LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cartoon fish still have audiences hooked as the undersea adventure “Finding Nemo” regained the top spot at the weekend box office with $29.2 million.

The previous weekend’s top movie, “2 Fast 2 Furious,” fell to No. 2 in its second weekend with $19.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Another holdover movie, “Bruce Almighty,” was third with $14.2 million.

New flicks had soft openings. The animated “Rugrats Go Wild,” which blends the Nickelodeon “Rugrats” and “Wild Thornberrys” cartoon franchises, took in $12.5 million to debut at No. 4.

Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett’s buddy-cop comedy “Hollywood Homicide” opened in fifth place with $11.7 million. The idiot-buddy prequel “Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd” debuted at No. 6 with $11.1 million.

Theater business is expected to heat up again this weekend with the comic-book adaptation “Hulk.” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” arrives a week later, followed by “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde” over Fourth of July weekend.

“It’s been a summer of fits and starts, a couple of weekends up then down the next,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. “There’s no question that over the next few weeks, starting with “Hulk,’ we’re going to see a resurgence.”

Top Ten
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. “Finding Nemo,” $29.2 million.

2. “2 Fast 2 Furious,” $19.1 million.

3. “Bruce Almighty,” $14.2 million.

4. “Rugrats Go Wild,” $12.5 million

5. “Hollywood Homicide,” $11.7 million.

6. “Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd,” $11.1 million.

7. “The Italian Job,” $9.5 million.

8. “The Matrix Reloaded,” $5.5 million.

9. “Daddy Day Care,” $2.1 million.

10. “X2: X-Men United,” $1.6 million.