| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Planes | $199,588 | -18% | 83 | - | $2,404 | $493,514 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Heat | $175,287 | - | 77 | - | $2,276 | $175,287 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Grown Ups 2 | $151,826 | -24.1% | 69 | -4 | $2,200 | $886,445 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Pain & Gain | $78,817 | - | 50 | - | $1,576 | $78,817 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Despicable Me 2 | $75,565 | -16% | 69 | - | $1,095 | $3,786,987 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Wolverine | $66,098 | -32.5% | 73 | -5 | $905 | $1,146,384 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Now You See Me | $58,168 | -28.7% | 44 | -3 | $1,322 | $358,245 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Pacific Rim | $35,216 | -31.1% | 42 | -14 | $838 | $514,132 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Internship | $33,625 | -33.5% | 39 | -15 | $862 | $757,810 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | World War Z | $30,099 | -25.6% | 33 | -2 | $912 | $992,081 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | White House Down | $9,279 | -27.3% | 13 | -4 | $713 | $1,148,438 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Evil Dead | $7,442 | -43.1% | 10 | - | $744 | $26,007 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Great Expectations | $7,276 | -41.5% | 8 | -3 | $909 | $54,526 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | $5,309 | - | 8 | - | $663 | $5,309 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 15 | 11 | Jimmy in Pienk | $4,558 | -66.2% | 18 | -21 | $253 | $24,153 | 2 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | The Big Wedding | $4,473 | -68.7% | 8 | -10 | $559 | $507,992 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Company You Keep | $4,409 | - | 7 | - | $629 | $82,698 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 9 | Welcome to the Punch | $4,404 | -73.1% | 33 | - | $133 | $29,871 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 15 | Vehicle 19 | $4,344 | -58.9% | 9 | -18 | $482 | $52,435 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The East | $4,129 | -45.1% | 6 | - | $688 | $14,390 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Unfinished Song | $2,936 | -8.2% | 6 | +2 | $489 | $137,218 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Man of Steel | $2,218 | -24.2% | 6 | -1 | $369 | $1,873,658 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
