| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Smurfs 2 | $129,945 | -26.3% | 95 | -11 | $1,367 | $1,931,493 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | R.I.P.D. | $78,830 | -22.1% | 56 | +4 | $1,407 | $213,596 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Prisoners | $58,313 | - | 42 | - | $1,388 | $58,313 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | - | Redemption | $55,238 | - | 38 | - | $1,453 | $55,238 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Runner Runner | $47,580 | -23.7% | 44 | -5 | $1,081 | $295,954 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Nothing for Mahala | $43,860 | -34.4% | 57 | +2 | $769 | $137,666 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Conjuring | $39,377 | -23.7% | 29 | -2 | $1,357 | $373,557 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Rush | $35,970 | -34.1% | 50 | +1 | $719 | $116,442 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | RED 2 | $25,058 | -37.2% | 32 | -17 | $783 | $426,746 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | We're the Millers | $22,436 | -25.9% | 26 | -6 | $862 | $604,634 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Grown Ups 2 | $21,416 | -28.7% | 26 | -7 | $823 | $1,618,748 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Turbo | $19,492 | -40.8% | 26 | -25 | $749 | $877,032 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | - | Musiek vir die Agtergrond | $18,662 | - | 34 | - | $548 | $18,662 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | - | The Purge | $15,321 | - | 20 | - | $766 | $15,321 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 17 | Arbitrage | $15,238 | +7.2% | 5 | - | $3,047 | $37,161 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | 2 Guns | $12,316 | -55.2% | 19 | -14 | $648 | $497,359 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | This Is the End | $10,752 | - | 9 | - | $1,194 | $10,752 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Call | $10,724 | -48.9% | 18 | - | $595 | $41,255 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Behind the Candelabra | $9,420 | -43.9% | 7 | -12 | $1,345 | $72,213 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Rust and Bone | $4,899 | - | 9 | - | $544 | $4,899 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 21 | 19 | Pain & Gain | $907 | -67.9% | 4 | -4 | $226 | $264,634 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
