'Body Of Lies' topples 'WALL-E' in Oz

Rex Features

Russell Crowe's new thriller Body Of Lies has landed the Australian box office top spot.

It topples Pixar animation WALL-E, which falls to second, while Beverly Hills Chihuahua holds third.

Elsewhere, Dane Cook and Kate Hudson's romantic comedy My Best Friend's Girl debuts at ten and Keira Knightley's period drama The Duchess climbs to fifth.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Body Of Lies - $2,104,319
2. (1) WALL-E - $1,247,519
3. (3) Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $1,039,874
4. (2) Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - $1,015,088
5. (6) The Duchess - $750,371
6. (4) Eagle Eye - $720,001
7. (5) Step Brothers - $678,634
8. (-) My Best Friend's Girl - $599,173
9. (8) Wild Child - $397,807
10. (7) Babylon AD - $297,744