'Public Enemies' beats 'Potter' in Australia

Johnny Depp's Public Enemies has debuted at the top of the Australian box office.

The gangster thriller nudges Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince into second place, while new release My Sister's Keeper debuts at number three. Ice Age 3 falls two spots to four, while The Hangover climbs to five.

Elsewhere, the Transformers sequel dips four places to seven and Henry Selick's stop-motion animation Coraline makes its Aus bow at number ten.

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

1. (-) Public Enemies - $3,151,046
2. (1) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $3,027,626
3. (-) My Sister's Keeper - $2,247,940
4. (2) Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $736,175
5. (6) The Hangover - $587,080
6. (4) Drag Me To Hell - $564,702
7. (3) Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - $549,370
8. (5) Brüno - $399,638
9. (9) The Proposal - $307,860
10. (-) Coraline - $304,422