| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Golden Compass | $236,363 | - | 77 | - | $3,069 | $236,363 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Surf's Up | $168,211 | -30.1% | 75 | - | $2,242 | $619,778 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | American Gangster | $141,781 | - | 52 | - | $2,726 | $141,781 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Heartbreak Kid | $65,969 | -24.2% | 61 | +2 | $1,081 | $554,138 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Beowulf | $65,486 | -41.3% | 61 | -3 | $1,073 | $508,792 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Fred Claus | $48,380 | -0.3% | 30 | -1 | $1,612 | $147,243 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $37,151 | -22.5% | 40 | - | $928 | $137,284 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Rendition | $31,809 | -30.3% | 22 | - | $1,445 | $110,310 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Balls of Fury | $25,740 | -45.2% | 37 | -3 | $695 | $232,051 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Stardust | $22,370 | -30.1% | 34 | -1 | $657 | $893,752 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Kingdom | $21,466 | -30.9% | 36 | -1 | $596 | $415,731 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Mr. Woodcock | $10,519 | -37.4% | 22 | -4 | $478 | $359,286 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | - | I Know Who Killed Me | $8,942 | - | 10 | - | $894 | $17,756 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | Lions for Lambs | $8,389 | -50.7% | 14 | -7 | $599 | $158,589 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Daddy's Little Girls | $7,906 | -28.4% | 9 | -2 | $878 | $136,088 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Daddy Day Camp | $7,597 | -17.4% | 8 | -1 | $949 | $146,105 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Ratatouille | $7,169 | -61.2% | 15 | -17 | $477 | $1,918,629 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | Across the Universe | $3,114 | -34.3% | 5 | - | $622 | $46,016 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $2,747 | -60.3% | 5 | -6 | $549 | $284,711 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 21 | A Mighty Heart | $2,617 | -25.3% | 6 | -2 | $436 | $101,907 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Superbad | $2,088 | -67% | 3 | -5 | $696 | $292,606 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 25 | 3:10 to Yuma | $936 | +38.5% | 4 | +3 | $234 | $71,601 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Are We Done Yet? | $418 | -50.5% | 1 | - | $418 | $299,624 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Saawariya | $299 | -86.8% | 1 | -3 | $299 | $67,826 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Knocked Up | $274 | -77.1% | 2 | -1 | $137 | $832,076 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
