| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
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| 1 | - | Captain America: The First Avenger | $390,436 | - | 94 | - | $4,153 | $390,436 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Jock the Hero Dog | $265,955 | -29% | 81 | -3 | $3,283 | $696,934 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Horrible Bosses | $146,770 | -10.3% | 51 | - | $2,877 | $659,830 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $124,306 | -52.6% | 75 | -18 | $1,657 | $2,451,149 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Super 8 | $83,472 | -45.7% | 58 | - | $1,439 | $281,936 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Cars 2 | $63,424 | -54% | 50 | -21 | $1,268 | $2,360,234 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Honey 2 | $61,631 | -35% | 31 | -4 | $1,988 | $298,557 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Larry Crowne | $61,453 | -37.9% | 42 | - | $1,463 | $191,828 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $50,421 | -57.3% | 39 | -16 | $1,292 | $3,412,606 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Soul Surfer | $29,890 | - | 18 | - | $1,660 | $29,890 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | Madea's Big Happy Family | $24,679 | -47.4% | 21 | -8 | $1,175 | $756,223 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Conspirator | $20,770 | - | 15 | - | $1,384 | $20,770 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | Something Borrowed | $19,362 | -54.5% | 24 | -17 | $806 | $633,262 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Bridesmaids | $14,778 | -42% | 17 | -8 | $869 | $978,061 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Bang Bang Club | $14,412 | -52.7% | 17 | -34 | $847 | $142,732 | 3 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | - | African Cats | $13,667 | - | 16 | - | $854 | $13,667 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | - | Beauty | $10,794 | - | 7 | - | $1,542 | $10,794 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 18 | 13 | Insidious | $9,073 | -61.4% | 9 | -6 | $1,008 | $74,988 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Jumping the Broom | $6,794 | -25.5% | 9 | -1 | $754 | $369,217 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Biutiful | $6,015 | -22.8% | 3 | - | $2,005 | $31,938 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Tamara Drewe | $4,371 | - | 10 | - | $437 | $4,371 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 22 | 14 | The Hangover Part II | $3,892 | -73.3% | 10 | -16 | $389 | $2,648,601 | 11 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | The Lincoln Lawyer | $3,761 | -38.2% | 4 | -7 | $940 | $458,642 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | 15 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $3,594 | -61.2% | 7 | -7 | $513 | $3,024,512 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | The Beaver | $2,874 | -52.3% | 10 | - | $287 | $11,552 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | The Adjustment Bureau | $1,421 | -58.6% | 4 | -2 | $355 | $358,313 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
