $1,719 | $108,524 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | In Time | $19,152 | -46.8% | 23 | -12 | $832 | $281,581 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Contagion | $7,248 | -57.4% | 13 | -8 | $557 | $242,753 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 15 | The Help | $6,665 | -33% | 6 | -5 | $1,110 | $222,374 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Straw Dogs | $6,573 | -40.8% | 20 | - | $328 | $23,715 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Killer Elite | $5,424 | -62.1% | 13 | -14 | $417 | $252,085 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 19 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $5,144 | -21.6% | 6 | -1 | $857 | $874,411 | 14 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | - | Everything Must Go | $4,366 | - | 5 | - | $873 | $14,337 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 21 | Beginners | $3,709 | -21.4% | 3 | - | $1,236 | $19,080 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Anonymous | $3,692 | - | 5 | - | $738 | $41,580 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Friends with Benefits | $3,528 | -70.1% | 8 | -8 | $441 | $1,028,963 | 11 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 8 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | $3,304 | -84.2% | 6 | -14 | $550 | $142,617 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 14 | The Change-Up | $2,898 | -73.8% | 6 | -11 | $483 | $495,255 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Skeem | $830 | -46.8% | 2 | -3 | $415 | $56,921 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | The First Grader | $227 | -15.9% | 1 | - | $227 | $77,239 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
