| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Rio | $659,375 | - | 94 | - | $7,014 | $659,375 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | - | Unknown | $182,734 | - | 50 | - | $3,654 | $182,734 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Just Go with It | $178,373 | -17% | 64 | -1 | $2,787 | $1,558,436 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | No Strings Attached | $147,642 | -30.8% | 55 | - | $2,684 | $480,694 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Hop | $123,704 | -21.4% | 77 | - | $1,606 | $498,640 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Rango | $110,039 | -40.9% | 69 | -6 | $1,594 | $1,293,616 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Mechanic | $103,505 | - | 48 | - | $2,156 | $351,043 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Gnomeo & Juliet | $81,911 | -59.3% | 49 | -34 | $1,671 | $1,098,276 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | I Am Number Four | $67,952 | -51.2% | 51 | -13 | $1,332 | $605,071 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Eagle | $65,657 | - | 40 | - | $1,641 | $65,657 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | $38,872 | -22.9% | 31 | -7 | $1,253 | $1,284,103 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Hall Pass | $35,743 | -59% | 32 | -28 | $1,116 | $406,749 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Red Riding Hood | $31,107 | -53.1% | 28 | -16 | $1,110 | $674,904 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The King's Speech | $26,423 | -36.3% | 15 | -7 | $1,761 | $1,292,713 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Paradise Stop | $21,760 | -53.5% | 15 | -25 | $1,450 | $234,970 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | - | Barney's Version | $13,280 | - | 7 | - | $1,897 | $13,280 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 17 | 15 | Rabbit Hole | $7,174 | -44.4% | 7 | - | $1,024 | $26,903 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | - | Somewhere | $6,922 | - | 6 | - | $1,153 | $6,922 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 19 | 20 | True Grit | $5,274 | -22.4% | 7 | +1 | $753 | $185,424 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | $3,282 | -61.2% | 1 | -6 | $3,282 | $255,766 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 23 | The Dilemma | $1,765 | -29% | 5 | -1 | $353 | $331,474 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Another Year | $1,716 | -60.3% | 1 | -2 | $1,716 | $36,630 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 12 | Tangled | $1,102 | -94.5% | 3 | -19 | $367 | $3,090,371 | 11 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Night Drive | $493 | -37.2% | 1 | -1 | $493 | $23,458 | 6 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 26 | Of Gods and Men | $217 | +35.6% | 1 | - | $217 | $26,457 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
