Jolie's 'Salt' tops Australian box office

Angelina Jolie's Salt has topped the Australian box office on its first weekend on release.

The spy thriller net close to $4 million to secure first place ahead of Inception, which falls to number two after spending a month at the chart summit.

The Expendables, Step Up 3D and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World round out the top five, while Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer holds its place at number six.

Drama Matching Jack, which stars Jacinda Barrett and James Nesbitt, is a new entry in the chart at number eight.

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

1. (-) Salt - $3,940,438
2. (1) Inception - $1,851,646
3. (2) The Expendables - $1,686,539
4. (3) Step Up 3D - $1,233,167
5. (4) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - $630,371
6. (6) The Ghost Writer - $331,375
7. (5) Killers - $260,464
8. (-) Matching Jack - $258,011
9. (7) Toy Story 3 - $168,340
10. (9) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $104,908