Ice Age 2: The Meltdown achieved a convincing lead against Scary Movie 4 at the Australian box office over the weekend.

The chart-topping animated sequel earned AUS$4.28m over its second weekend of release, whilst David Zucker's spoof debuted with AUS$3.04m in second place.

Appearing in third place, rom-com Failure to Launch was the only other new entry to the top ten. Meanwhile, Yours, Mine and Ours climbed back up to ten from the previous weekend's position of thirteenth.

The top ten in full:
1. (1) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - AUS$4.28m
2. (-) Scary Movie 4 - AUS$3.04m
3. (-) Failure to Launch - AUS$1.50m
4. (3) Inside Man - AUS$0.97m
5. (2) She's the Man - AUS$0.89m
6. (5) The World's Fastest Indian - AUS$0.89m
7. (4) V for Vendetta - AUS$0.78m
8. (6) March of the Penguins - AUS$0.66m
9. (9) The Shaggy Dog - AUS$0.57m
10. (13) Yours, Mine and Ours - AUS$0.23m