'Salt' retains Australian box office crown

Angelina Jolie's Salt has topped the Australian box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The spy thriller holds off competition from Twilight spoof Vampires Suck to claim the number one spot.

Inception and The Expendables fall a place from last week to numbers three and four respectively, while new release Piranha 3D completes the top five.

Elsewhere, Avatar returns to the top ten at number eight following its re-release with additional footage and Boy is close behind at nine.

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

1. (1) Salt - $2,515,352
2. (-) Vampires Suck - $1,444,863
3. (2) Inception - $1,358,702
4. (3) The Expendables - $1,038,851
5. (-) Piranha 3D - $903,285
6. (4) Step Up 3D - $728,628
7. (5) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - $459,088
8. (-) Avatar - $285,020
9. (-) Boy - $275,026
10. (6) The Ghost Writer - $259,325