Wreck-It Ralph tops the US box office
Biggest ever opening weekend for Disney Animation
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, the latest CG-toon from Disney Animation, has topped the US box-office, taking $49.1m in its opening weekend.
That figure makes it the biggest ever opening for a Disney Animation, as it sneaks just ahead of .
Despite a strong showing, it didn’t quite match Pixar’s box-office standards, with scoring a weekend haul of $66m earlier this year.
Wreck-It Ralph ’s total wౠas no doubt aided by its wide appeal - adding nostalgic videogame fans to the standard family animation audience.
Wreck-It Ralph opens in the UK on 15 February 2013.
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