| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | A Good Day to Die Hard | $245,282 | - | 85 | - | $2,885 | $245,282 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Wreck-It Ralph | $126,195 | -23.9% | 83 | -6 | $1,520 | $929,119 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Klein Karoo | $68,798 | -25.4% | 46 | -7 | $1,495 | $349,385 | 3 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Back to the Jurassic | $54,702 | -27% | 49 | -3 | $1,116 | $138,197 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Zero Dark Thirty | $52,653 | - | 39 | - | $1,350 | $52,653 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Argo | $49,685 | -29.2% | 37 | -2 | $1,342 | $413,882 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | Quartet | $46,858 | - | 20 | - | $2,342 | $46,858 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Les Misérables | $42,949 | -34.2% | 38 | -6 | $1,130 | $591,949 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Life of Pi | $41,714 | -28.8% | 32 | -18 | $1,303 | $2,389,734 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Movie 43 | $37,418 | -32.6% | 34 | - | $1,100 | $123,626 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Flight | $32,149 | -31.2% | 24 | -3 | $1,339 | $261,007 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Django Unchained | $27,173 | -37.7% | 23 | -4 | $1,181 | $427,227 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Playing for Keeps | $25,246 | -38% | 34 | -5 | $742 | $376,563 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Parental Guidance | $24,822 | -20.8% | 35 | -9 | $709 | $689,534 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Lincoln | $22,161 | -42% | 21 | -1 | $1,055 | $140,238 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Mama | $21,370 | -25.4% | 17 | +1 | $1,257 | $28,749 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Jack Reacher | $19,115 | -39.1% | 34 | -5 | $562 | $1,188,956 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Chasing Mavericks | $10,793 | -54% | 11 | -9 | $981 | $74,040 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Silver Linings Playbook | $10,464 | -42.2% | 15 | -5 | $697 | $499,937 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | Anna Karenina | $10,027 | -58% | 15 | -5 | $668 | $92,881 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | The Intouchables | $3,854 | -31.4% | 2 | -1 | $1,927 | $79,547 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Here Comes the Boom | $2,733 | -65.2% | 4 | -12 | $683 | $684,883 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Lawless | $2,428 | -46.7% | 9 | -2 | $269 | $92,775 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Rise of the Guardians | $1,106 | -46% | 5 | -2 | $221 | $2,102,252 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | Pitch Perfect | $700 | -78.1% | 3 | -5 | $233 | $615,915 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | Pretville | $181 | -58.2% | 1 | - | $181 | $415,102 | 13 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
