| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hotel Transylvania | $314,020 | - | 75 | - | $4,186 | $314,020 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Bourne Legacy | $140,913 | -42.6% | 52 | -31 | $2,709 | $517,480 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Madea's Witness Protection | $75,585 | -14.6% | 46 | -1 | $1,643 | $698,286 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Step Up Revolution | $67,697 | -43.2% | 42 | -19 | $1,611 | $2,237,332 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | - | Dredd | $67,610 | - | 47 | - | $1,438 | $67,610 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | Hit and Run | $57,821 | - | 40 | - | $1,445 | $57,821 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Die Wonderwerker | $49,663 | -39.7% | 35 | +1 | $1,418 | $480,484 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | A Thousand Words | $45,058 | - | 35 | - | $1,287 | $45,058 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Watch | $36,626 | -39.3% | 40 | -7 | $915 | $358,086 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $33,279 | -60.2% | 37 | -30 | $899 | $356,195 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Secret of the Gods | $29,833 | -34.5% | 27 | -5 | $1,104 | $336,753 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Total Recall | $27,913 | -43% | 31 | -22 | $900 | $572,195 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $26,904 | -33.8% | 15 | - | $1,793 | $89,100 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Brave | $17,779 | -56.4% | 25 | -17 | $711 | $1,749,788 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Ruby Sparks | $12,374 | - | 10 | - | $1,237 | $12,374 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 16 | 10 | A Monster in Paris | $11,434 | -73.9% | 20 | -22 | $571 | $158,013 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | The Flowers of War | $8,871 | -35.3% | 15 | -2 | $591 | $30,036 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Savages | $7,700 | -65.5% | 35 | - | $220 | $160,224 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Agter Die Ligte | $7,653 | - | 23 | - | $332 | $7,653 | 1 | Indigenous Film Distribution | true | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Dark Knight Rises | $5,805 | -64.7% | 10 | -7 | $580 | $1,975,303 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,447 | -61.7% | 8 | -8 | $430 | $3,490,100 | 14 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
