| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $105,821 | -44.6% | 84 | +6 | $1,259 | $901,738 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Body of Lies | $63,471 | -23.2% | 51 | +1 | $1,244 | $190,517 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | - | Wild Child | $58,471 | - | 45 | - | $1,299 | $58,471 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Disaster Movie | $42,219 | -34.8% | 51 | - | $827 | $123,074 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Nights in Rodanthe | $38,994 | -23.8% | 46 | - | $847 | $245,869 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Max Payne | $31,352 | -25.1% | 56 | +1 | $559 | $335,110 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Death Race | $24,380 | -26.7% | 42 | -2 | $580 | $147,348 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Eagle Eye | $24,288 | -18.8% | 50 | -5 | $485 | $340,935 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Friendship | $20,255 | - | 5 | - | $4,051 | $20,255 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | Mamma Mia! | $19,738 | -34% | 44 | -17 | $448 | $2,414,817 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $18,038 | -26.4% | 36 | - | $501 | $333,422 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | My Best Friend's Girl | $15,456 | -27.1% | 34 | -7 | $454 | $490,831 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 13 | - | Quarantine | $9,584 | - | 15 | - | $638 | $9,584 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | Righteous Kill | $8,456 | -17.6% | 15 | -5 | $563 | $151,211 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Counterfeiters | $7,275 | - | 4 | - | $1,818 | $19,171 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Son of Rambow | $5,385 | - | 10 | - | $538 | $5,385 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | 16 | The Band's Visit | $4,970 | -21.1% | 5 | - | $994 | $24,221 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Lakeview Terrace | $4,606 | -44.1% | 12 | -8 | $383 | $89,793 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | In Bruges | $4,180 | -25.3% | 7 | -1 | $597 | $133,353 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Discreet | $4,023 | - | 8 | - | $502 | $4,023 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 21 | 17 | Scar | $3,273 | -41.5% | 9 | - | $363 | $23,662 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema | $3,085 | -11.6% | 11 | - | $280 | $395,664 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | Open Season 2 | $2,936 | -28.8% | 5 | -1 | $587 | $228,220 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 24 | 15 | Pineapple Express | $2,908 | -55.8% | 5 | -5 | $581 | $26,520 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Taken | $2,697 | -27% | 11 | -3 | $245 | $454,653 | 10 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | Before the Rains | $1,488 | -32.3% | 3 | -4 | $496 | $51,998 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | The House Bunny | $724 | -66.7% | 7 | -2 | $103 | $378,927 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 27 | Step Brothers | $507 | -32.3% | 1 | -2 | $507 | $38,612 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 30 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $105 | -60.7% | 1 | -2 | $105 | $290,103 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
