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'Monster' opens ahead of 'Nacho' in Oz

Published Tuesday, Sep 19 2006, 22:21 BST | By Daniel Saney
Family animation Monster House opened at the top of the Australian box office chart over the weekend, scoring AUS$0.1.23m.

Falling close behind was Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black, which earned AUS$1.08m. In third place was the previous week's highest-grossing movie, John Tucker Must Die.

Documentary An Inconvenient Truth debuted in fourth place, with Kenny, spending its fifth week in the top ten, rounding out the top five.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) Monster House - AUS$1.23m
2. (-) Nacho Libre - AUS$1.08m
3. (1) John Tucker Must Die - AUS$0.70m
4. (-) An Inconvenient Truth - AUS$0.46m
5. (3) Kenny - AUS$0.43m
6. (-) Material Girls - AUS$0.39m
7. (2) Lady in the Water - AUS$0.26m
8. (4) DOA: Dead or Alive - AUS$0.26m
9. (6) Friends with Money - AUS$0.24m
10. (5) Silent Hill - AUS$0.22m

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