| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
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| 1 | - | Men in Black³ | $522,723 | - | 107 | - | $4,885 | $522,723 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Avengers | $197,917 | -38.3% | 77 | -42 | $2,570 | $3,952,132 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Think Like a Man | $98,678 | -9.8% | 33 | -1 | $2,990 | $677,792 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Lucky One | $95,654 | - | 39 | - | $2,452 | $95,654 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | The Vow | $94,580 | -30.6% | 45 | -1 | $2,101 | $548,012 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Battleship | $82,476 | -26% | 77 | -5 | $1,071 | $709,231 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Dark Shadows | $45,397 | -35.2% | 44 | - | $1,031 | $253,254 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Mirror Mirror | $43,482 | -20.2% | 51 | -4 | $852 | $784,423 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $27,686 | -30.6% | 14 | -20 | $1,977 | $586,372 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | One for the Money | $25,329 | -42.1% | 25 | +1 | $1,013 | $87,382 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Hunger Games | $20,543 | -45% | 36 | -16 | $570 | $1,186,154 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $16,516 | -29% | 15 | -1 | $1,101 | $877,822 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $14,587 | -25.3% | 16 | +2 | $911 | $230,773 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | The Lorax | $13,356 | -28.2% | 25 | -5 | $534 | $1,695,129 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | American Reunion | $12,583 | -33.3% | 22 | -13 | $571 | $1,026,698 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Rum Diary | $9,348 | - | 6 | - | $1,558 | $9,348 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 17 | 15 | Good Deeds | $8,611 | +1.8% | 16 | -1 | $538 | $516,986 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | 21 Jump Street | $5,223 | -9.9% | 8 | - | $652 | $658,583 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Wuthering Heights | $3,009 | -43% | 5 | - | $601 | $11,035 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 21 | Young Adult | $1,789 | -51.3% | 4 | -3 | $447 | $98,838 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Otelo Burning | $1,561 | -62.7% | 8 | -10 | $195 | $23,111 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | Semi-Soet | $124 | -34% | 1 | - | $124 | $1,150,314 | 15 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
