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The official Top 10 for South Africa is based on actual box office figures as received and captured from SA's 3 main film distributors - Ster-Kinekor Films, Nu Metro Distribution & UIP, and SA FACT

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TOP TEN: MACRH 5 - 7, 2010
1. Precious (05/04) *
2. A Single Man (26/06)
3. Up In The Air (29/01)
4. An Education (29/01)
5. The Lovely Bones (19/02)

6. Bright Star (05/02)
7. Crazy Heart (19/02)
8. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)

9. Julie & Julia (13/11)
10. Carmen (19/02)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Skin (22/01) September Issue (08/01)

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 26 - 28, 2010
1. The Lovely Bones (19/02)
2. Up In The Air (29/01)
3. A Single Man (26/06)
*
4. An Education (29/01)
5. Skin (22/01)
6. Bright Star (05/02)

7. Crazy Heart (19/02)
8. Carmen (19/02)
9. September Issue (08/01)
10. Julie & Julia (13/11)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)
500 Days of Summer (04/12)

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 19 - 21, 2010
1. The Lovely Bones (19/02) *
2. Up In The Air (29/01)
3. An Education (29/01)
4. Skin (22/01)
5. Bright Star (05/02)

6. Crazy Heart (19/02) *
7. Carmen (19/02)
8. Julie & Julia (13/11)
9. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)
10. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Amelia (22/01) September Issue (08/01)

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 12 - 14, 2010
1. Up In The Air (29/01)
2. Bright Star (05/02)

3. An Education (29/01)
4. Skin (22/01)
5. Julie & Julia (13/11)
6. Der Rosenkavalier (05/02)

7. Amelia (22/01)
8. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)
9. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
10. September Issue (08/01)

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 5 - 7, 2010
1. Up In The Air (29/01)
2. Bright Star (05/02)
*
3. An Education (29/01)
4. Skin (22/01)
5. Der Rosenkavalier (05/02) *
6. Julie & Julia (13/11)
7. Amelia (22/01)

8. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
9. September Issue (08/01)
10. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Departures (06/11)  Waltz With Bashir (01/01)

TOP TEN: JANUARY 29 - 31, 2010
1. Up In The Air (29/01) *
2. Skin (22/01)

3. An Education (29/01) *
4. Julie & Julia (13/11)
5. Amelia (22/01)

6. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)
7. September Issue (08/01)
8. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
9. Departures (06/11)
10. Waltz With Bashir (01/01)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
The Tales of Hoffman (15/01) Last Chance Harvey (02/10

TOP TEN: JANUARY 22 - 24, 2010
1. Skin (22/01) *
2. Amelia (22/01) *
3. Julie & Julia (13/11)
4. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
5. September Issue (08/01)

6. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01)
7. Departures (06/11)
8. The Tales of Hoffman (15/01)

9. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
10. Waltz With Bashir (01/01)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Every Little Step (25/12) 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) 

TOP TEN: JANUARY 15 - 17, 2010
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
3. September Issue (08/01)

4. Private Lives of Pippa Lee (15/01) *
5. The Tales of Hoffman (15/01) *
6. Departures (06/11)
7. Every Little Step (25/12)
8. Waltz With Bashir (01/01)
9. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
10. 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) 

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Cheri (27/11) The Visitor (16/10)

TOP TEN: JANUARY 8 - 10, 2010
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. September Issue (08/01)
*
3. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
4. Swan Lake (01/01)

5. Every Little Step (25/12)
6. Cheri (27/11)
7. Departures (06/11)
8. Waltz With Bashir (01/01)
9. The Visitor (16/10)
10. 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) 

FILM THAT DROPPED OUT
Last Chance Harvey (02/10)

TOP TEN: JANUARY 1 - 3, 2010
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
3. Swan Lake (01/01)
*
4. Every Little Step (25/12) *
5. Cheri (27/11)
6. Departures (06/11)
7. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
8. Waltz With Bashir (01/01)
*
9. The Visitor (16/10)
9. 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) 

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Turandot (18/12) Che Part II (18/12)
Whatever Works (30/10)

TOP TEN: DECEMBER 25 - 27, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
3. Every Little Step (25/12)
*
4. Turandot (18/12)
5. Cheri (27/11)
6. Departures (06/11)
7. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
8. Che Part II (18/12)

9. 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) 
10. Whatever Works (30/10)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
The Visitor (16/10)

TOP TEN: DECEMBER 18 - 20, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
3. Turandot (18/12)
*
4. Cheri (27/11)
5. Departures (06/11)
6. Che Part II (18/12)
*
7. 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) 
8. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
9. Whatever Works (30/10)
10. The Visitor (16/10)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Aida (27/11) The Stoning of Soroya M. (20/11)
Easy Virtue (18/09) 
The Nutcracker (04/12)

