| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Fifty Shades Darker | - | - | - | $1,963,905 | 102 | $2,465,598 | Feb 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 2 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | - | - | - | $1,068,002 | 116 | $1,707,898 | Jan 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Lego Batman Movie | - | - | - | $478,503 | 123 | $678,966 | Feb 10 | Times Media Films | false |
| 4 | The Great Wall | - | - | - | $443,454 | 96 | $711,683 | Feb 17 | United International Pictures | false |
| 5 | La La Land | - | - | - | $374,310 | 36 | $602,262 | Jan 27 | M-Net | false |
| 6 | Sing | - | - | - | $258,355 | 116 | $2,210,396 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Lion | - | - | - | $258,011 | 36 | $530,605 | Jan 20 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 8 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | - | - | - | $248,974 | 76 | $246,124 | Feb 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Collateral Beauty | - | - | - | $244,537 | 62 | $334,211 | Jan 27 | Times Media Films | false |
| 10 | Why Him? | - | - | - | $144,523 | 66 | $833,195 | Dec 30 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Collide | - | - | - | $126,089 | 83 | $163,376 | Feb 17 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 12 | Monster Trucks | - | - | - | $110,738 | 84 | $410,969 | Jan 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 13 | Rings | - | - | - | $98,314 | 19 | $111,241 | Feb 3 | United International Pictures | false |
| 14 | Moana | - | - | - | $97,835 | 123 | $2,106,203 | Dec 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 15 | Leap! | - | - | - | $94,499 | 90 | $545,996 | Jan 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Space Between Us | - | - | - | $83,172 | 43 | $83,172 | Feb 3 | Times Media Films | false |
| 17 | Split | - | - | - | $76,127 | 17 | $153,263 | Jan 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 18 | Fist Fight | - | - | - | $69,983 | 60 | $230,053 | Feb 24 | Times Media Films | false |
| 19 | Allied | - | - | - | $57,633 | 39 | $187,001 | Jan 20 | United International Pictures | false |
| 20 | Denial | - | - | - | $57,632 | 17 | $57,632 | Feb 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 21 | Assassin's Creed | - | - | - | $57,395 | 117 | $1,259,650 | Dec 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | A Dog's Purpose | - | - | - | $54,822 | 59 | $124,125 | Feb 24 | Times Media Films | false |
| 23 | Hidden Figures | - | - | - | $53,773 | 32 | $277,221 | Feb 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | Hacksaw Ridge | - | - | - | $44,886 | 58 | $420,091 | Dec 30 | African Entertainment Distributors | false |
| 25 | Passengers | - | - | - | $44,298 | 88 | $1,011,418 | Dec 30 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 26 | Live by Night | - | - | - | $44,280 | 28 | $44,280 | Feb 3 | Times Media Films | false |
| 27 | Fences | - | - | - | $39,137 | 20 | $72,576 | Feb 17 | United International Pictures | false |
| 28 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | - | - | - | $38,789 | 70 | $577,389 | Oct 21 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 29 | Manchester by the Sea | - | - | - | $33,357 | 20 | $172,444 | Jan 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 30 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | - | - | - | $30,154 | 123 | $1,853,708 | Nov 25 | Times Media Films | false |
| 31 | Hoener met die Rooi Skoene | - | - | - | $26,351 | 42 | $43,088 | Jan 27 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 32 | Tess | - | - | - | $23,195 | 21 | $56,364 | Feb 24 | Times Media Films | false |
| 33 | A Cure for Wellness | - | - | - | $21,773 | 24 | $23,479 | Feb 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 34 | Moonlight | - | - | - | $18,040 | 9 | $38,491 | Feb 10 | Times Media Films | false |
| 35 | T2 Trainspotting | - | - | - | $16,639 | 31 | $43,831 | Feb 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Patriots Day | - | - | - | $12,650 | 53 | $175,001 | Jan 13 | Times Media Films | false |
| 37 | Office Christmas Party | - | - | - | $10,709 | 75 | $622,542 | Dec 15 | Times Media Films | false |
| 38 | A United Kingdom | - | - | - | $10,541 | 31 | $274,983 | Dec 9 | Video Vision | false |
| 39 | Arrival | - | - | - | $5,767 | 29 | $203,158 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | Underworld: Blood Wars | - | - | - | $4,459 | 62 | $366,243 | Dec 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | A Monster Calls | - | - | - | $139 | 42 | $35,411 | Jan 13 | M-Net | false |
