'Battle: Los Angeles' leads Aus box office

Battle: Los Angeles has topped the Australian box office on its debut weekend on release.

The action movie, starring Aaron Eckhart as a marine leading the fight against an alien invasion, nets $2.5 million in ticket sales to top the chart ahead of last week's number one Rango.

Bradley Cooper thriller Limitless is a new entry at number three with a $1.8 million debut haul, while Hall Pass and The Adjustment Bureau complete the top five.

The King's Speech is at number six and has so far grossed more than $29 million since its release in January.

Elsewhere, I Am Number Four is the biggest chart faller as it tumbles down four spots to number eight.

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

1. (-) Battle: Los Angeles - $2,570,889
2. (1) Rango - $2,238,920
3. (-) Limitless - $1,895,666
4. (2) Hall Pass - $929,982
5. (3) The Adjustment Bureau - $841,915
6. (5) The King's Speech - $554,241
7. (6) Gnomeo & Juliet - $425,020
8. (4) I Am Number Four - $384,976
9. (9) The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest - $282,404
10. (7) The Rite - $204,148

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