'Sarah Marshall' bags Aussie top spot

Russell Brand's comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall has topped the Australian box office chart on its first week of release.

Jason Segel's latest vehicle held off competition from Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker crime thriller Street Kings, which landed at two.

The only other new entry came from Ben Affleck's drama Gone Baby Gone, which entered at number ten.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Forgetting Sarah Marshall - $1,706,876
2. (-) Street Kings - $1,445,614
3. (1) The Spiderwick Chronicles - $975,913
4. (4) Nim's Island - $928,735
5. (6) Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - $797,078
6. (2) Superhero Movie - $655,498
7. (3) Prom Night - $530,679
8. (5) Semi-Pro - $404,901
9. (7) Step Up 2 the Streets - $353,601
10. (-) Gone Baby Gone - $268,596