Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby has enjoyed its first weekend at the top of the Australian box office chart, with takings of AUS$1.72m.

The Devil Wears Prada was in second place with AUS$1.33m, followed by former number one Monster House, with fellow animations Garfield 2 and Barnyard rounding out the top five.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - AUS$1.72m
2. (-) The Devil Wears Prada - AUS$1.33m
3. (1) Monster House - AUS$1.11m
4. (12) Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties - AUS$0.83m
5. (-) Barnyard - AUS$0.61m
6. (2) Nacho Libre - AUS$0.54m
7. (3) John Tucker Must Die - AUS$0.48m
8. (17) Stormbreaker - AUS$0.46m
9. (4) An Inconvenient Truth - AUS$0.42m
10. (5) Kenny - AUS$0.39m