| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Avengers | $649,684 | -50.3% | 100 | +1 | $6,496 | $2,764,455 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Battleship | $314,644 | - | 79 | - | $3,982 | $314,644 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Think Like a Man | $182,442 | - | 30 | - | $6,081 | $182,442 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Mirror Mirror | $88,246 | -54.7% | 55 | - | $1,604 | $619,529 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Hunger Games | $76,629 | -60.4% | 61 | -6 | $1,256 | $1,105,892 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | American Reunion | $55,154 | -55.4% | 52 | -12 | $1,060 | $996,111 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $39,319 | -63.3% | 37 | -1 | $1,062 | $501,192 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $36,116 | -40.9% | 24 | -3 | $1,504 | $820,757 | 7 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $35,274 | -50.6% | 24 | - | $1,469 | $150,747 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Raven | $31,874 | - | 32 | - | $996 | $31,874 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Lorax | $27,006 | -65.2% | 44 | -12 | $613 | $1,735,182 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | The Grey | $19,025 | -75.1% | 35 | -9 | $543 | $264,572 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Good Deeds | $17,943 | -54.7% | 24 | -2 | $747 | $506,454 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $14,990 | -66.3% | 28 | -12 | $535 | $1,655,742 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | 21 Jump Street | $10,689 | -64.8% | 13 | -6 | $822 | $676,657 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Angus Buchan's Ordinary People | $6,986 | -60% | 13 | -6 | $537 | $312,289 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Young Adult | $6,965 | -53.8% | 9 | - | $773 | $81,764 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Wrath of the Titans | $6,673 | -64.9% | 13 | -5 | $513 | $994,048 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | A Million Colours | $5,753 | -80.7% | 45 | -6 | $127 | $55,532 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $5,597 | -83.2% | 8 | -16 | $699 | $484,516 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Semi-Soet | $4,391 | -63.4% | 8 | -3 | $548 | $1,232,153 | 12 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Material | $3,159 | -63.9% | 4 | -4 | $789 | $998,291 | 12 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Contraband | $2,901 | -7.6% | 7 | -9 | $414 | $480,052 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | The Devil Inside | $575 | +51.7% | 2 | +1 | $287 | $114,408 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
