| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wreck-It Ralph | $241,668 | -15.8% | 96 | -1 | $2,517 | $577,752 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Klein Karoo | $101,005 | - | 75 | - | $1,346 | $101,005 | 1 | Indigenous Film Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Life of Pi | $83,259 | -26% | 54 | -11 | $1,541 | $2,235,304 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Les Misérables | $73,955 | -23.7% | 39 | -4 | $1,896 | $412,062 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Argo | $71,533 | -4.7% | 40 | - | $1,788 | $189,614 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Flight | $52,238 | -4.9% | 30 | - | $1,741 | $139,739 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Playing for Keeps | $50,172 | -20.8% | 43 | -3 | $1,166 | $269,994 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Django Unchained | $48,413 | -30% | 32 | -2 | $1,512 | $309,103 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Lincoln | $39,590 | - | 22 | - | $1,799 | $39,590 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 10 | 9 | Parental Guidance | $39,484 | -19.3% | 49 | -4 | $805 | $613,408 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Jack Reacher | $34,940 | -31.5% | 41 | -12 | $852 | $1,108,462 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Anna Karenina | $29,847 | - | 20 | - | $1,492 | $29,847 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Lawless | $22,404 | -30.9% | 39 | - | $574 | $71,568 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Chasing Mavericks | $22,112 | - | 20 | - | $1,105 | $22,112 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | Gangster Squad | $21,992 | -51.6% | 26 | -19 | $845 | $388,033 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Silver Linings Playbook | $18,705 | -32.6% | 19 | -8 | $984 | $451,684 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $12,548 | -47.8% | 12 | -15 | $1,045 | $2,241,688 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Here Comes the Boom | $12,290 | -30% | 23 | - | $534 | $663,984 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | The Intouchables | $8,026 | +5.7% | 5 | - | $1,605 | $62,328 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Skyfall | $6,133 | -72.7% | 7 | -18 | $876 | $3,985,720 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Pitch Perfect | $5,635 | -43.2% | 11 | -6 | $512 | $610,059 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Rise of the Guardians | $4,162 | -61.8% | 9 | -8 | $462 | $2,098,678 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Pretville | $591 | +130% | 2 | - | $295 | $432,828 | 11 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
