| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $170,572 | -30.8% | 83 | - | $2,055 | $507,196 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | This Means War | $141,986 | -22.2% | 73 | - | $1,945 | $402,284 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Safe House | $117,147 | -14.1% | 68 | - | $1,722 | $927,667 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Semi-Soet | $113,461 | -13% | 51 | -13 | $2,224 | $552,372 | 3 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Material | $109,478 | -23% | 41 | - | $2,670 | $520,747 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Jack and Jill | $93,570 | -22.1% | 64 | -5 | $1,462 | $1,071,600 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Hugo | $62,115 | +15.5% | 32 | - | $1,941 | $324,838 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 10 | The Iron Lady | $40,046 | +4.2% | 19 | - | $2,107 | $305,109 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | War Horse | $33,699 | -22.1% | 25 | - | $1,347 | $101,070 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Chronicle | $27,237 | -40.4% | 34 | -6 | $801 | $205,667 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | The Descendants | $25,673 | -17.6% | 16 | -4 | $1,604 | $403,802 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Devil Inside | $25,671 | - | 15 | - | $1,711 | $25,671 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | - | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $25,220 | - | 19 | - | $1,327 | $25,220 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 14 | 13 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $23,298 | -17.1% | 23 | -4 | $1,012 | $1,736,008 | 12 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | We Bought a Zoo | $18,487 | -17.8% | 27 | -5 | $684 | $628,375 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | My Week with Marilyn | $15,948 | -43.7% | 15 | -10 | $1,063 | $137,830 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Rampart | $13,785 | - | 17 | - | $810 | $13,785 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Underworld: Awakening | $9,531 | -32.9% | 13 | -5 | $733 | $851,371 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $8,209 | -11.3% | 19 | - | $432 | $546,979 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Courageous | $6,200 | -36.1% | 8 | -2 | $775 | $142,675 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Midnight in Paris | $5,906 | -12.6% | 7 | - | $843 | $328,080 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | The Muppets | $5,182 | -35.6% | 6 | -1 | $863 | $120,932 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $3,873 | -22.9% | 5 | -3 | $774 | $955,769 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | The Adventures of Tintin | $3,440 | -40.2% | 10 | - | $344 | $1,936,243 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $1,334 | -61.8% | 5 | - | $266 | $6,524 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
