[img]http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr158/jesusfreaks1/ee3d6970115da079f42c73518c02f7a7368.jpg[/img] [url=http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/highschoolmusical3/]The official website[/url] [img]http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq74/jesusfreaks2/hsm.jpg[/img] Zac Efron, left, and Vanessa Hudgens, cast members of the new film High School Musical 3: Senior Year pose for photographers prior to a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. The complete cast of High School Musical 3 will attend late Thursday the Mexican premiere of the movie. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood made audiences repeat senior year. Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hauled in $15 million to remain the top movie for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in a big-screen sequel to the Disney Channel TV movies, "High School Musical 3" raised its 10-day total to $61.8 million. Debuting at No. 2 with $10.7 million was the Weinstein Co. comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as pals who do a skin flick to dig themselves out of debt. Lionsgate's horror sequel "Saw V," the latest tale about psychokiller Jigsaw, slipped from second place to third with $10.1 million, lifting its 10-day total to $45.8 million. Expanding nationwide after a weekend in limited release was Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," which took in $9.4 million to finish at No. 4. The Universal Pictures drama stars Angelina Jolie as a single mother victimized by police who botched the investigation into her missing son. Freestyle Releasing's "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" debuted with $6 million to come in at No. 5. The movie stars Haley Bennett as a traumatized teen who finds fresh terror at her new school. "RocknRolla" — the latest from Madonna's soon-to-be-ex-husband, Guy Ritchie — was a dud as it expanded from limited to nationwide release. The crime romp featuring Gerard Butler and Thandie Newton took in just $1.8 million, finishing well outside the top 10. Madonna and Ritchie announced their separation last month. After a big surge the previous weekend, Hollywood revenues plunged. The top 12 movies took in $75.2 million, off 38 percent from the same weekend last year, when "American Gangster" opened with $43.6 million and "Bee Movie" debuted with $38 million. Non-scary movies were hurt with Halloween falling on Friday. "High School Musical 3" did just $1.7 million on Friday, but it rebounded with $8.2 million Saturday. "The target audience was out collecting candy or trick-or-treating Friday, but Saturday came back like a monster," said Mark Zoradi, president of Disney's motion-picture group. Likewise, "Zack and Miri" opened with only $2.2 million Friday but pulled in $4.8 million Saturday. The movie also faced some audience resistance over the racy subject matter and the word "Porno" in the title. "I would anecdotally speculate that that hurt us," said Steve Bunnell, head of distribution for Weinstein, which had trouble placing ads because of the movie's title and themes. "We were surprised that we ended up with the controversy. We thought everybody in America would understand that it was a joke." The film has nudity but is tame compared to hard-core adult films. Yet the ratings board of the Motion Picture Association of America initially slapped it with an NC-17 rating, the kiss of death at the box office. Writer-director Kevin Smith talked it down to an R rating on appeal. James Bond got off to a big start overseas in advance of the U.S. debut of the super-spy's latest adventure, with Sony's "Quantum of Solace" taking in $38.6 million in Great Britain, France and Sweden. "Quantum of Solace" opens in 57 more countries this week and arrives in U.S. theaters Nov. 14. The film picks up where 2006's "Casino Royale" left off, with Bond (Daniel Craig) out for payback over his lover's death. Hollywood blockbusters rarely open weeks in advance of their U.S. premiere, but the Bond franchise does a huge ratio of its business overseas. "Casino Royale" took in 72 percent of its $600 million worldwide total outside the United States, said Mark Zucker, Sony's president of international distribution. "Bond is like a national hero in the UK," Zucker said. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday. 1. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," $15 million. 2. "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," $10.7 million. 3. "Saw V," $10.1 million. 4. "Changeling," $9.4 million. 5. "The Haunting of Molly Harvey," $6 million. 6. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," $4.7 million. 7. "The Secret Life of Bees," $4 million. 8. "Max Payne," $3.7 million. 9. "Eagle Eye," $3.4 million. 10. "Pride and Glory," $3.3 million. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ HSM3' takes box-office curtain call with $15.3M-110308 LOS ANGELES (AP) — "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" had an encore performance as Hollywood's top movie for the second weekend in a row, taking in $15.3 million. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC: 1. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," Disney, $15,316,072, 3,626 locations, $4,224 average, $62,034,083, two weeks. 2. "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," Weinstein Co., $10,065,630, 2,735 locations, $3,680 average, $10,065,630, one week. 3. "Saw V," Lionsgate, $9,741,578, 3,084 locations, $3,159 average, $45,469,066, two weeks. 4. "Changeling," Universal, $9,351,560, 1,850 locations, $5,055 average, $10,031,122, two weeks. 5. "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," Freestyle Releasing, $5,423,315, 2,652 locations, $2,045 average, $5,423,315, one week. 6. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," Disney, $4,864,021, 3,004 locations, $1,619 average, $84,177,645, five weeks. 7. "The Secret Life of Bees," Fox Searchlight, $4,010,668, 1,611 locations, $2,490 average, $25,297,621, three weeks. 8. "Max Payne," Fox, $3,688,253, 2,564 locations, $1,438 average, $35,538,365, three weeks. 9. "Eagle Eye," DreamWorks-Paramount, $3,482,655, 2,007 locations, $1,735 average, $92,616,665, six weeks. 10. "Pride and Glory," Warner Bros., $3,363,452, 2,585 locations, $1,301 average, $11,719,094, two weeks. 11. "W.," Lionsgate, $2,384,386, 1,803 locations, $1,322 average, $22,332,195, three weeks. 12. "Body of Lies," Warner Bros., $2,304,348, 1,414 locations, $1,630 average, $34,551,015, four weeks. 13. "RocknRolla," Warner Bros., $1,872,495, 826 locations, $2,267 average, $2,496,188, four weeks. 14. "Fireproof," Samuel Goldwyn, $1,731,843, 887 locations, $1,952 average, $26,114,966, six weeks. 15. "Quarantine," Sony Screen Gems, $1,125,636, 1,289 locations, $873 average, $30,794,171, four weeks. 16. "Appaloosa," Warner Bros., $819,477, 855 locations, $958 average, $17,261,357, seven weeks. 17. "Rachel Getting Married," Sony Pictures Classics, $711,380, 133 locations, $5,349 average, $3,691,540, five weeks. 18. "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," Sony, $690,225, 679 locations, $1,017 average, $30,777,239, five weeks. 19. "The Duchess," Paramount Vantage, $623,310, 527 locations, $1,183 average, $12,331,518, seven weeks. 20. "Nights in Rodanthe," Warner Bros., $582,336, 737 locations, $790 average, $40,318,422, six weeks. 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