| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Jack and Jill | $275,771 | - | 77 | - | $3,581 | $275,771 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Underworld: Awakening | $113,834 | -25.3% | 56 | +5 | $2,032 | $652,858 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Descendants | $94,804 | - | 25 | - | $3,792 | $94,804 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | We Bought a Zoo | $77,479 | -35% | 60 | -1 | $1,291 | $409,005 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Darkest Hour | $62,365 | -36.7% | 60 | +1 | $1,039 | $202,213 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $44,567 | -41.4% | 44 | -16 | $1,012 | $861,534 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Man on a Ledge | $42,323 | - | 36 | - | $1,175 | $42,323 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Seeking Justice | $40,178 | -44.5% | 50 | - | $803 | $152,810 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Dolphin Tale | $39,197 | -28.9% | 40 | -2 | $979 | $829,068 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $27,502 | -31.8% | 39 | -6 | $705 | $1,612,869 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 14 | The Muppets | $26,439 | -11.3% | 20 | - | $1,321 | $62,681 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $26,128 | -56.8% | 37 | -23 | $706 | $1,554,872 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $25,931 | -53.2% | 28 | - | $926 | $455,561 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Adventures of Tintin | $23,801 | -42.2% | 37 | - | $643 | $1,888,135 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Machine Gun Preacher | $21,951 | -56.3% | 26 | -14 | $844 | $206,953 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Courageous | $19,960 | -12.4% | 15 | - | $1,330 | $56,690 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $18,732 | -50.5% | 46 | - | $407 | $2,165,300 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Midnight in Paris | $15,839 | -26% | 10 | - | $1,583 | $262,240 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Hoofmeisie | $9,949 | -25.6% | 12 | -3 | $829 | $551,183 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Margin Call | $7,869 | -46.3% | 6 | -5 | $1,311 | $135,985 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | Puss in Boots | $4,108 | -40.8% | 11 | - | $373 | $2,785,963 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Platteland | $247 | -88.9% | 2 | -1 | $123 | $1,094,607 | 11 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
