| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
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| 1 | - | The Avengers | $1,306,598 | - | 99 | - | $13,197 | $1,306,598 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Mirror Mirror | $194,926 | +42.5% | 55 | - | $3,544 | $397,016 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Hunger Games | $193,286 | +3.7% | 67 | - | $2,884 | $911,390 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | American Reunion | $123,703 | +28.3% | 64 | +3 | $1,932 | $871,996 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $107,031 | +12.9% | 38 | -14 | $2,816 | $376,244 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Lorax | $77,704 | +21.2% | 56 | -23 | $1,387 | $1,691,597 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Grey | $76,518 | -2.6% | 44 | - | $1,739 | $197,420 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $71,334 | - | 24 | - | $2,972 | $71,334 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $61,127 | +21% | 27 | -1 | $2,263 | $747,843 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $44,419 | +26.1% | 40 | -11 | $1,110 | $1,621,456 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Good Deeds | $39,582 | +31.2% | 26 | -6 | $1,522 | $467,368 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $33,392 | -45.4% | 24 | -22 | $1,391 | $463,889 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | 21 Jump Street | $30,326 | -3.5% | 19 | -7 | $1,596 | $651,439 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | A Million Colours | $29,881 | - | 51 | - | $585 | $29,881 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 15 | 9 | Wrath of the Titans | $19,016 | -56.9% | 18 | -39 | $1,056 | $990,663 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Angus Buchan's Ordinary People | $17,453 | -16.4% | 19 | -12 | $918 | $296,082 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Young Adult | $15,066 | -3.8% | 9 | -1 | $1,674 | $73,739 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Semi-Soet | $11,983 | +16% | 11 | -3 | $1,089 | $1,233,987 | 11 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Material | $8,746 | +28.2% | 8 | -2 | $1,093 | $1,006,277 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | The Artist | $4,166 | -26.6% | 3 | -4 | $1,388 | $199,785 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 23 | The Cup | $4,036 | -16.8% | 16 | - | $252 | $12,511 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | Jack and Jill | $3,969 | +51.4% | 4 | -1 | $992 | $1,315,739 | 13 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Contraband | $3,139 | -55.8% | 16 | -2 | $196 | $470,768 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | - | The Devil Inside | $379 | - | 1 | - | $379 | $124,329 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
