| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Khumba | $154,706 | -11.9% | 120 | +1 | $1,289 | $372,717 | 2 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Gravity | $100,321 | -28.2% | 63 | -4 | $1,592 | $578,338 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Battle of the Year | $72,921 | -33.8% | 53 | - | $1,375 | $212,330 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Family | $66,064 | - | 46 | - | $1,436 | $66,064 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | About Time | $56,984 | -36.2% | 60 | +1 | $949 | $180,620 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Riddick | $35,289 | -37.5% | 32 | +1 | $1,102 | $114,636 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Smurfs 2 | $30,780 | -38.2% | 45 | -5 | $684 | $2,123,308 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | $25,988 | - | 23 | - | $1,129 | $25,988 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | Redemption | $17,446 | -34.4% | 25 | -3 | $697 | $187,811 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Runner Runner | $13,741 | -43.2% | 28 | -3 | $490 | $410,001 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Paranoia | $13,537 | -51% | 20 | -15 | $676 | $106,518 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Closed Circuit | $11,259 | - | 18 | - | $625 | $11,259 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Conjuring | $11,107 | -48.1% | 21 | -3 | $528 | $446,817 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | - | Killing Season | $11,004 | - | 16 | - | $687 | $11,004 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 15 | 11 | Prisoners | $10,260 | -50% | 21 | -13 | $488 | $182,049 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Nothing for Mahala | $9,427 | -37.8% | 15 | -6 | $628 | $214,842 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | R.I.P.D. | $9,159 | -28.4% | 15 | -4 | $610 | $328,012 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Grown Ups 2 | $7,684 | -31.3% | 10 | -5 | $768 | $1,620,015 | 13 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Arbitrage | $7,427 | -17.6% | 5 | - | $1,485 | $78,279 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Diana | $7,285 | -53% | 14 | -22 | $520 | $76,973 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | RED 2 | $6,257 | - | 14 | - | $446 | $458,586 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | 2 Guns | $5,726 | -26.3% | 9 | -3 | $636 | $522,516 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | The Purge | $976 | +88.8% | 3 | +1 | $325 | $33,982 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Pain & Gain | $259 | -15.6% | 1 | - | $259 | $258,550 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | Rust and Bone | $210 | -80.7% | 1 | -4 | $210 | $14,193 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
