| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Life of Pi | $221,725 | -8.1% | 88 | -5 | $2,519 | $1,294,794 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Jack Reacher | $179,342 | -27.3% | 71 | - | $2,525 | $629,523 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Skyfall | $157,397 | -21.6% | 82 | -1 | $1,919 | $3,752,215 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Parental Guidance | $155,965 | - | 60 | - | $2,599 | $155,965 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | 5 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $153,666 | -21.5% | 77 | -4 | $1,995 | $1,930,062 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Adventures in Zambezia | $143,957 | -30.5% | 86 | - | $1,673 | $583,708 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Rise of the Guardians | $89,464 | -33.5% | 56 | -2 | $1,597 | $1,935,775 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Here Comes the Boom | $72,780 | -22.9% | 52 | -4 | $1,399 | $487,468 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Silver Linings Playbook | $56,119 | -36.8% | 39 | -1 | $1,438 | $221,447 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $39,019 | -43% | 51 | -8 | $765 | $4,705,939 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Pitch Perfect | $24,881 | -32.6% | 25 | -2 | $995 | $529,923 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $19,570 | - | 16 | - | $1,223 | $19,570 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 13 | - | Butter | $16,547 | - | 17 | - | $973 | $16,547 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | 13 | Taken 2 | $9,129 | -28.3% | 14 | -3 | $652 | $2,359,614 | 13 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Master | $5,568 | -15.7% | 7 | -4 | $795 | $33,264 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Looper | $5,527 | -69.4% | 8 | -17 | $690 | $256,347 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | End of Watch | $4,160 | -74.1% | 9 | -16 | $462 | $86,466 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | - | Pretville | $3,636 | - | 3 | - | $1,212 | $432,159 | 7 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | - | Freelancers | $2,625 | - | 3 | - | $875 | $102,973 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | $1,569 | - | 2 | - | $784 | $68,375 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Fun Size | $1,317 | -37% | 2 | -1 | $658 | $191,278 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | A Thousand Words | $1,051 | -8.4% | 2 | - | $525 | $258,891 | 15 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
