'Angels & Demons' rules Aus box office

Angels & Demons has topped the Australian box office on its first weekend on release.

Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code sequel, which sees Tom Hanks reprise his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, takes in more than $5 million to end Star Trek's reign at the top of the chart.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past and new release Observe And Report complete the top five, while indie drama Samson And Delilah holds its place at number nine.

The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):

1. (-) Angels & Demons - $5,200,845
2. (1) Star Trek - $2,717,244
3. (2) X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $1,600,945
4. (3) Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past - $1,243,443
5. (-) Observe And Report - $454,379
6. (4) Defiance - $396,975
7. (5) Fast & Furious - $276,422
8. (6) The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - $250,811
9. (9) Samson And Delilah - $208,110
10. (7) 17 Again - $152,918