Aus box office topped by 'Cloverfield'

JJ Abrams' monster-horror film Cloverfield has topped the Australian box office chart on its first week of release.

Last week's number one I Am Legend fell to number six.

The only other new entry came in the form of Jason Reitman's comedy Juno, which landed at number five.

27 Dresses, Alvin And The Chipmunks and American Gangster made up the rest of the top five.

Here is the full top 10:

1. (-) Cloverfield - $2,232,948
2. (2) 27 Dresses - $2,217,953
3. (4) Alvin and the Chipmunks - $1,695,533
4. (3) American Gangster - $1,694,901
5. (-) Juno - $1,632,160
6. (1) I Am Legend - $1,600,144
7. (5) The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep - $939,297
8. (6) The Golden Compass - $652,404
9. (7) Enchanted - $609,003
10. (9) Atonement - $565,592