LOS ANGELES, Nov 4 (Reuters) - ``Wreck-It Ralph,'' Disney's animated film about a video game character who destroys everything in his path, made history on Sunday after grossing $49.1 million in ticket sales to lead the weekend box office, the highest-grossing opening weekend in Disney animation history.
The tally for ``Wreck-It-Ralph, which featured the voices of John C. Reilly and Jane Lynch, hammered the Denzel Washington film ''Flight,`` which generated ticket sales of $25 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates.
The critically acclaimed Iran hostage thriller ''Argo,`` last week's box office leader, was third, generating $10.2 million in sales. Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, ''Argo`` has totaled $75.9 million in its three weeks in movie theaters.
Walt Disney Co released ''Wreck-It Ralph.`` ''Flight`` was distributed by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc . Warner Bros., a division of Time Warner Inc , distributed ''Argo.``