'Cars 2' heads up Australian box office

Cars 2 has topped the Australian box office this week.

The animated movie generated almost $5 million in box office sales in its first week at the cinema, knocking last week's number one Bridesmaids down to third slot. Second place is filled by another cartoon sequel, Jack Black's Kung Fu Panda 2.

Bradley Cooper comedy The Hangover Part II comes fourth after making $1,160,516 in ticket sales, while the next position is filled by Super 8 with $981,272.

At number six is X-Men: First Class, dropping down two spots from fourth last week, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

The final three spots are filled by Oranges and Sunshine, new entry Double Dhamaal and Little White Lies.

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

1. (-) Cars 2 - $4,915,941
2. (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 - $4,279,471
3. (1) Bridesmaids - $3,682,623
4. (2) The Hangover Part II - $1,160,516
5. (3) Super 8 - $981,272
6. (4) X-Men: First Class - $841,548
7. (5) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $461,482
8. (6) Oranges and Sunshine - $366,281
9. (-) Double Dhamaal - $100,297
10. (8) Little White Lies - $88,146

Watch the Cars 2 trailer below: