Zefron and crew’s singing and dancing brought in HUGE dollars for the Mouse at the weekend.
High School Musical 3, the big screen version of the popular made-for-Disney Channel movie, made $82 million Friday-Sunday worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it raked in $42 million.
That’s the biggest musical debut ever both internationally and domestically, and the first global #1 opening since The Dark Knight.
Congrats, Wildcats!!
The gory thriller Saw V took the U.S. box office #2 spot with a $30.5 million weekend. It’s now the top grossing horror franchise of all time.
Last week’s #1 movie, Max Payne, dropped to #3.
Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua is still kicking at the box office. It earned $6.9 million and the #4 spot this weekend.