| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Avengers | $413,719 | -36.3% | 100 | - | $4,137 | $3,312,132 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Vow | $199,266 | - | 46 | - | $4,331 | $199,266 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Battleship | $140,185 | -55.4% | 79 | - | $1,774 | $454,040 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Think Like a Man | $125,165 | -31.4% | 30 | - | $4,172 | $382,755 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Dark Shadows | $88,253 | - | 44 | - | $2,005 | $88,253 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Mirror Mirror | $59,054 | -33.1% | 53 | -2 | $1,114 | $680,064 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Hunger Games | $46,700 | -39.1% | 56 | -5 | $833 | $1,139,372 | 5 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $35,813 | -8.9% | 36 | -1 | $994 | $526,470 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $27,808 | -23% | 17 | -7 | $1,635 | $841,632 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | American Reunion | $27,305 | -50.5% | 45 | -7 | $606 | $1,000,761 | 6 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $21,536 | -38.9% | 16 | -8 | $1,346 | $184,225 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Lorax | $19,388 | -28.2% | 34 | -10 | $570 | $1,727,487 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Shame | $16,218 | - | 7 | - | $2,316 | $16,218 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Raven | $14,371 | -54.9% | 32 | - | $449 | $58,969 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Good Deeds | $12,330 | -31.3% | 21 | -3 | $587 | $509,534 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Otelo Burning | $10,358 | - | 29 | - | $357 | $10,358 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 17 | 14 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $9,724 | -35.1% | 22 | -6 | $442 | $1,615,532 | 9 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | 21 Jump Street | $8,239 | -22.9% | 11 | -2 | $749 | $665,855 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Dangerous Ishq | $7,298 | - | 5 | - | $1,459 | $7,298 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 20 | 17 | Young Adult | $3,926 | -43.6% | 7 | -2 | $560 | $97,729 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Angus Buchan's Ordinary People | $3,743 | -46.4% | 8 | -5 | $467 | $308,745 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Semi-Soet | $908 | -79.3% | 8 | - | $113 | $1,193,836 | 13 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Contraband | $362 | -87.5% | 1 | -6 | $362 | $468,462 | 9 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | The Devil Inside | $140 | -75.7% | 1 | -1 | $140 | $110,909 | 11 | United International Pictures | false | false |
