Movies
'High School Musical' opens big in the US
Published Monday, Oct 27 2008, 10:11 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
The Disney musical, which stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, pulled in an impressive $42 million on its first weekend on release.
The latest instalment in the Saw horror series enters at number two with $30.5 million. It is the first franchise entry since 2006's Saw not to make it to the top spot.
Last week's chart topper, Mark Wahlberg's action movie Max Payne, slips to number three with a $7,600,000 take.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) High School Musical 3: Senior Year - $42,000,000
2. (-) Saw V - $30,500,000
3. (1) Max Payne - $7,600,000
4. (2) Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $6,916,000
5. (-) Pride & Glory - $6,325,000
6. (3) The Secret Life Of Bees - $5,935,000
7. (4) W. - $5,330,000
8. (5) Eagle Eye - $5,136,000
9. (6) Body Of Lies - $4,065,000
10. (7) Quarantine - $2,550,000
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