Pitt's 'Button' tops Aussie box office

Brad Pitt's romantic drama The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button has topped the Australian box office chart.

Keanu Reeves's sci-fi remake The Day The Earth Stood Still enters at two, while Adam Sandler's latest comedy Bedtime Stories charts at three.

Last week's number one Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa falls to fourth and Baz Lurhmann's epic Australia slips to fifth.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - $3,276,799
2. (-) The Day The Earth Stood Still - $3,121,708
3. (-) Bedtime Stories - $2,570,082
4. (1) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - 2,183,313
5. (3) Australia - $1,838,395
6. (2) Twilight - $1,586,449
7. (4) Quantum Of Solace - $784,861
8. (6) Four Christmases - $468,014
9. (7) Slumdog Millionaire $462,305
10. (5) High School Musical 3: Senior Year - $410,484