As with the rest of the world, controversial and award-winning Batman-villain origin story Joker went straight to the top, opening with a very healthy per-screen average.
The only other new release to garner a spot on the top 20 was the female-friendly Late Night, coming in at number 16.
Baseball-based drama was at 21, just outside the list. It was always going to be a tough sell for the local market.
On a per-screen basis, Downton Abbey continues to pull them in, hampered overall by a limited number of screens.
| Rank | Film | Weekend | To date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joker | 4,727,017 | 4,727,017 | 1 |
| 2 | Hustlers | 1,247,740 | 11,052,799 | 4 |
| 3 | Abominable | 916,175 | 3,698,534 | 2 |
| 4 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | 691,109 | 8,525,969 | 3 |
| 5 | The Lion King (3D) | 668,578 | 119,289,325 | 12 |
| 6 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | 616,262 | 8,151,646 | 3 |
| 7 | Downton Abbey | 446,371 | 2,834,058 | 3 |
| 8 | Losing Lerato | 444,264 | 3,632,116 | 3 |
| 9 | It Chapter Two | 427,437 | 11,395,697 | 5 |
| 10 | Angel Has Fallen | 397,351 | 16,154,637 | 7 |
| 11 | Rambo: Last Blood | 330,632 | 2,631,898 | 3 |
| 12 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | 273,951 | 41,833,489 | 10 |
| 13 | Ad Astra | 186,898 | 2,545,478 | 3 |
| 14 | Pavarotti | 165,557 | 576,378 | 2 |
| 15 | Fiela se Kind | 152,628 | 2,977,445 | 3 |
| 16 | Late Night | 143,387 | 143,387 | 1 |
| 17 | Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood | 116,040 | 4,680,466 | 6 |
| 18 | Overcomer | 97,603 | 3,367,512 | 6 |
| 19 | Ready or Not | 95,601 | 439,327 | 2 |
| 20 | Polaroid | 91,327 | 447,198 | 2 |
| Rank | Film | Rands / screen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joker | 52,527 |
| 2 | Downton Abbey | 17,173 |
| 3 | Hustlers | 15,216 |
| 4 | Late Night | 14,343 |
| 5 | Losing Lerato | 13,064 |
| 6 | Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood | 10,550 |
| 7 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | 9,783 |
| 8 | Pavarotti | 9,738 |
| 9 | Angel Has Fallen | 9,693 |
| 10 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | 9,346 |
| 11 | The Lion King (3D) | 9,286 |
| 12 | Abominable | 8,037 |
| 13 | It Chapter Two | 7,917 |
| 14 | Overcomer | 7,510 |
| 15 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | 6,773 |
| 16 | Ready or Not | 6,366 |
| 17 | Rambo: Last Blood | 5,599 |
| 18 | Fiela se Kind | 5,448 |
| 19 | Ad Astra | 5,343 |
| 20 | Polaroid | 3,808 |
| Rank | Film | Score / 20 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parasite | 18.25 |
| 2 | Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (IMAX) | 17.31 |
| 3 | Zulu Wedding | 17.00 |
| 4 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (Hindi) | 17.00 |
| 5 | Pavarotti | 16.60 |
| 6 | Downton Abbey | 15.82 |
| 7 | Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood | 15.69 |
| 8 | Joker | 15.67 |
| 9 | Hustlers | 14.33 |
| 10 | Ad Astra | 14.33 |
| Rank | Film | Score / 20 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini Man | 7.25 |
| 2 | Gemini Man (3D) | 7.25 |
| 3 | Gemini Man (4DX) | 7.25 |
| 4 | Gemini Man (IMAX) | 7.25 |
| 5 | Angel Has Fallen | 8.83 |
| 6 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | 9.15 |
| 7 | Polaroid | 9.33 |
| 8 | Rambo: Last Blood | 9.67 |
| 9 | The Sky Is Pink | 10.00 |
| 10 | The Sky is Pink | 10.00 |
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