TOP TEN: DECEMBER 11 - 13, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
3. Cheri (27/11)

4. 50 Dead Men Walking (11/12) *
5. Aida (27/11)
6. Departures (06/11)
7. The Nutcracker (04/12)
8. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
8. The Stoning of Soroya M. (20/11)
9. Che Part I (20/11)
10. Easy Virtue (18/09)
*
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Whatever Works (30/10)

TOP TEN: DECEMBER 4 - 6, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. 500 Days of Summer (04/12)
*
3. Cheri (27/11)

4. Aida (27/11)
5. Departures (06/11)
6. The Nutcracker (04/12) *
7. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
8. The Stoning of Soroya M. (20/11)
9. Che Part I (20/11)
10. Whatever Works (30/10)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Earth (25/07) The Visitor (16/10)

TOP TEN: NOVEMBER 27 - 29, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. Cheri (27/11)
*
3. Aida (27/11) *
4. Departures (06/11)
5. Whatever Works (30/10)
6. The Stoning of Soroya M. (20/11)
7. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
8. Che Part I (20/11)

9. Earth (25/07) *
10. The Visitor (16/10)
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Easy Virtue (18/09) Fireflies in the Garden (06/11)
Coco Avant Chanel (28/08) 

TOP TEN: NOVEMBER 20 - 22, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11)
2. Departures (06/11)

3. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
4. Che Part I (20/11)
*
5. The Stoning of Soroya M. (20/11) *
6. Whatever Works (30/10)
7. The Visitor (16/10)
8. Easy Virtue (18/09)
9. Fireflies in the Garden (06/11)
10. Coco Avant Chanel (28/08) 
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Earth (25/07) Tosca

TOP TEN: NOVEMBER 13 - 15, 2009
1. Julie & Julia (13/11) *
2. Departures (06/11)

3. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
4. Whatever Works (30/10)

5. Tosca (06/11)
6. Fireflies in the Garden (06/11)
7. Earth (25/07)
8. Easy Virtue (18/09)
9. The Visitor (16/10)
10. Coco Avant Chanel (28/08) 
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
9. The Informant (16/10)

TOP TEN: NOVEMBER 6 - 8, 2009
1. Departures (06/11) *
2. Last Chance Harvey (02/10)
3. Whatever Works (30/10)

4. Tosca (06/11) *
5. Earth (25/07)
6. Fireflies in the Garden (06/11)
*
7. Easy Virtue (18/09)
8. The Visitor (16/10)
9. The Informant (16/10)
10. Coco Avant Chanel (28/08) 
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Little Ashes (23/10) Moon (23/10) Last Night at the Proms (09/10)









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TOP TEN: MARCH 5 - 7, 2010
1. Alice in Wonderland (incl 3D) (05/-4) *
2. It's Complicated (26/02)
3. Book of Eli (26/02)
4. Valentine's Day (12/02)
5. Percy Jackson and Lightning Thief (19/02)
6. Avatar (18/12)
7. From Paris With Love (26/02)

8. Daybreakers (05/04) *
9. The Spy Next Door (05/02)
10. Precious (05/04)
*
FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
The Princess and the Frog (29/01) Dear John (19/02)
Jozi (26/02)
The Top 10 title on circuit with highest life to date box office is AVATAR with R54 400 613

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 4, 2010
1. It's Complicated (26/02)
Box office to date: 2,573,545
Box office for week: 2,573,545
Prints at release: 66
Prints at present: 66
2. Avatar (18/12)
Box office to date: 53,895,119
Box office for week: 1,846,293
Prints at release: 97
Prints at present: 55
3. Book of Eli (26/02) *
Box office to date: 1,739,549
Box office for week: 1,739,549
Prints at release: 60
Prints at present: 60

4. Valentine's Day (12/02)

Box office to date: 8,354,650
Box office for week: 1,526,067
Prints at release: 67
Prints at present: 67
5. Percy Jackson and Lightning Thief (19/02)
Box office to date: 2,827,078
Box office for week: 1,240,491
Prints at release: 65
Prints at present: 65
6. From Paris With Love (26/02) *
Box office to date: 867,693
Box office for week: 867,693
Prints at release: 40
Prints at present: 40
7. The Princess and the Frog (29/01)
Box office to date: 6,566,501
Box office for week: 533,036
Prints at release: 74
Prints at present: 60
8. Dear John (19/02)
Box office to date: 1,345,366
Box office for week: 530,329
Prints at release: 30
Prints at present: 30

9. The Spy Next Door (05/02)
Box office to date: 3,480,595
Box office for week:520,550
Prints at release: 50
Prints at present: 43
10. Wolfman (12/02)
Box office to date: 3,169,989
Box office for week: 512,834
Prints at release: 59
Prints at present: 49

