High School Musical 3 Wins at Kids Choice Awards

Nickelodeon reported that over 90 million votes were cast for the 2009 Kids Choice Awards with High School Musical 3 coming in first for the Favorite Movie category.

Zac Efron accepted the award and said, "Lately, a lot of people have been taking credit for bringing back the musical, the truth is we've known who's been responsible for bringing back the musical all along. It was you guys!"

Also winning was Vanessa Hudgens for Favorite Movie Actress.

Nickelodeon will be repeating the show in case you missed it. Check out the nomination and winners at the Nick Kids Choice Awards page.

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

Some HSM3 Movie Stills

Found some cool production stills made during the filming of HSM3.