| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thor: The Dark World | $355,434 | -32.6% | 119 | -2 | $2,986 | $1,069,961 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | As Jy Sing | $148,420 | - | 69 | - | $2,151 | $148,420 | 1 | Indigenous Film Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Khumba | $102,791 | -1.7% | 81 | -14 | $1,269 | $639,281 | 4 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | - | Captain Phillips | $89,822 | - | 49 | - | $1,833 | $89,822 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Gravity | $47,692 | -5.5% | 42 | -15 | $1,135 | $747,666 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Family | $37,203 | +0.5% | 41 | -5 | $907 | $196,225 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Butler | $36,049 | -21.6% | 38 | - | $948 | $107,105 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Baggage Claim | $32,890 | -9.5% | 23 | - | $1,430 | $86,287 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | About Time | $31,136 | +4.3% | 41 | -7 | $759 | $288,114 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Battle of the Year | $23,211 | -28.1% | 31 | -16 | $748 | $303,878 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Insidious: Chapter 2 | $17,539 | - | 18 | - | $974 | $17,539 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | - | The Bling Ring | $15,237 | - | 24 | - | $634 | $15,237 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Smurfs 2 | $10,243 | -25.8% | 20 | -8 | $512 | $2,161,365 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | $9,467 | -35.8% | 12 | -12 | $788 | $68,864 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Redemption | $9,042 | -19.6% | 14 | -5 | $645 | $222,986 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Riddick | $6,718 | -49.3% | 10 | -17 | $671 | $157,637 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Arbitrage | $5,719 | -15.6% | 5 | - | $1,143 | $96,613 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Prisoners | $4,335 | -5.9% | 9 | -7 | $481 | $198,993 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | - | RED 2 | $3,342 | - | 10 | - | $334 | $469,699 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | Runner Runner | $3,110 | -39.9% | 13 | -3 | $239 | $429,629 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 14 | Killing Season | $3,019 | -44.8% | 6 | -11 | $503 | $29,297 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Nothing for Mahala | $2,804 | -14.7% | 6 | -5 | $467 | $228,457 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | R.I.P.D. | $2,012 | -27.3% | 8 | - | $251 | $338,365 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Rust and Bone | $282 | +26.5% | 1 | - | $282 | $15,104 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | The Purge | $216 | +28.6% | 1 | - | $216 | $35,004 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
