'Payne' triumphs over 'W.' at US BO

Mark Wahlberg's Max Payne has topped the US box office chart on its first weekend on release.

The video game adaptation emerges as the number one film after holding off competition from The Secret Life Of Bees and Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic W., at three and four respectively.

Last week's number one Beverly Hills Chihuahua is at number two, while Eagle Eye rounds out the top five.

The only other new entry, teen comedy Sex Drive, lands at number nine.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Max Payne - $18,000,000
2. (1) Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $11,200,000
3. (-) The Secret Life Of Bees - $11,050,000
4. (-) W. - $10,550,000
5. (4) Eagle Eye - $7,343,000
6. (3) Body Of Lies - $6,880,000
7. (2) Quarantine - $6,300,000
8. (5) Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist - $3,900,000
9. (-) Sex Drive - $3,566,000
10. (7) Nights In Rodanthe - $2,680,000