D.J. Caruso's new action spectacle "Eagle Eye" topped the North American box office Friday with an estimated $9.8 million in ticket sales, according to numbers released by Box Office Mojo.

The Shia LaBeouf vehicle had the widest release this weekend, opening in 3,510 theaters. Also starring Michelle Monaghan and Billy Bob Thornton, the film will easily win the three-day box office race.

Following in second place with $4.8 million was George C. Wolfe's romance "Nights in Rodanthe," which is based on a Nicholas Sparks novel and stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane as two unhappy adults falling in love at a beachside inn. The film hit 2,700 theaters Friday.

And here is a small surprise: Alex Kendrick's Christian-themed drama "Fireproof" secured the third spot Friday, collecting $2.3 million at 839 locations.

Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna," however, only made it to No. 9 with an estimated $985,000. The weekend's other wide release, "Choke," finished 13th with only $460,000.

We'll see how all this plays out tomorrow when we received the weekend estimates. Stay tuned folks and check out "Eagle Eye" if you haven't had the chance yet.