| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Life of Pi | $209,799 | -5.4% | 86 | -2 | $2,439 | $1,662,043 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | - | Gangster Squad | $131,454 | - | 52 | - | $2,527 | $131,454 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Jack Reacher | $114,599 | -36.1% | 70 | -1 | $1,637 | $851,385 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Parental Guidance | $110,357 | -29.2% | 60 | - | $1,839 | $383,142 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $99,754 | -35.1% | 79 | +2 | $1,262 | $2,100,261 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Skyfall | $98,030 | -37.7% | 71 | -11 | $1,380 | $3,888,685 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Adventures in Zambezia | $95,994 | -33.3% | 81 | -5 | $1,185 | $806,386 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Rise of the Guardians | $60,731 | -32.1% | 46 | -10 | $1,320 | $2,044,915 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Here Comes the Boom | $46,217 | -36.5% | 39 | -13 | $1,185 | $580,039 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Silver Linings Playbook | $46,090 | -17.9% | 28 | -11 | $1,646 | $308,632 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | Pitch Perfect | $23,225 | -6.7% | 28 | +3 | $829 | $567,852 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $17,170 | -56% | 38 | -13 | $451 | $4,662,635 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Intouchables | $14,205 | - | 5 | - | $2,841 | $14,205 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | 12 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $13,351 | -31.8% | 16 | - | $834 | $48,060 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | Looper | $10,081 | +82.4% | 18 | +10 | $560 | $265,938 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Butter | $8,530 | -48.4% | 17 | - | $501 | $38,514 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Taken 2 | $5,859 | -35.8% | 10 | -4 | $585 | $2,328,831 | 14 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | The Master | $4,995 | -10.3% | 5 | -2 | $999 | $42,303 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Pretville | $3,263 | -10.3% | 2 | -1 | $1,631 | $434,612 | 8 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Oranges | $1,221 | - | 3 | - | $407 | $45,944 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Fun Size | $1,113 | -15.5% | 2 | - | $556 | $190,854 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
