| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Wreck-It Ralph | $286,874 | - | 97 | - | $2,957 | $286,874 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Life of Pi | $112,588 | -37.4% | 65 | -17 | $1,732 | $2,078,997 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Les Misérables | $96,976 | -26.1% | 43 | +1 | $2,255 | $285,499 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Argo | $75,081 | - | 40 | - | $1,877 | $75,081 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Django Unchained | $69,129 | -32.4% | 34 | - | $2,033 | $220,212 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Playing for Keeps | $63,354 | -34.5% | 46 | - | $1,377 | $190,463 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | Flight | $54,918 | - | 30 | - | $1,830 | $54,918 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Jack Reacher | $50,981 | -36.3% | 53 | -16 | $961 | $1,040,917 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Parental Guidance | $48,938 | -33.8% | 53 | -6 | $923 | $554,483 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Gangster Squad | $45,445 | -39.4% | 45 | -8 | $1,009 | $340,455 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | - | Lawless | $32,433 | - | 39 | - | $831 | $32,433 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 11 | Silver Linings Playbook | $27,747 | -26.6% | 27 | -2 | $1,027 | $413,157 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $24,039 | -58.7% | 27 | -35 | $890 | $2,195,779 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Skyfall | $22,497 | -55.7% | 25 | -22 | $899 | $3,926,915 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Here Comes the Boom | $17,560 | -35.1% | 23 | -11 | $763 | $638,261 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 8 | Adventures in Zambezia | $11,016 | -83.9% | 22 | -53 | $500 | $916,130 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Rise of the Guardians | $10,890 | -69.4% | 17 | -17 | $640 | $2,070,145 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Pitch Perfect | $9,918 | -31.6% | 17 | -8 | $583 | $594,729 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | The Intouchables | $7,592 | -37.4% | 5 | - | $1,518 | $49,197 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Looper | $4,003 | -21.7% | 8 | -5 | $500 | $279,168 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $3,823 | -39.7% | 10 | -9 | $382 | $4,560,489 | 11 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Pretville | $257 | -7.9% | 2 | - | $128 | $427,338 | 10 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Fun Size | $159 | -69.5% | 1 | -1 | $159 | $187,335 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
