| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $1,187,829 | 80 | $1,322,059 | 89.8% | Apr 29, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 2 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $696,749 | 80 | $1,052,036 | 66.2% | May 15, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 3 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $633,384 | 66 | $748,758 | 84.6% | Apr 29, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $529,215 | 81 | $1,710,703 | 30.9% | May 22, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 5 | White Wedding | - | - | - | $512,677 | 39 | $617,455 | 83% | Apr 29, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 6 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $461,003 | 47 | $1,008,293 | 45.7% | May 13, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 7 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $453,701 | 56 | $1,276,156 | 35.6% | Apr 17, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 8 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $391,345 | 63 | $1,830,098 | 21.4% | Apr 9, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 9 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $298,191 | 43 | $383,493 | 77.8% | May 8, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 10 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $189,479 | 20 | $1,245,660 | 15.2% | Mar 6, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 11 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $158,207 | 50 | $293,781 | 53.9% | Apr 24, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 12 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $155,814 | 97 | $1,403,609 | 11.1% | Apr 3, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 13 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $129,568 | 43 | $333,902 | 38.8% | Apr 17, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 14 | Coraline | - | - | - | $128,834 | 23 | $206,091 | 62.5% | May 8, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 15 | The International | - | - | - | $123,637 | 19 | $225,447 | 54.8% | Apr 24, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 16 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $121,729 | 43 | $660,584 | 18.4% | May 29, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 17 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $106,389 | 65 | $1,440,176 | 7.4% | Mar 20, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 18 | The Reader | - | - | - | $86,547 | 10 | $339,802 | 25.5% | Mar 27, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 19 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | - | - | - | $65,983 | 30 | $69,699 | 94.7% | May 8, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 20 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $64,839 | 25 | $124,823 | 51.9% | May 22, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 21 | Milk | - | - | - | $58,308 | 10 | $108,510 | 53.7% | Apr 24, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 22 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $47,831 | 15 | $71,395 | 67% | May 15, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 23 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $46,883 | 40 | $295,574 | 15.9% | Mar 27, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 24 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $46,040 | 10 | $46,040 | 100% | May 1, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 25 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $37,861 | 22 | $37,861 | 100% | May 8, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 26 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $29,349 | 55 | $567,217 | 5.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 27 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $20,403 | 35 | $293,010 | 7% | Apr 10, 2009 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 28 | Blindness | - | - | - | $18,546 | 10 | $18,546 | 100% | May 22, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 29 | The Uninvited | - | - | - | $10,805 | 10 | $47,887 | 22.6% | May 29, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 30 | Then She Found Me | - | - | - | $9,871 | 1 | $12,613 | 78.3% | Mar 6, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 31 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | - | - | - | $7,870 | 12 | $18,159 | 43.3% | May 29, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 32 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $7,796 | 51 | $710,605 | 1.1% | Mar 13, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
| 33 | Defiance | - | - | - | $7,267 | 10 | $79,475 | 9.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 34 | Miss March | - | - | - | $4,594 | 5 | $19,737 | 23.3% | May 29, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 35 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $4,431 | 24 | $143,428 | 3.1% | Apr 3, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 36 | 8 x 10 Tasveer | - | - | - | $3,447 | 4 | $14,890 | 23.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | NuMetro Distribution |
| 37 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $1,659 | 8 | $25,775 | 6.4% | Apr 3, 2009 | United International Pictures |
| 38 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $1,422 | 62 | $460,229 | 0.3% | Mar 6, 2009 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures |
