Los Angeles ? “The Incredibles” lived up to their name at the box office as the animated superhero adventure debuted with $70.7 million in its opening weekend, continuing an unbroken string of hits for Pixar Animation.

If numbers hold when final figures are released today, “The Incredibles” would have the second-best opening weekend among animated flicks, coming in just ahead of Pixar’s 2003 blockbuster “Finding Nemo,” which debuted with $70.3 million. “Shrek 2” holds the animated debut record with $108 million.

The horror hit “The Grudge,” the No. 1 movie the previous two weekends, slipped to third with $13.5 million, lifting its total to $89.6 million.

“Ray,” starring Jamie Foxx as musician Ray Charles, remained No. 2 for a second straight weekend with $13.8 million. It has grossed $39.8 million in 10 days.

Featuring the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson and Jason Lee, “The Incredibles” tells the story of a family of superheroes pressed back into action years after they had been forced underground as suburbanites.

Other estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:

4. “Saw,” $11.4 million.

5. “Alfie,” $6.5 million.

6. “Shall We Dance?”, $5.65 million.

7. “Shark Tale,” $4.6 million.

8. “Friday Night Lights,” $3 million.

9. “Ladder 49,” $2.6 million.

10. “Team America: World Police,” $1.9 million.