Movies
'Alice In Wonderland' tops Aussie BO
Published Monday, Mar 8 2010, 12:39 GMT | By Simon Reynolds

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's take on Lewis Carroll's fantasy characters pulls in more than $10 million, the highest Aussie opening of 2010, to take the chart lead ahead of last week's winner The Blind Side.
New release Dear John enters at number three, while Shutter Island and Avatar round out the top five.
Elsewhere, George Clooney's The Men Who Stare At Goats makes its first appearance at eight, while Percy Jackson is the biggest faller, slipping four places to nine.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (-) Alice In Wonderland - $10,377,127
2. (1) The Blind Side - $1,727,328
3. (-) Dear John - $1670,913
4. (2) Shutter Island - $1,206,963
5. (3) Avatar - $1,003,500
6. (4) Valentine's Day - $568,002
7. (6) The Hurt Locker - $509,593
8. (-) The Men Who Stare At Goats - $479,322
9. (5) Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief - $371,130
10. (7) From Paris With Love - $253,514
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