| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Life of Pi | $254,564 | - | 93 | - | $2,737 | $254,564 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $201,362 | -65.4% | 99 | -10 | $2,033 | $1,163,604 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Skyfall | $197,296 | -26.7% | 89 | -36 | $2,216 | $2,949,104 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Rise of the Guardians | $162,600 | -33.6% | 74 | -6 | $2,197 | $1,361,325 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Here Comes the Boom | $101,292 | - | 56 | - | $1,808 | $101,292 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $92,772 | -37.5% | 79 | -4 | $1,174 | $4,433,206 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Pitch Perfect | $44,834 | -36% | 39 | -9 | $1,149 | $377,929 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Looper | $34,547 | -41.6% | 43 | - | $803 | $170,193 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Taken 2 | $24,622 | -49.8% | 35 | -22 | $703 | $2,287,569 | 11 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | - | End of Watch | $21,214 | - | 25 | - | $848 | $21,214 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 11 | - | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $7,884 | - | 10 | - | $788 | $7,884 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 8 | Pretville | $7,294 | -67.7% | 10 | -24 | $729 | $395,432 | 5 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Master | $7,004 | - | 11 | - | $636 | $7,004 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | 13 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $6,812 | +4.7% | 13 | - | $524 | $316,358 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Fun Size | $4,860 | -59.6% | 8 | -10 | $607 | $179,762 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Madea's Witness Protection | $4,709 | -17.4% | 7 | -1 | $672 | $1,055,328 | 17 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | The Cold Light of Day | $3,502 | -54.4% | 11 | -4 | $318 | $169,037 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Freelancers | $3,368 | -43.4% | 7 | - | $481 | $90,450 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 21 | Hotel Transylvania | $3,039 | -3.6% | 8 | +1 | $379 | $1,625,315 | 13 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Bel Ami | $2,890 | -46% | 7 | - | $412 | $13,366 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | A Thousand Words | $323 | -92.4% | 2 | -5 | $161 | $252,680 | 13 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 24 | The Five-Year Engagement | $318 | -68.3% | 1 | -2 | $318 | $246,165 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $144 | -94.4% | 1 | -3 | $144 | $164,957 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
