| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Eagle Eye | $87,199 | - | 63 | - | $1,384 | $87,199 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Mamma Mia! | $79,524 | -18% | 94 | -1 | $846 | $2,171,726 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | My Best Friend's Girl | $48,187 | -29.2% | 51 | - | $944 | $324,873 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $42,433 | -14.2% | 39 | -1 | $1,088 | $207,607 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Righteous Kill | $38,878 | - | 31 | - | $1,254 | $38,878 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Superhero Movie | $32,920 | -33.3% | 40 | - | $823 | $92,885 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Bangkok Dangerous | $24,728 | -49.8% | 30 | - | $824 | $94,298 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Strangers | $20,024 | - | 20 | - | $1,001 | $20,024 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Taken | $19,948 | -31.1% | 38 | +2 | $524 | $404,187 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | The House Bunny | $17,660 | -38.8% | 34 | -4 | $519 | $286,775 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Open Season 2 | $16,427 | -23% | 26 | - | $631 | $238,271 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Hansie: A True Story | $14,980 | -44.3% | 45 | -18 | $332 | $377,931 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Brideshead Revisited | $13,237 | -14.4% | 10 | - | $1,323 | $35,860 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema | $10,948 | -41.7% | 13 | - | $842 | $362,979 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | In Bruges | $9,083 | -13.2% | 10 | - | $908 | $96,348 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Space Chimps | $8,809 | -32.4% | 35 | -8 | $251 | $281,906 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Babylon A.D. | $6,924 | -45.3% | 26 | -5 | $266 | $287,799 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Step Brothers | $6,445 | -28.6% | 10 | - | $644 | $19,965 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Before the Rains | $5,956 | -27.3% | 9 | -1 | $661 | $33,357 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Karzzzz | $4,827 | - | 7 | - | $689 | $5,497 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 21 | 19 | The Love Guru | $4,748 | -33.3% | 10 | - | $474 | $14,247 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 13 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $4,054 | -68.7% | 22 | -14 | $184 | $303,675 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $2,370 | -42.9% | 16 | -3 | $148 | $82,479 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 24 | - | Choke | $2,011 | - | 5 | - | $402 | $18,586 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | Tropic Thunder | $1,733 | -79.1% | 11 | -10 | $157 | $312,123 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 25 | Prom Night | $1,094 | -35% | 5 | - | $218 | $131,423 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | Hancock | $430 | -37.1% | 1 | - | $430 | $2,136,299 | 16 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 28 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $166 | -41.1% | 1 | -1 | $166 | $698,832 | 12 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
