| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Surf's Up | - | - | - | $850,635 | 75 | $1,189,456 | Nov 30 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Golden Compass | - | - | - | $538,242 | 77 | $1,158,400 | Dec 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 3 | American Gangster | - | - | - | $333,828 | 52 | $797,557 | Dec 7 | United International Pictures | false |
| 4 | Beowulf | - | - | - | $327,939 | 64 | $716,809 | Nov 23 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Heartbreak Kid | - | - | - | $323,538 | 62 | $912,922 | Nov 16 | United International Pictures | false |
| 6 | Fred Claus | - | - | - | $309,772 | 31 | $309,772 | Nov 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Bee Movie | - | - | - | $267,422 | 95 | $1,396,632 | Dec 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 8 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | - | - | - | $192,298 | 40 | $192,298 | Nov 30 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 9 | Balls of Fury | - | - | - | $168,977 | 40 | $287,935 | Nov 23 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 10 | Rendition | - | - | - | $153,786 | 22 | $246,947 | Nov 30 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 11 | Stardust | - | - | - | $127,219 | 50 | $961,811 | Oct 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 12 | Hitman | - | - | - | $121,958 | 41 | $702,662 | Dec 14 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 13 | The Kingdom | - | - | - | $101,330 | 47 | $489,968 | Nov 9 | United International Pictures | false |
| 14 | 30 Days of Night | - | - | - | $70,915 | 50 | $273,262 | Dec 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 15 | Mr. Woodcock | - | - | - | $55,919 | 38 | $379,413 | Nov 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 16 | Daddy's Little Girls | - | - | - | $53,268 | 18 | $166,331 | Nov 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | - | - | - | $40,462 | 12 | $40,462 | Dec 14 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 18 | Daddy Day Camp | - | - | - | $40,107 | 10 | $196,873 | Oct 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 19 | Lions for Lambs | - | - | - | $34,382 | 23 | $158,589 | Nov 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | Across the Universe | - | - | - | $29,042 | 5 | $64,484 | Nov 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Resident Evil: Extinction | - | - | - | $22,414 | 25 | $290,333 | Oct 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | La Vie En Rose | - | - | - | $19,723 | 6 | $161,011 | Dec 14 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 23 | Superbad | - | - | - | $18,276 | 45 | $295,080 | Oct 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | A Mighty Heart | - | - | - | $17,693 | 15 | $113,997 | Nov 2 | United International Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Willow Tree | - | - | - | $15,233 | 3 | $25,747 | Nov 23 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 26 | Captivity | - | - | - | $11,976 | 16 | $38,603 | Nov 23 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 27 | I Know Who Killed Me | - | - | - | $8,942 | 10 | $17,756 | Dec 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 28 | Rush Hour 3 | - | - | - | $5,453 | 71 | $2,026,858 | Aug 31 | NuMetro Distribution | false |
| 29 | Saawariya | - | - | - | $4,950 | 10 | $69,404 | Nov 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Azhagiya Tamizh Magan | - | - | - | $4,789 | 3 | $11,558 | Dec 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 31 | 3:10 to Yuma | - | - | - | $2,903 | 10 | $77,264 | Nov 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 32 | Are We Done Yet? | - | - | - | $2,066 | 31 | $299,828 | Aug 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
