'Juno' tops Aussie box office chart

US comedy Juno has worked its way up to the top of the Australian box office chart.

The Jason Reitman-directed movie held off competition from romantic drama 27 Dresses and Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to land the top spot.

Meanwhile, new entries came from Russell Crowe's action movie 3:10 to Yuma and The Jane Austen Book Club.

The top ten in full:

1. (3) Juno - $1,147,853
2. (1) 27 Dresses - $962,645
3. (2) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - $2,998,322
4. (-) 3:10 to Yuma - $811,885
5. (5) American Gangster - $904,968
6. (8) Charlie Wilson's War - $573,400
7. (-) The Jane Austen Book Club - $489,807
8. (7) I Am Legend - $483,578
9. (4) Alvin and the Chipmunks - $473,375
10. (6) Cloverfield - $408,755