| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
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| 1 | - | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $539,806 | - | 78 | - | $6,920 | $539,806 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Nights in Rodanthe | $94,733 | - | 44 | - | $2,153 | $94,733 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Max Payne | $68,486 | -28.3% | 54 | - | $1,268 | $223,171 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | - | Death Race | $54,915 | - | 44 | - | $1,248 | $54,915 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Eagle Eye | $49,538 | +5.2% | 63 | - | $786 | $259,451 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Mamma Mia! | $46,246 | -7.8% | 73 | -21 | $633 | $2,398,423 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | My Best Friend's Girl | $31,910 | -2.4% | 49 | -2 | $651 | $444,117 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $30,588 | +16.4% | 39 | - | $784 | $291,078 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Lakeview Terrace | $22,775 | -2.8% | 30 | - | $759 | $64,143 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Righteous Kill | $20,285 | -10% | 27 | -4 | $751 | $119,107 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Superhero Movie | $14,276 | -14.1% | 21 | -14 | $679 | $142,264 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Pineapple Express | $8,824 | - | 10 | - | $882 | $8,824 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | - | Scar | $8,794 | - | 9 | - | $977 | $8,794 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 14 | 16 | In Bruges | $7,480 | +25.1% | 9 | - | $831 | $120,933 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Taken | $7,465 | -37.3% | 19 | -18 | $392 | $456,215 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Brideshead Revisited | $7,337 | -4.7% | 9 | - | $815 | $64,419 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema | $6,799 | -1.5% | 12 | +1 | $566 | $395,853 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Band's Visit | $6,689 | - | 5 | - | $1,337 | $6,689 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 19 | 10 | Open Season 2 | $6,360 | -47.5% | 11 | -11 | $578 | $222,140 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Bangkok Dangerous | $5,512 | -41.7% | 17 | -12 | $324 | $132,137 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Heroes | $4,681 | -23.6% | 8 | - | $585 | $14,552 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Before the Rains | $3,628 | -1.1% | 8 | -1 | $453 | $46,450 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 17 | The House Bunny | $3,400 | -42.6% | 9 | -18 | $377 | $374,119 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | Space Chimps | $1,487 | -61.5% | 9 | -18 | $165 | $298,792 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | - | Stop-Loss | $1,483 | - | 10 | - | $148 | $1,483 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 26 | - | Fugitive Pieces | $1,033 | - | 2 | - | $516 | $1,033 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 27 | 23 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $965 | -42.5% | 6 | -8 | $160 | $368,795 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | The Love Guru | $717 | -35.6% | 6 | - | $119 | $20,268 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 22 | Step Brothers | $671 | -80% | 3 | -6 | $223 | $36,438 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 26 | Tropic Thunder | $472 | -24.5% | 3 | -3 | $157 | $387,092 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | Prom Night | $371 | -52% | 1 | -3 | $371 | $133,752 | 11 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
