'Tropic Thunder' lands Aussie No.1

Rex Features

Ben Stiller's latest comedy vehicle Tropic Thunder has topped the Australian box office chart.

It knocks Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight into second place, while action thriller Taken falls to third.

Elsewhere, Tina Fey's Baby Mama debuts at five.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Tropic Thunder - $3,051,215
2. (1) The Dark Knight - $1,340,174
3. (2) Taken - $1,155,263
4. (3) Mamma Mia! - $1,111,479
5. (-) Baby Mama - $770,317
6. (4) Star Wars: The Clone Wars - $693,175
7 (7) The Strangers - $429,359
8. (5) Pineapple Express - $424,418
9. (6) Wanted - $360,790
10. (8) The Bank Job - $344,979