| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $178,518 | - | 84 | - | $2,125 | $178,518 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $144,465 | -62.5% | 89 | - | $1,623 | $805,048 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $109,792 | -54.5% | 78 | - | $1,407 | $601,570 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Puss in Boots | $93,441 | -56.9% | 81 | -6 | $1,153 | $1,883,279 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $75,430 | -44.2% | 67 | -3 | $1,125 | $758,226 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | - | Don 2 | $59,727 | - | 15 | - | $3,981 | $59,727 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 7 | - | Hoofmeisie | $57,185 | - | 44 | - | $1,299 | $57,185 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $46,614 | -56.6% | 64 | -20 | $728 | $3,727,237 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Real Steel | $37,415 | -56.1% | 48 | -27 | $779 | $835,477 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Arthur Christmas | $24,576 | -59.1% | 33 | -46 | $744 | $432,132 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Ides of March | $21,037 | - | 17 | - | $1,237 | $21,037 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 12 | 8 | Platteland | $19,894 | -65.3% | 32 | -9 | $621 | $838,147 | 5 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Tower Heist | $13,852 | -44.9% | 22 | -4 | $629 | $1,025,639 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Johnny English Reborn | $11,629 | -39.4% | 17 | -5 | $684 | $1,771,465 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Happy Feet Two | $9,741 | -72.8% | 24 | -30 | $405 | $906,723 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Drive | $7,866 | -66.1% | 13 | -4 | $605 | $124,085 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $4,987 | -61.9% | 10 | -10 | $498 | $75,692 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | The Help | $1,789 | -57.6% | 3 | -2 | $596 | $269,214 | 12 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $1,407 | -80.2% | 4 | -4 | $351 | $198,922 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Moneyball | $1,349 | -61.1% | 4 | -2 | $337 | $135,275 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Friends with Benefits | $1,082 | -47.1% | 3 | - | $360 | $1,088,220 | 15 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Beginners | $770 | -55.6% | 3 | - | $256 | $34,785 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Skeem | $367 | -31.7% | 1 | - | $367 | $63,807 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Everything Must Go | $366 | -43.3% | 1 | - | $366 | $26,862 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | One Day | $337 | -51.2% | 1 | - | $337 | $265,471 | 14 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
