‘High School Musical’ Repeats a Top Box Office

“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” led the North American box office

for a second weekend, while the comedy “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” opened at No. 2, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.

Overall sales were hampered by Halloween distractions on Friday. “High School Musical 3,” for example, ranked at No. 5 that day, but it rebounded strongly on Saturday, and Sunday business was expected to remain brisk. In all, Walt Disney Co’s teen-oriented musical earned about $15 million for the three-day period, taking its 10-day haul to $61.75 million.

Additionally, the latest installment in the song-and-dance franchise earned $26 million from No. 1 holds in each of its 26 international markets, Disney said; its foreign total rose to $85 million.

Source [ Reuters ]

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