Movies
Helmer Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic drama, which stars John Cusack and Thandie Newton, pulls in an impressive $6 million to take first place ahead of The Time Traveller's Wife.
A Christmas Carol holds its position at number three, This Is It slips to four and Clive Owen drama The Boys Are Back is a new entry at five.
Elsewhere, biopic Amelia makes a disappointing debut, landing at number eight with a $226,000 haul.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (-) 2012 - $6,075,162
2. (2) The Time Traveller's Wife - $1,048,103
3. (3) A Christmas Carol - $925,578
4. (1) This Is It - $670,266
5. (-) The Boys Are Back - $473,339
6. (5) Mao's Last Dancer - $355,179
7. (4) Couples Retreat - $325,327
8. (-) Amelia - $226,188
9. (6) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus - $204,006
10. (7) The Final Destination - $163,971
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