| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Tsotsi | $1,206,906 | - | - | - | Dec 23, 2005 | - |
| 2 | Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas | $362,626 | 99 | $75,641 | 82 | Feb 9, 2018 | United International Pictures |
| 3 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | $301,260 | - | - | - | Apr 10, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $276,717 | 15 | $40,319 | 15 | Oct 15, 2010 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 5 | My Name Is Khan | $270,698 | 15 | $85,214 | 15 | Feb 12, 2010 | - |
| 6 | The Jungle Bunch | $251,180 | 98 | $60,493 | 71 | Oct 27, 2017 | United International Pictures |
| 7 | The Concert | $228,835 | 10 | $26,502 | 10 | Jan 7, 2011 | United International Pictures |
| 8 | Don 2 | $212,978 | 15 | $59,727 | 15 | Dec 23, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 9 | Coco Before Chanel | $164,027 | 9 | $30,200 | 9 | Aug 28, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 10 | The Wound | $162,085 | 19 | $49,519 | 19 | Feb 2, 2018 | Indigenous Film Distribution |
| 11 | La Vie En Rose | $161,011 | 6 | $19,723 | 6 | Dec 14, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 12 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $151,184 | 8 | $30,760 | 8 | Dec 12, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 13 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $148,095 | 14 | $31,115 | 14 | Nov 5, 2010 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 14 | Pan's Labyrinth | $135,912 | 12 | $24,568 | 12 | Jul 6, 2007 | United International Pictures |
| 15 | Jodhaa Akbar | $126,459 | 9 | $37,177 | 9 | Feb 15, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 16 | Bodyguard | $124,140 | 8 | $54,387 | 8 | Sep 2, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 17 | Friendship | $119,063 | 5 | $20,255 | 5 | Nov 14, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 18 | The Intouchables | $103,315 | 5 | $14,205 | 5 | Jan 11, 2013 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 19 | Race | $89,307 | 9 | - | - | Mar 21, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 20 | Love Aaj Kal | $88,973 | 7 | $31,756 | 7 | Jul 31, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 21 | Kung Fu Hustle | $84,815 | - | - | - | Sep 23, 2005 | - |
| 22 | Kambakkht Ishq | $83,980 | 6 | $28,943 | 6 | Jul 3, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 23 | Broken Embraces | $83,834 | 5 | $10,948 | 5 | Jun 18, 2010 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 24 | The Counterfeiters | $80,122 | 4 | $7,275 | 4 | Nov 7, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 25 | Like Stars on Earth | $79,506 | 5 | - | - | Dec 21, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 26 | Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic | $76,601 | 8 | $22,090 | 8 | Jun 27, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 27 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | $75,416 | 13 | $30,075 | 13 | Nov 29, 2012 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 28 | Saawariya | $69,404 | 10 | $27,384 | 10 | Nov 9, 2007 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Dil Bole Hadippa | $67,330 | 7 | $16,887 | 7 | Sep 18, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 30 | Caramel | $63,955 | 3 | $7,970 | 3 | Jul 25, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 31 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $58,931 | 10 | $12,895 | 10 | Aug 3, 2007 | United International Pictures |
| 32 | The Band's Visit | $56,501 | 5 | $6,689 | 5 | Oct 31, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 33 | Black Butterflies | $53,640 | 8 | $7,779 | 8 | Oct 21, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 34 | Holiday | $51,556 | 14 | $23,220 | 14 | Jun 5, 2014 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 35 | Billu | $51,218 | 5 | $22,146 | 5 | Feb 13, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 36 | CC2C | $49,682 | 13 | $29,506 | 13 | Jan 16, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 37 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | $48,058 | 6 | $10,899 | 6 | Aug 15, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 38 | City of God | $46,460 | 7 | - | - | Aug 29, 2003 | - |
| 39 | Fearless | $46,053 | 6 | - | - | Mar 30, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 40 | The White Ribbon | $44,774 | 7 | $7,366 | 7 | Jul 30, 2010 | United International Pictures |
| 41 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $43,142 | 6 | $8,419 | 6 | Nov 26, 2010 | United International Pictures |
| 42 | The Lives of Others | $43,111 | 4 | $8,228 | 4 | Sep 7, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 43 | Night Watch | $43,082 | - | - | - | Oct 14, 2005 | - |
| 44 | Kismat Konnection | $40,670 | 10 | $16,425 | 10 | Jul 18, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 45 | Singh Is King | $39,829 | 10 | $22,206 | 10 | Aug 8, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 46 | Dabangg | $39,285 | 7 | $19,625 | 7 | Sep 10, 2010 | - |
| 47 | The Great Beauty | $37,135 | 6 | $6,746 | 5 | Sep 26, 2014 | United International Pictures |
