| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Moana | $223,017 | +7.9% | 111 | -12 | $2,009 | $601,006 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $162,264 | -32.7% | 104 | -19 | $1,560 | $1,251,445 | 3 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 3 | - | Inferno | $112,168 | - | 62 | - | $1,809 | $112,168 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Underworld: Blood Wars | $56,844 | -37.4% | 61 | -1 | $931 | $203,147 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | For the Birds | $51,665 | -24.6% | 43 | -12 | $1,201 | $328,026 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Fallen | $46,349 | - | 54 | - | $858 | $46,349 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | Almost Christmas | $45,820 | -22.6% | 66 | +10 | $694 | $164,207 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Jonathan | $38,775 | -41.6% | 50 | -2 | $775 | $137,862 | 2 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Wild Life | $35,014 | - | 59 | - | $593 | $35,016 | 1 | Times Media Films | true | false |
| 10 | - | A United Kingdom | $33,434 | - | 31 | - | $1,078 | $33,434 | 1 | Video Vision | true | false |
| 11 | - | The Edge of Seventeen | $22,755 | - | 26 | - | $875 | $22,755 | 1 | Times Media Films | true | false |
| 12 | 7 | Doctor Strange | $17,539 | -62.4% | 19 | -36 | $923 | $1,154,229 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Trolls | $14,539 | -27.7% | 26 | -15 | $559 | $798,554 | 8 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Storks | $13,627 | -47.8% | 30 | -33 | $454 | $443,459 | 5 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Accountant | $13,426 | -32.8% | 12 | -6 | $1,118 | $559,227 | 7 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | $12,148 | -33.7% | 8 | -11 | $1,518 | $389,939 | 7 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | When the Bough Breaks | $11,727 | -52.6% | 17 | -15 | $689 | $416,178 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | $8,093 | -34.6% | 10 | -4 | $809 | $493,363 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Maggie's Plan | $3,940 | - | 5 | - | $788 | $22,044 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Arrival | $3,254 | -73% | 4 | -7 | $813 | $168,881 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | - | Equity | $2,738 | - | 5 | - | $547 | $2,738 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 22 | 17 | Skiptrace | $2,428 | -64.1% | 5 | -10 | $485 | $100,080 | 4 | African Entertainment Distributors | false | false |
| 23 | 15 | Blood Father | $1,526 | -87.7% | 4 | -19 | $381 | $157,587 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | $1,069 | -52.9% | 2 | -3 | $534 | $659,569 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | - | Indignation | $677 | - | 2 | - | $338 | $37,340 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | - | Julieta | $676 | - | 2 | - | $338 | $19,181 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | - | Café Society | $668 | - | 2 | - | $334 | $62,347 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 18 | The Snow Queen 2 | $77 | -98.6% | 1 | -40 | $77 | $38,393 | 3 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
