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Shia LaBeouf and 'Eagle Eye' soar to the top of weekend box office

12:00 AM CDT on Monday, September 29, 2008

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – Shia LaBeouf's conspiracy thriller Eagle Eye debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount-DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for Mr. LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso, who also teamed on 2007's Disturbia.

Opening in second place was another reunion, the Warner Bros. romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe featuring Unfaithful co-stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane.

The previous weekend's top flick, Sony's thriller Lakeview Terrace, slipped to No. 3 with $7 million, raising its 10-day total to $25.7 million. The Samuel Goldwyn release Fireproof, a Christian drama starring Kirk Cameron as a firefighter who turns to God to help save his marriage, premiered in fourth place with $6.5 million.

The top 12 movies took in $87.8 million, up 15 percent from the same weekend last year. Here are the estimated weekend totals for the top 10 films:

1. Eagle Eye$29.2 million
2. Nights in Rodanthe$13.6 million
3. Lakeview Terrace$7 million
4. Fireproof$6.5 million
5. Burn After Reading$6.2 million
6. Igor$5.5 million
7. Righteous Kill$3.803 million
8. My Best Friend's Girl$3.8 million
9. Miracle at St. Anna$3.5 million
10. Tyler Perry's the Family

That Preys

$3.2 million
The Associated Press
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