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 LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso, who also teamed on 2007’s hit “Disturbia.”

Opening in second place with $13.6 million was another reunion, the Warner Bros. romantic drama “Nights in Rodanthe” featuring “The Cotton Club” and “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.

“Eagle Eye” helped pull Hollywood out of the box-office doldrums that have lingered the last two months. The top 12 movies took in $87.8 million, up 15 percent from the same weekend last year.

“You put a summer-style movie in the heart of the fall, and you can take advantage of the marketplace,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

Spike Lee’s World War II drama “Miracle at St. Anna” opened weakly with $3.5 million, coming in at No. 9. The Disney release features Derek Luke in a saga of four soldiers from an all-black unit stuck behind enemy lines in Italy.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC:

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.