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The official Top 10 for South Africa is based on actual box office figures as received and captured by SA FACT from SA's 3 main film distributors - Ster-Kinekor Films, Nu Metro Distribution & UIP. The South African Box Office comprises of the Commercial Box Office and the Nouveau Box Office. Films on the commercial circuit tend to be more high concept films, with event and character driven narratives.  Films on the Nouveau Circuit are more introspective journeys with character driven narratives that showcase Art Films or World Cinema.    Click on title for behind the scenes information.

Commercial Box Office

Nouveau Box Office

Top 10: January 27 - 29
1. Underworld Awakening (20/01)
2. We Bought A Zoo (201/01) *
3. The Darkest Hour (27/01) *
4. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (06/01)
5. Seeking Justice (27/01) *
6. Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows (26/12)
7. Footloose (06/01)
8. Dolphin's Tale (06/01)
9. Machine Gun Preacher (20/01)
10. Adventures of Tintin (23/12)

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT:
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (16/12)
A Little Bit Of Heaven (13/01)

The Top 10 title on circuit with highest life to date box office is Adventures of Tintin with R13 862 753.

Top 10: January 20 - 22
1. Underworld Awakening (20/01) *
2. We Bought A Zoo (201/01) *
3. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (06/01)
4. Dolphin's Tale (06/01)
5. Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows (26/12)
6. Adventures of Tintin (23/12)
7. Machine Gun Preacher (20/01) *
8. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (16/12)
9. Footloose (06/01)
10. A Little Bit Of Heaven (13/01)

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked (16/12)
31 Million Reasons (13/01) *
Margin Call (13/01) *

The Top 10 title on circuit with highest life to date box office is Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (16/12) with R15 444 191

Top 10: January 13 - 15, 2012
1. Dolphin's Tale (06/01)
2. Adventures of Tintin (23/12)
3. Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows (26/12)
4. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (06/01)
5. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (16/12)
6. A Little Bit Of Heaven (13/01) *
7. Footloose (06/01)
8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked (16/12)
9. 31 Million Reasons (13/01) *
10. Margin Call (13/01) *

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT:
I don't know how she does it (30/12)
Puss in Boots (02/12)  New Year's Eve (09/12)

The Top 10 title on circuit with highest life to date box office is Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (16/12) with R14 659 891

Top 10: January 27 - 29
1. J. Edgar (27/01) *
2. Midnight in Paris (30/12)
3. We Need to talk about Kevin (27/01) *
4. Margin Call (13/01)
5. The Ides of March (23/12)
6. The Skin I Live In (20/01)
7. The Help (07/10)
8. Drive (09/12)
9. Martha Marcy May Marlene (13/01)
10. Brighton Rock (09/12)

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
The Music Never Stopped (30/12)
Collaborators (NT Live exclusive release)

Top 10: January 20 - 22
1. Midnight in Paris (30/12)
2. Margin Call (13/01)
3. The Ides of March (23/12)
4. The Skin I Live In (20/01) *
5. Drive (09/12)
6. Martha Marcy May Marlene (13/01)
7. The Help (07/10)
8. The Music Never Stopped (30/12)
9. Collaborators (NT Live exclusive release)
10. Brighton Rock (09/12)

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Beginners (11/11) Anonymous (04/11)

Top 10: January 13 - 15, 2012
1. Margin Call (13/01) *
2. Midnight in Paris (30/12)
3. The Ides of March (23/12)
4. Drive (09/12)
5. Martha Marcy May Marlene (13/01) *
6. The Music Never Stopped (30/12)
7. The Help (07/10)
8. Brighton Rock (09/12)
9. Beginners (11/11)
10. Anonymous (04/11)

FILMS THAT DROPPED OUT
The Skin I Live In (20/01) (Preview screening - will be showing from Jan 20)
Memphis Broadway and Faust (limited releases)

Top 10: Dec 23 to 25
1. The Ides of March (23/12) *
2. Drive (09/12)
3. Brighton Rock (09/12)
4. The Help (07/10)
5. Rodelinda (opera, limited 1 week release)
6. Beginners (11/11)
7. Free Men (16/ 12) *
8. In A Better World (25/11)
9. 50/50 (04/11)
10. Everything Must Go (23/12)