| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | $197,135 | - | 79 | - | $2,495 | $197,135 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | A Good Day to Die Hard | $138,712 | -43.4% | 84 | -1 | $1,651 | $466,285 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Wreck-It Ralph | $105,938 | -16.1% | 77 | -6 | $1,375 | $1,052,504 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Beautiful Creatures | $68,692 | - | 58 | - | $1,184 | $68,692 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 5 | - | Verraaiers | $62,944 | - | 51 | - | $1,234 | $62,944 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 7 | Quartet | $44,402 | -5.2% | 20 | - | $2,220 | $124,298 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Klein Karoo | $44,056 | -36% | 42 | -4 | $1,048 | $417,141 | 4 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Argo | $37,013 | -25.5% | 34 | -3 | $1,088 | $438,839 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Zero Dark Thirty | $35,456 | -32.7% | 39 | - | $909 | $108,887 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | Back to the Jurassic | $32,207 | -41.1% | 27 | -22 | $1,192 | $185,311 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | Flight | $25,952 | -19.3% | 24 | - | $1,081 | $300,559 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Life of Pi | $25,363 | -39.2% | 25 | -7 | $1,014 | $2,426,832 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Les Misérables | $23,199 | -46% | 38 | - | $610 | $633,437 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Parental Guidance | $19,219 | -22.6% | 26 | -9 | $739 | $712,825 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Movie 43 | $16,171 | -56.8% | 24 | -10 | $673 | $154,000 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Django Unchained | $15,635 | -42.5% | 16 | -7 | $977 | $453,739 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Playing for Keeps | $15,097 | -40.2% | 23 | -11 | $656 | $398,699 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Mama | $13,538 | -36.6% | 16 | -1 | $846 | $85,213 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Lincoln | $12,773 | -42.4% | 12 | -9 | $1,064 | $161,689 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Jack Reacher | $7,428 | -61.1% | 15 | -19 | $495 | $1,202,202 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Silver Linings Playbook | $5,871 | -43.9% | 7 | -8 | $838 | $509,305 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Anna Karenina | $2,974 | -70.3% | 6 | -9 | $495 | $101,278 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | The Intouchables | $2,323 | -39.7% | 3 | +1 | $774 | $86,330 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Here Comes the Boom | $732 | -73.2% | 3 | -1 | $244 | $685,643 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | Rise of the Guardians | $679 | -38.6% | 3 | -2 | $226 | $2,103,188 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
