| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wreck-It Ralph | $165,923 | -31.3% | 89 | -7 | $1,864 | $777,886 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Klein Karoo | $92,230 | -8.7% | 53 | -22 | $1,740 | $237,537 | 2 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
| 3 | - | Back to the Jurassic | $74,934 | - | 52 | - | $1,441 | $74,934 | 1 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 5 | Argo | $70,159 | -1.9% | 39 | -1 | $1,798 | $296,066 | 3 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Les Misérables | $65,284 | -11.7% | 44 | +5 | $1,483 | $513,906 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Life of Pi | $58,593 | -29.6% | 50 | -4 | $1,171 | $2,317,320 | 8 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 7 | - | Movie 43 | $55,505 | - | 34 | - | $1,632 | $55,505 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Flight | $46,705 | -10.6% | 27 | -3 | $1,729 | $209,359 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Django Unchained | $43,585 | -10% | 27 | -5 | $1,614 | $381,677 | 4 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Playing for Keeps | $40,705 | -18.9% | 39 | -4 | $1,043 | $330,005 | 4 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Lincoln | $38,179 | -3.6% | 22 | - | $1,735 | $99,421 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Jack Reacher | $31,382 | -10.2% | 39 | -2 | $804 | $1,149,912 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Parental Guidance | $31,331 | -20.6% | 44 | -5 | $712 | $653,251 | 6 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 14 | - | Mama | $28,662 | - | 16 | - | $1,791 | $28,662 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Anna Karenina | $23,868 | -20% | 20 | - | $1,193 | $69,281 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Chasing Mavericks | $23,485 | +6.2% | 20 | - | $1,174 | $55,930 | 2 | NuMetro Distribution | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Silver Linings Playbook | $18,112 | -3.2% | 20 | +1 | $905 | $476,607 | 7 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Words | $17,432 | - | 14 | - | $1,245 | $17,432 | 1 | NuMetro Distribution | true | false |
| 19 | 18 | Here Comes the Boom | $7,853 | -36.1% | 16 | -7 | $490 | $674,520 | 8 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | The Intouchables | $5,618 | -30% | 3 | -2 | $1,872 | $71,748 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 13 | Lawless | $4,559 | -79.7% | 11 | -28 | $414 | $87,439 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Pitch Perfect | $3,200 | -43.2% | 8 | -3 | $400 | $612,459 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | Skyfall | $2,857 | -53.4% | 3 | -4 | $952 | $3,978,051 | 11 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Rise of the Guardians | $2,048 | -50.8% | 7 | -2 | $292 | $2,094,243 | 10 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 23 | Pretville | $433 | -26.7% | 1 | -1 | $433 | $413,471 | 12 | Indigenous Film Distribution | false | false |
