| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
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| 1 | - | Cowboys & Aliens | $161,407 | - | 75 | - | $2,152 | $161,407 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Zookeeper | $148,364 | -26.3% | 66 | - | $2,247 | $418,680 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Jock the Hero Dog | $130,565 | -7.6% | 80 | +3 | $1,632 | $1,252,615 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $102,138 | -39.4% | 76 | -7 | $1,343 | $997,450 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $96,087 | -30.3% | 61 | - | $1,575 | $295,447 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | - | Monte Carlo | $87,055 | - | 30 | - | $2,901 | $87,055 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Horrible Bosses | $79,607 | -17.9% | 46 | -4 | $1,730 | $985,028 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Honey 2 | $30,741 | -13.8% | 28 | -1 | $1,097 | $414,359 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $28,452 | -48.3% | 44 | -20 | $646 | $2,577,847 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | - | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | $24,640 | - | 24 | - | $1,026 | $24,640 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 11 | 10 | Larry Crowne | $16,570 | -39.8% | 22 | -9 | $753 | $295,494 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Cars 2 | $16,191 | -46.5% | 25 | -13 | $647 | $2,402,880 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $15,776 | -35.6% | 25 | -6 | $631 | $3,373,282 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Super 8 | $15,396 | -50.7% | 29 | -13 | $530 | $405,898 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Madea's Big Happy Family | $13,983 | -6.7% | 18 | - | $776 | $787,155 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | The Tree of Life | $10,073 | -13.4% | 4 | - | $2,518 | $27,415 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | Soul Surfer | $10,007 | -45.2% | 13 | -5 | $769 | $94,994 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Something Borrowed | $7,652 | -18.3% | 12 | -4 | $637 | $653,369 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 21 | Bridesmaids | $7,120 | +18.6% | 8 | -4 | $890 | $548,447 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The Conspirator | $6,917 | -32.9% | 12 | -3 | $576 | $59,793 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | The Bang Bang Club | $5,247 | -29.4% | 6 | -1 | $874 | $167,012 | 5 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | - | Retribution | $4,377 | - | 10 | - | $437 | $4,377 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 23 | 22 | Jumping the Broom | $3,629 | -15.1% | 6 | -1 | $604 | $373,615 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | African Cats | $3,556 | -53.1% | 4 | -12 | $889 | $40,059 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Tamara Drewe | $790 | -73.5% | 1 | -9 | $790 | $12,600 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
