| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | $288,419 | -45.2% | 114 | +6 | $2,529 | $972,673 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | $90,951 | - | 70 | - | $1,299 | $90,951 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | La La Land | $84,541 | -39.7% | 36 | +6 | $2,348 | $279,244 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Sing | $70,565 | -15.8% | 79 | +1 | $893 | $1,999,250 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Collateral Beauty | $64,580 | -19.2% | 62 | +2 | $1,041 | $179,027 | 2 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Lion | $51,999 | -7% | 33 | -3 | $1,575 | $246,687 | 3 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Monster Trucks | $45,556 | -29.3% | 58 | -7 | $785 | $329,557 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Why Him? | $33,371 | -34.3% | 45 | -12 | $741 | $799,473 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Leap! | $32,651 | -27% | 51 | -9 | $640 | $488,439 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Space Between Us | $31,843 | - | 40 | - | $796 | $31,843 | 1 | Times Media Films | true | false |
| 11 | - | Rings | $28,321 | - | 17 | - | $1,665 | $28,321 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | Allied | $24,759 | -39.2% | 35 | -4 | $707 | $173,772 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Split | $21,136 | -23.6% | 17 | - | $1,243 | $109,937 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | - | Live by Night | $18,737 | - | 28 | - | $669 | $18,737 | 1 | Times Media Films | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | Passengers | $11,992 | -63.8% | 25 | -23 | $479 | $1,007,933 | 6 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Hacksaw Ridge | $11,264 | -34.2% | 23 | -7 | $489 | $396,728 | 6 | African Entertainment Distributors | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Hoener met die Rooi Skoene | $10,069 | -39.8% | 41 | -1 | $245 | $34,389 | 2 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Moana | $8,954 | -25% | 14 | -1 | $639 | $2,008,597 | 10 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Manchester by the Sea | $6,794 | -24.7% | 9 | -5 | $754 | $151,482 | 5 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | Assassin's Creed | $4,106 | -68.8% | 11 | -12 | $373 | $1,315,015 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | A United Kingdom | $2,663 | -42.7% | 5 | -3 | $532 | $261,475 | 9 | Video Vision | false | false |
| 22 | 14 | Patriots Day | $2,428 | -84.5% | 10 | -37 | $242 | $175,001 | 4 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 23 | 25 | Arrival | $2,221 | +126.4% | 4 | +3 | $555 | $214,263 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Underworld: Blood Wars | $1,554 | -11.9% | 4 | - | $388 | $364,602 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $947 | -49.5% | 2 | -1 | $473 | $1,853,708 | 11 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | Office Christmas Party | $706 | -64.2% | 2 | -3 | $353 | $625,349 | 8 | Times Media Films | false | false |
| 27 | 28 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | $549 | -5% | 1 | - | $549 | $539,558 | 16 | Ster-Kinekor Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 24 | A Monster Calls | $55 | -96.8% | 2 | -19 | $27 | $36,551 | 4 | - | false | false |
