Wreck-It Ralph Achieves High Score

smashed records last weekend with the top grossing weekend debut thus far for Disney Animation Studios, bringing in $49.1 million according to

Box Office Mojo

.

The previous record-holder for the studio was

Tangled

, which grossed $48.8 million in its first weekend in 2010.

Part of the film’s success is attributed to big turnout in the Northeast, where families sought a distraction from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, according to

The Hollywood Reporter

.