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'Harry Potter' triumphs at Aus box office
Published Monday, Jul 20 2009, 16:50 BST | By Simon Reynolds
The sixth instalment in the wizard saga's impressive $14.3 million weekend haul is more than the rest of the top ten movies combined.
Ice Age 3 remains at number two, while last week's leader Brüno dips to three. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen and Hannah Montana: The Movie round out the top five.
The only other new entry, comedy My Life In Ruins, debuts at number seven.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (-) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $14,330,931
2. (2) Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $3,145,535
3. (1) Brüno - $2,043,080
4. (3) Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - $1,691,196
5. (4) Hannah Montana: The Movie - $1,047,455
6. (5) The Hangover - $898,255
7. (-) My Life In Ruins - $789,257
8. (6) The Proposal - $717,059
9. (8) Coco Before Chanel - $192,390
10. (7) Year One - $83,988
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