| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Sing | - | - | - | $751,209 | 116 | $2,210,396 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 2 | Passengers | - | - | - | $687,043 | 88 | $1,011,418 | Dec 30 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 3 | Why Him? | - | - | - | $639,022 | 66 | $833,195 | Dec 30 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | Assassin's Creed | - | - | - | $582,952 | 117 | $1,259,650 | Dec 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | - | - | - | $526,336 | 116 | $1,707,898 | Jan 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 6 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | - | - | - | $474,266 | 137 | $1,918,732 | Dec 15 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 7 | Leap! | - | - | - | $444,975 | 90 | $545,996 | Jan 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 8 | Moana | - | - | - | $341,627 | 123 | $2,106,203 | Dec 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 9 | Hacksaw Ridge | - | - | - | $323,770 | 58 | $420,091 | Dec 30 | African Entertainment Distributors | false |
| 10 | Monster Trucks | - | - | - | $257,459 | 84 | $410,969 | Jan 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | Patriots Day | - | - | - | $162,351 | 53 | $175,001 | Jan 13 | Times Media Films | false |
| 12 | La La Land | - | - | - | $140,280 | 36 | $602,262 | Jan 27 | M-Net | false |
| 13 | Manchester by the Sea | - | - | - | $138,428 | 20 | $172,444 | Jan 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 14 | Allied | - | - | - | $123,893 | 39 | $187,001 | Jan 20 | United International Pictures | false |
| 15 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | - | - | - | $118,636 | 123 | $1,853,708 | Nov 25 | Times Media Films | false |
| 16 | Office Christmas Party | - | - | - | $95,600 | 75 | $622,542 | Dec 15 | Times Media Films | false |
| 17 | Jou Romeo | - | - | - | $95,260 | 45 | $206,112 | Dec 23 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 18 | For the Birds | - | - | - | $86,829 | 56 | $633,959 | Nov 25 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 19 | Collateral Beauty | - | - | - | $79,943 | 62 | $334,211 | Jan 27 | Times Media Films | false |
| 20 | A United Kingdom | - | - | - | $78,332 | 31 | $274,983 | Dec 9 | Video Vision | false |
| 21 | Split | - | - | - | $71,292 | 17 | $153,263 | Jan 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 22 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | - | - | - | $64,532 | 24 | $80,760 | Dec 30 | Times Media Films | false |
| 23 | Lion | - | - | - | $55,897 | 36 | $530,605 | Jan 20 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 24 | A Monster Calls | - | - | - | $35,272 | 42 | $35,411 | Jan 13 | M-Net | false |
| 25 | Inferno | - | - | - | $31,648 | 62 | $446,188 | Dec 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | - | - | - | $18,624 | 61 | $457,906 | Oct 28 | Times Media Films | false |
| 27 | Underworld: Blood Wars | - | - | - | $17,368 | 62 | $366,243 | Dec 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Hoener met die Rooi Skoene | - | - | - | $16,737 | 42 | $43,088 | Jan 27 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 29 | Arrival | - | - | - | $11,918 | 29 | $203,158 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Maggie's Plan | - | - | - | $11,277 | 5 | $53,471 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | The Birth of a Nation | - | - | - | $9,277 | 10 | $9,277 | Jan 13 | Times Media Films | false |
| 32 | Snaaks Genoeg | - | - | - | $7,018 | 14 | $9,346 | Dec 30 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false |
| 33 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | - | - | - | $4,933 | 70 | $577,389 | Oct 21 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 34 | Equity | - | - | - | $4,702 | 5 | $19,778 | Dec 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Almost Christmas | - | - | - | $3,741 | 66 | $265,407 | Dec 2 | United International Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Accountant | - | - | - | $2,494 | 63 | $606,513 | Oct 28 | Times Media Films | false |
| 37 | Café Society | - | - | - | $1,880 | 15 | $67,779 | Oct 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false |
| 38 | Jonathan | - | - | - | $1,727 | 52 | $234,052 | Dec 2 | Times Media Films | false |
| 39 | Blood Father | - | - | - | $449 | 70 | $163,131 | Nov 18 | United International Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Wild Life | - | - | - | $410 | 60 | $131,747 | Dec 9 | Times Media Films | false |
