Elizabeth: The Golden Age has debuted at the top of the Australian box office chart, knocking last week's number one Death At A Funeral down into third place.

There were other new entries for Fred Claus, coming straight in at second position, Gabriel debuting at number five and The Heartbreak Kid making its first appearance in eighth place.

The Game Plan slipped down one place to number four, while 30 Days Of Night dropped down to number six.

The top ten films in full:

1. (-) Elizabeth: The Golden Age - $1,199,860
2. (-) Fred Claus - $819,507
3. (1) Death At A Funeral - $728,073
4. (3) The Game Plan - $463,340
5. (-) Gabriel - $417,945
6. (4) 30 Days Of Night - $382,170
7. (2) Lions For Lambs - $373,895
8. (-) The Heartbreak Kid - $359,148
9. (5) Rogue - $329,308
10. (6) Saw IV - $187,521