'Basterds' rule Aussie box office

Inglourious Basterds has topped the Australian box office for the second week running.

Quentin Tarantino's WWII film, starring Brad Pitt, Diana Kruger and Christoph Waltz, holds off competition from The Taking Of Pelham 123 to retain its place at the chart summit.

The Ugly Truth slips a place to number three, while new entry The Young Victoria and District 9 complete the top five.

Elsewhere, the Channing Tatum-led bare-knuckle boxing drama Fighting makes its debut at number eight.

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

1. (1) Inglourious Basterds - $2,126,777
2. (-) The Taking Of Pelham 123 - $1,711,767
3. (2) The Ugly Truth - $931,926
4. (-) The Young Victoria - $869,593
5. (3) District 9 - $853,520
6. (5) My Sister's Keeper - $549,089
7. (4) GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra - $547,520
8. (-) Fighting - $480,801
9. (6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $452,177
10. (7) Coraline - $436,404