Cars was the leader of the pack at the Australian box office last weekend, beating The Break-Up to the finishing line.

Pixar's latest offering took AUS$4.30m in its first three days, whilst The Break-Up yielded AUS$3.03m in its debut weekend.

Last week's chart-topper, X-Men: The Last Stand, slipped to fourth place, below The Da Vinci Code in third. Horror remake The Omen debuted in fifth place with AUS$0.97m.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) Cars - AUS$4.30m
2. (-) The Break-Up - AUS$3.03m
3. (2) The Da Vinci Code - AUS$1.78m
4. (1) X-Men: The Last Stand - AUS$1.58m
5. (-) The Omen - AUS$0.97m
6. (3) Poseidon - AUS$0.92m
7. (4) Take the Lead - AUS$0.79m
8. (5) RV - AUS$0.75m
9. (7) Candy - AUS$0.18m
10. (9) Separate Lies - AUS$0.14m