| 48 | Sarkar Raj | $35,715 | 7 | - | - | Jun 6, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 49 | Haute Cuisine | $35,503 | 4 | $7,617 | 4 | Jun 20, 2014 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 50 | Pain and Glory | $35,225 | 7 | $8,454 | 6 | Dec 6, 2019 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 51 | Break Ke Baad | $35,021 | 6 | $15,019 | 6 | Nov 26, 2010 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 52 | U Me Aur Hum | $34,060 | 7 | $28,033 | 7 | Apr 11, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 53 | Biutiful | $31,938 | 3 | $9,931 | 3 | Jul 22, 2011 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 54 | Lust, Caution | $31,615 | 5 | $4,699 | 5 | Jul 18, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 55 | Capernaum | $31,578 | 1 | - | - | Apr 19, 2019 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 56 | The Sea Inside | $31,551 | - | - | - | Mar 25, 2005 | - |
| 57 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | $30,809 | 10 | $30,111 | 10 | Dec 10, 2010 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 58 | The Song of Sparrows | $30,597 | 3 | $5,324 | 3 | Jul 10, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 59 | 102 Not Out | $27,658 | 8 | $10,307 | 8 | May 4, 2018 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 60 | Of Gods and Men | $27,544 | 8 | $7,389 | 8 | Feb 25, 2011 | United International Pictures |
| 61 | Seraphine | $27,256 | 3 | - | - | May 7, 2010 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 62 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $25,775 | 8 | $5,281 | 8 | Apr 3, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 63 | The Willow Tree | $25,747 | 3 | $6,691 | 3 | Nov 23, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 64 | Yuvvraaj | $24,813 | 7 | $10,609 | 7 | Nov 21, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 65 | Amélie | $24,540 | 5 | $24,540 | 5 | Apr 5, 2002 | - |
| 66 | Julieta | $21,383 | 5 | $4,295 | 5 | Nov 4, 2016 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 67 | The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared | $21,159 | 5 | $5,492 | 5 | Oct 17, 2014 | - |
| 68 | Black Book | $19,843 | 5 | $8,659 | 5 | Aug 17, 2007 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 69 | Bhoothnath | $19,641 | 7 | $9,395 | 7 | May 9, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 70 | Pad Man | $19,366 | 8 | $10,855 | 8 | Feb 9, 2018 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 71 | New York | $19,162 | 5 | $19,162 | 5 | Jun 26, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 72 | Golmaal 3 | $19,144 | 8 | $19,144 | 8 | Nov 5, 2010 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 73 | Mere Baap Pehle Aap | $18,032 | 6 | $8,971 | 6 | Jun 13, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 74 | Dum Maaro Dum | $16,839 | 5 | $16,839 | 5 | Apr 22, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 75 | God Tussi Great Ho | $16,555 | 7 | $5,988 | 7 | Aug 15, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 76 | The Salesman | $16,377 | 8 | $4,633 | 8 | May 5, 2017 | Forefront Media Group |
| 77 | The Legend of Drona | $16,267 | 7 | $11,822 | 7 | Oct 3, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 78 | Game | $15,817 | 7 | $15,817 | 7 | Apr 1, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 79 | Rust and Bone | $15,104 | 9 | $4,899 | 9 | Oct 11, 2013 | - |
| 80 | Viva Riva! | $14,788 | 15 | $5,131 | 15 | Oct 7, 2011 | Indigenous Film Distribution |
| 81 | Heroes | $14,552 | 8 | $6,123 | 8 | Oct 24, 2008 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 82 | Wolf Totem | $13,321 | 5 | $5,824 | 5 | Nov 13, 2015 | - |
| 83 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | $13,191 | 4 | $5,034 | 4 | Jul 4, 2008 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 84 | Double Dhamaal | $12,795 | 4 | $12,795 | 4 | Jun 24, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 85 | Delhi-6 | $10,991 | 8 | $10,991 | 8 | Feb 20, 2009 | - |
| 86 | Kaminey | $10,967 | 5 | $10,967 | 5 | Aug 14, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 87 | Besharam | $10,933 | 3 | $10,933 | 3 | Oct 4, 2013 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 88 | The Protector | $10,528 | 10 | $10,528 | 10 | May 18, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 89 | The Skin I Live In | $10,096 | 5 | - | - | Jan 12, 2012 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 90 | Shortkut - The Con Is On | $9,897 | 5 | $3,879 | 5 | Jul 10, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 91 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | $9,803 | 5 | $9,803 | 5 | Jun 17, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 92 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | $9,023 | 19 | $9,023 | 19 | Nov 12, 2010 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 93 | Dhamaal | $8,996 | 4 | $5,251 | 4 | Sep 7, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 94 | Aarakshan | $8,484 | 4 | $8,484 | 4 | Aug 12, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 95 | Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | $7,924 | 6 | $7,924 | 6 | Nov 23, 2007 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 96 | The Grandmaster | $7,704 | 4 | $3,371 | 4 | Mar 7, 2014 | United International Pictures |
| 97 | Dangerous Ishq | $7,298 | 5 | $7,298 | 5 | May 11, 2012 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 98 | Force | $7,234 | 5 | $7,234 | 5 | Sep 30, 2011 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 99 | Coming Home | $7,022 | 4 | $2,055 | 4 | Sep 18, 2015 | - |
| 100 | Paris 36 | $6,858 | 3 | $2,620 | 3 | May 28, 2010 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
