Los Angeles ? Animated autos retained the pole position as “Cars” came in No. 1 at the box office for a second weekend with $31.2 million, holding off the wrestling comedy “Nacho Libre” and another car tale, “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.”

“Cars,” from Disney and Pixar, beat a rush of new movies, lifting its 10-day domestic total to $114.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Paramount’s “Nacho Libre,” starring Jack Black as a cook at a Mexican orphanage who takes up wrestling to buy better food for the kids, debuted in second place with $27.5 million.

The third in the “Fast and the Furious” racing franchise, Universal’s “Tokyo Drift” opened at No. 3 with $24.1 million. The movie stars Lucas Black as a speed freak who gets caught up in Japan’s illegal racing scene.

“Speed” co-stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited for the Warner Bros. romantic drama “The Lake House,” which took in $13.7 million to place fourth. The weekend’s other new wide release, 20th Century Fox’s “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties,” opened weakly with $7.2 million, coming in sixth.

“Garfield” had been competing for the same family audience as “Cars,” whose voice cast includes Owen Wilson and Paul Newman in a comedy about a race car that learns the value of slowing down.

In limited release, the IFC Films crossword-puzzle documentary “Wordplay” opened solidly with $34,959 at two New York City theaters. The film, featuring interviews with such crossword enthusiasts as former President Bill Clinton, comic Jon Stewart and the musical duo the Indigo Girls, expands to more theaters Friday.

Estimated ticket sales were for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:

1. “Cars,” $31.2 million.

2. “Nacho Libre,” $27.5 million.

3. “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” $24.1 million.

4. “The Lake House,” $13.7 million.

5. “The Break-Up,” $9.5 million.

6. “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties,” $7.2 million.

7. “X-Men: The Last Stand,” $7.15 million.

8. “The Omen,” $5.35 million.

9. “The Da Vinci Code,” $5 million.

10. “Over the Hedge,” $4.05 million.