| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $489,639 | - | 74 | - | $6,616 | $489,639 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Adventures of Tintin | $196,844 | +10.3% | 84 | - | $2,343 | $805,835 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $153,004 | +5.9% | 87 | -2 | $1,758 | $1,278,293 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | I Don't Know How She Does It | $125,157 | - | 62 | - | $2,018 | $125,158 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $107,324 | -2.2% | 77 | -1 | $1,393 | $950,495 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Puss in Boots | $104,974 | +12.3% | 77 | -4 | $1,363 | $2,245,062 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | New Year's Eve | $81,885 | +8.6% | 63 | -4 | $1,299 | $1,008,063 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Hoofmeisie | $58,377 | +2.1% | 44 | - | $1,326 | $248,053 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $33,751 | -27.6% | 57 | -7 | $592 | $3,872,635 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | - | Midnight in Paris | $33,205 | - | 12 | - | $2,767 | $33,205 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 6 | Don 2 | $31,269 | -47.6% | 15 | - | $2,084 | $165,898 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Real Steel | $25,655 | -31.4% | 35 | -13 | $733 | $940,273 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | The Ides of March | $20,177 | -4.1% | 17 | - | $1,186 | $82,629 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Platteland | $20,075 | +0.9% | 32 | - | $627 | $845,770 | 6 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Tower Heist | $13,802 | -0.4% | 18 | -4 | $766 | $1,076,513 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Happy Feet Two | $13,042 | +33.9% | 25 | +1 | $521 | $955,047 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 10 | Arthur Christmas | $12,154 | -50.5% | 20 | -13 | $607 | $494,313 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Drive | $10,091 | +28.3% | 15 | +2 | $672 | $150,447 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Johnny English Reborn | $6,211 | -46.6% | 9 | -8 | $690 | $1,805,821 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | The Help | $2,547 | +42.4% | 3 | - | $849 | $280,021 | 13 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | Beginners | $1,191 | +54.7% | 3 | - | $397 | $38,672 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Friends with Benefits | $1,133 | +4.7% | 2 | -1 | $566 | $1,101,490 | 16 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $854 | -39.3% | 3 | -1 | $284 | $204,912 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | - | Anonymous | $610 | - | 1 | - | $610 | $62,231 | 9 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Moneyball | $498 | -63.1% | 1 | -3 | $498 | $140,688 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
