| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sing | $83,078 | -23.4% | 96 | -6 | $865 | $1,847,995 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 2 | 4 | Why Him? | $81,330 | -0.6% | 62 | - | $1,311 | $544,339 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Monster Trucks | $76,917 | -32% | 84 | +2 | $915 | $213,579 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Leap! | $70,260 | -0.6% | 90 | - | $780 | $320,637 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Assassin's Creed | $66,346 | -0.6% | 87 | - | $762 | $1,176,335 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Patriots Day | $62,389 | +0.9% | 53 | - | $1,177 | $62,389 | 2 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 7 | - | Allied | $58,197 | - | 34 | - | $1,711 | $63,672 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 3 | Passengers | $57,881 | -41.2% | 74 | -5 | $782 | $891,933 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Hacksaw Ridge | $48,646 | -0.6% | 55 | - | $884 | $285,536 | 4 | African Entertainment Distributors | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $43,506 | -0.6% | 35 | - | $1,243 | $1,844,598 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Split | $30,111 | - | 17 | - | $1,771 | $32,859 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 12 | 10 | Manchester by the Sea | $30,045 | -0.6% | 20 | - | $1,502 | $94,772 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Moana | $26,563 | -0.6% | 37 | - | $717 | $1,913,151 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | A United Kingdom | $11,903 | -0.6% | 11 | - | $1,082 | $226,348 | 7 | Video Vision | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Jou Romeo | $8,935 | -0.6% | 23 | - | $388 | $206,112 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | For the Birds | $8,807 | -0.6% | 12 | - | $733 | $613,536 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | A Monster Calls | $6,640 | -77.9% | 10 | -32 | $664 | $36,750 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Office Christmas Party | $6,537 | -0.4% | 11 | -2 | $594 | $593,336 | 6 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $6,377 | -0.6% | 10 | - | $637 | $1,796,804 | 9 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | $5,679 | +3% | 15 | +12 | $378 | $78,648 | 4 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | The Birth of a Nation | $3,921 | -0.6% | 10 | - | $392 | $3,921 | 2 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Underworld: Blood Wars | $2,114 | -10.8% | 5 | - | $422 | $358,432 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 25 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | $1,684 | +143.4% | 4 | - | $421 | $537,046 | 14 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | $1,654 | -0.6% | 2 | - | $827 | $457,906 | 13 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Maggie's Plan | $626 | -78.3% | 4 | -1 | $156 | $52,229 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Arrival | $426 | -80.9% | 1 | -2 | $426 | $196,071 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | 28 | Snaaks Genoeg | $170 | -0.6% | 1 | - | $170 | $9,346 | 4 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
