| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | $161,831 | -17.9% | 79 | - | $2,048 | $435,984 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | Wreck-It Ralph | $98,211 | -7.3% | 75 | -2 | $1,309 | $1,151,720 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | A Good Day to Die Hard | $97,501 | -29.7% | 81 | -3 | $1,203 | $612,085 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | - | Fanie Fourie's Lobola | $59,273 | - | 51 | - | $1,162 | $59,273 | 1 | Indigenous Film Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | 5 | Verraaiers | $48,729 | -22.6% | 42 | -9 | $1,160 | $148,196 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 8 | Argo | $42,660 | +15.3% | 30 | -4 | $1,422 | $500,287 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Last Stand | $42,198 | - | 49 | - | $861 | $42,198 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | Beautiful Creatures | $41,684 | -39.3% | 57 | -1 | $731 | $133,213 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Impossible | $40,349 | - | 23 | - | $1,754 | $40,349 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Quartet | $30,666 | -30.9% | 14 | -6 | $2,190 | $177,091 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Klein Karoo | $27,784 | -36.9% | 28 | -14 | $992 | $451,303 | 5 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Back to the Jurassic | $27,008 | -16.1% | 21 | -6 | $1,286 | $210,218 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Les Misérables | $23,811 | +2.6% | 24 | -14 | $992 | $657,808 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Life of Pi | $21,551 | -15% | 18 | -7 | $1,197 | $2,401,606 | 11 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Flight | $19,293 | -25.7% | 19 | -5 | $1,015 | $325,445 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Zero Dark Thirty | $16,054 | -54.7% | 14 | -25 | $1,146 | $140,040 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Parental Guidance | $15,020 | -21.8% | 22 | -4 | $682 | $717,870 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Django Unchained | $13,902 | -11.1% | 15 | -1 | $926 | $467,702 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Lincoln | $11,674 | -8.6% | 8 | -4 | $1,459 | $177,180 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Mama | $10,875 | -19.7% | 15 | -1 | $725 | $99,472 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $9,848 | - | 11 | - | $895 | $9,848 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 22 | 21 | Silver Linings Playbook | $7,267 | +23.8% | 7 | - | $1,038 | $509,079 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Anna Karenina | $2,719 | -8.6% | 4 | -2 | $679 | $103,831 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | The Intouchables | $2,336 | +0.6% | 3 | - | $778 | $89,274 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Jack Reacher | $1,574 | -78.8% | 4 | -11 | $393 | $1,180,903 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
