Sunday, October 26, 2008

After a $42 Million Opening High School Musical 3 Sets Record

Becoming the top ranked debut for a musical on film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year opened in North American with an amazing $42 million in ticket sales.

Topping the horror film, Saw V, produced by Lions Gate Entertainment with $31 million, Disney's HSM3 jumped in profits with a production budget of only $13 million.

Media by Numbers listed the following estimates for ticket sales Friday through Sunday.

1. "High School Musical 3," $42 million.

2. "Saw V," $30.5 million.

3. "Max Payne," $7.6 million.

4. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," $6.9 million.

5. "Pride and Glory," $6.3 million.

6. "The Secret Life of Bees," $5.9 million.

7. "W.", $5.3 million.

8. "Eagle Eye," $5.1 million.

9. "Body of Lies," $4.1 million.

10. "Quarantine," $2.6 million

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