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'Australia' debuts at No.1 in Oz

Published Tuesday, Dec 2 2008, 10:06 GMT | By Alex Fletcher
'Australia' debuts at No.1 in Oz

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Baz Luhrmann's Australia has debuted at number one at the Aussie box office.

The big-budget epic knocks Quantum Of Solace into second, while Rob Schneider's latest comedy vehicle Big Stan enters at three.

John Erick Dowdle's horror Quarantine goes straight in at four, while teen road movie Sex Drive charts at five.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Australia - $4,168,402
2. (1) Quantum Of Solace -$2,855,881
3. (-) Big Stan - $376,637
4. (-) Quarantine - $276,481
5. (3) Sex Drive - $183,649
6. (2) Nights In Rodanthe - $149,105
7. (4) Burn After Reading - $130,144
8. (5) RocknRolla -$66,422
9. (10) Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - $39,520
10. (6) Death Race - $34,089

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