| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Puss in Boots | $404,890 | - | 89 | - | $4,549 | $404,890 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $313,942 | -46% | 92 | -17 | $3,412 | $3,037,486 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | - | Real Steel | $189,397 | - | 86 | - | $2,202 | $189,397 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Happy Feet Two | $148,243 | -49.9% | 88 | -18 | $1,684 | $591,642 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Platteland | $140,540 | -28.8% | 67 | -5 | $2,097 | $465,529 | 2 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Tower Heist | $80,916 | -26.9% | 58 | -16 | $1,395 | $827,753 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Johnny English Reborn | $65,091 | -32% | 58 | -17 | $1,122 | $1,632,971 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Immortals | $39,983 | -44% | 23 | -22 | $1,738 | $674,003 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Moneyball | $26,468 | -27.7% | 20 | - | $1,323 | $88,897 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Dream House | $21,781 | -15.3% | 25 | - | $871 | $69,278 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $16,815 | -30.1% | 12 | -2 | $1,401 | $149,034 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | In Time | $15,631 | -18.4% | 17 | -6 | $919 | $328,825 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | The Help | $5,032 | -24.5% | 5 | -1 | $1,006 | $248,084 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Another Earth | $4,172 | - | 5 | - | $834 | $4,172 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 15 | 19 | Anonymous | $3,712 | +0.5% | 4 | -1 | $928 | $50,346 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Everything Must Go | $3,238 | -25.8% | 5 | - | $647 | $20,815 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 18 | Beginners | $2,961 | -20.2% | 3 | - | $987 | $24,690 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Contagion | $2,861 | -60.5% | 8 | -5 | $357 | $265,501 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 9 | The Smurfs | $2,721 | -88.9% | 8 | -10 | $340 | $3,354,804 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Black Butterflies | $2,120 | - | 3 | - | $706 | $53,640 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Friends with Benefits | $1,657 | -53% | 3 | -5 | $552 | $1,096,081 | 12 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | Shanghai | $1,361 | - | 1 | - | $1,361 | $34,441 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | The Change-Up | $1,130 | -61% | 3 | -3 | $376 | $528,663 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Skeem | $647 | -22% | 2 | - | $323 | $61,789 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | The First Grader | $78 | -65.6% | 1 | - | $78 | $81,908 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