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 19 - 25, 2010
1. Valentine's Day (12/02)
Box office to date: 6,834,119
Box office for week: 2,215,146
Prints at release: 67
Prints at present: 67
2. Avatar (18/12)
Box office to date: 52,048,826
Box office for week: 1,931,393
Prints at release: 97
Prints at present: 79
3. Percy Jackson and Lightning Thief (19/02) *
Box office to date: 1,592,367
Box office for week: 1,592,367
Prints at release: 65
Prints at present: 65
4. Wolfman (12/02)
Box office to date: 2,408,991
Box office for week: 863,547
Prints at release: 59
Prints at present: 59

5. Dear John (19/02)
*
Box office to date: 815,037
Box office for week: 815,037
Prints at release: 30
Prints at present: 30

6. The Princess and the Frog (29/01)
Box office to date: 6,024,911
Box office for week: 687,260
Prints at release: 74
Prints at present: 69
7. The Spy Next Door (05/02)
Box office to date: 2,960,042
Box office for week: 641,541
Prints at release: 50
Prints at present: 49
8. My Name is Khan (12/02)
Box office to date: 1,466,325
Box office for week: 629,573
Prints at release: 15
Prints at present: 15
9. The Lovely Bones (19/02) *
Box office to date: 412,596
Box office for week: 412,596
Prints at release: 28
Prints at present: 28
10. The White Lion (19/02) *
Box office to date: 388,683
Box office for week: 388,683
Prints at release: 49
Prints at present: 49

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT

Did you hear about the Morgans? (22/01)
Up In The Air (29/01) Sherlock Holmes (01/01) Couples Retreat (11/12)

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 12 - 18, 2010
1. Valentine's Day (12/02) *
Box office to date: 4,618,977
Box office for week: 4,618,977
Prints at release: 67
Prints at present: 67
2. Avatar (18/12)
Box office to date: 50,111,065
Box office for week: 2,999,483
Prints at release: 97
Prints at present: 90
3. Wolfman (12/02) *
Box office to date: 1,545,444
Box office for week: 1,545,444
Prints at release: 59
Prints at present: 59
4. The Princess and the Frog (29/01)
Box office to date: 5,338,235
Box office for week:1,064,401
Prints at release: 74
Prints at present: 72
5. The Spy Next Door (05/02)
Box office to date: 2,318,501
Box office for week: 1,001,271
Prints at release: 50
Prints at present: 50
6. My Name is Khan (12/02) *
Box office to date: 836,752
Box office for week: 836,752
Prints at release: 15
Prints at present: 15
7. Did you hear about the Morgans? (22/01)
Box office to date: 6,223,810
Box office for week: 808,998
Prints at release: 61
Prints at present: 60
8. Up In The Air (29/01)
Box office to date: 2,293,317
Box office for week: 524,638
Prints at release: 26
Prints at present: 26
9. Sherlock Holmes (01/01)
Box office to date: 11,701,543
Box office for week: 392,667
Prints at release: 66
Prints at present: 44
10. Couples Retreat (11/12)
Box office to date: 15,299,450
Box office for week: 317,217
Prints at release: 68
Prints at present: 39

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT

Ninja Assassin (29/01) The Rebound (01/01)
An Education (29/01)
*

TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 5 - 11, 2010
1. Avatar (18/12)
Box office to date: 47,111,390
Box office for week: 3,752,830
Prints at release: 97
Prints at present: 94
2. The Princess and the Frog (29/01)
Box office to date: 4,271,305
Box office for week: 1,611,680
Prints at release: 74
Prints at present: 74
3. The Spy Next Door (05/02) *
Box office to date: 1,317,230
Box office for week: 1,317,230
Prints at release: 50
Prints at present: 50
4. Did you hear about the Morgans? (22/01)
Box office to date: 5,411,183
Box office for week: 1,124,959
Prints at release: 61
Prints at present: 61
5. Up In The Air (29/01)
Box office to date: 1,747,883
Box office for week: 779,898
Prints at release: 26
Prints at present: 26
6. Sherlock Holmes (01/01)
Box office to date: 11,309,093
Box office for week: 641,519
Prints at release: 66
Prints at present: 63
7. Ninja Assassin (29/01)
Box office to date: 1,421,938
Box office for week: 494,406
Prints at release: 40
Prints at present: 40
8. Couples Retreat (11/12)
Box office to date: 14,982,233
Box office for week: 434,027
Prints at release: 68
Prints at present: 51
9. The Rebound (01/01)
Box office to date: 4,982,754
Box office for week: 248,509
Prints at release: 40
Prints at present: 27
10. An Education (29/01) *
Box office to date: 476,567
Box office for week: 239,127
Prints at release: 11
Prints at present: 11

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT

Planet 51 (08/01) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Squeakquel (25/12)















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