High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,559,416Details
International Box Office $183,833,464Details
Worldwide Box Office $274,392,880
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $65,563,445 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $65,563,445
OpusData ID: 4880100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$42,030,184 (46.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 24.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,623 opening theaters/3,626 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $142,627,470

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2008 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: June 20th, 2025 (Limited), released as High School Musical 3 (Re-release) (Spain)
Video Release: February 17th, 2009 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 112 minutes
Franchise: High School Musical
Comparisons: vs. Southland Tales
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Keywords: Tween, Family Musical, High School, Romance, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Borden and Rosenbush Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 161 $5,656,162 Nov 14, 2008 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 198 $9,224,740 Nov 14, 2008 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 33 $15,316,072 Oct 31, 2008 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 34 $24,979,280 Oct 31, 2008 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 21 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 28 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 98 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 19 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Musical Weekend Domestic 16 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Based on TV Day Domestic 63 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1
Top G Day Domestic 44 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1
Top Musical Day Domestic 46 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic October Day 42 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2008 1 $42,030,184   3,623 $11,601   $42,030,184 1
Oct 31, 2008 1 $15,316,072 -64% 3,626 $4,224   $62,034,083 2
Nov 7, 2008 3 $9,159,523 -40% 3,464 $2,644   $75,573,993 3
Nov 14, 2008 4 $5,656,162 -38% 3,202 $1,766   $84,169,216 4
Nov 21, 2008 7 $2,049,144 -64% 2,361 $868   $86,864,082 5
Nov 28, 2008 13 $1,061,628 -48% 1,385 $767   $88,751,254 6
Dec 5, 2008 19 $244,722 -77% 632 $387   $89,132,272 7
Dec 12, 2008 31 $101,527 -59% 260 $390   $89,302,354 8
Dec 19, 2008 33 $56,436 -44% 161 $351   $89,404,747 9
Dec 26, 2008 27 $216,072 +283% 295 $732   $89,695,501 10
Jan 2, 2009 27 $243,418 +13% 295 $825   $90,224,290 11
Jan 9, 2009 31 $123,348 -49% 251 $491   $90,396,719 12
Jan 16, 2009 43 $52,197 -58% 155 $337   $90,481,281 13
Jan 23, 2009 50 $25,629 -51% 83 $309   $90,535,406 14
Jan 30, 2009 55 $12,910 -50% 46 $281   $90,556,401 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 24, 2008 1 $16,961,393     3,623 $4,682   $16,961,393 1
Oct 25, 2008 1 $15,304,911 -10%   3,623 $4,224   $32,266,304 2
Oct 26, 2008 1 $9,763,880 -36%   3,623 $2,695   $42,030,184 3
Oct 27, 2008 2 $1,455,569 -85%   3,623 $402   $43,485,753 4
Oct 28, 2008 2 $1,159,798 -20%   3,623 $320   $44,645,551 5
Oct 29, 2008 2 $1,025,578 -12%   3,623 $283   $45,671,129 6
Oct 30, 2008 2 $1,046,882 +2%   3,623 $289   $46,718,011 7
Oct 31, 2008 5 $1,681,440 +61% -90% 3,626 $464   $48,399,451 8
Nov 1, 2008 1 $8,218,452 +389% -46% 3,626 $2,267   $56,617,903 9
Nov 2, 2008 1 $5,416,180 -34% -45% 3,626 $1,494   $62,034,083 10
Nov 3, 2008 2 $1,142,581 -79% -22% 3,626 $315   $63,176,664 11
Nov 4, 2008 1 $1,901,744 +66% +64% 3,626 $524   $65,078,408 12
Nov 5, 2008 4 $570,678 -70% -44% 3,626 $157   $65,649,086 13
Nov 6, 2008 3 $765,384 +34% -27% 3,626 $211   $66,414,470 14
Nov 7, 2008 3 $2,575,088 +236% +53% 3,464 $743   $68,989,558 15
Nov 8, 2008 3 $4,193,599 +63% -49% 3,464 $1,211   $73,183,157 16
Nov 9, 2008 3 $2,390,836 -43% -56% 3,464 $690   $75,573,993 17
Nov 10, 2008 3 $846,761 -65% -26% 3,464 $244   $76,420,754 18
Nov 11, 2008 3 $1,600,947 +89% -16% 3,464 $462   $78,021,701 19
Nov 12, 2008 8 $236,856 -85% -58% 3,464 $68   $78,258,557 20
Nov 13, 2008 8 $254,497 +7% -67% 3,464 $73   $78,513,054 21
Nov 14, 2008 4 $1,336,837 +425% -48% 3,202 $418   $79,849,891 22
Nov 15, 2008 4 $3,017,097 +126% -28% 3,202 $942   $82,866,988 23
Nov 16, 2008 4 $1,302,228 -57% -46% 3,202 $407   $84,169,216 24
Nov 17, 2008 8 $151,524 -88% -82% 3,202 $47   $84,320,740 25
Nov 18, 2008 7 $172,343 +14% -89% 3,202 $54   $84,493,083 26
Nov 19, 2008 7 $156,255 -9% -34% 3,202 $49   $84,649,338 27
Nov 20, 2008 7 $165,600 +6% -35% 3,202 $52   $84,814,938 28
Nov 21, 2008 7 $548,729 +231% -59% 2,361 $232   $85,363,667 29
Nov 22, 2008 7 $952,545 +74% -68% 2,361 $403   $86,316,212 30
Nov 23, 2008 7 $547,870 -42% -58% 2,361 $232   $86,864,082 31
Nov 24, 2008 8 $180,425 -67% +19% 2,361 $76   $87,044,507 32
Nov 25, 2008 7 $261,714 +45% +52% 2,361 $111   $87,306,221 33
Nov 26, 2008 10 $260,021 -1% +66% 2,361 $110   $87,566,242 34
Nov 27, 2008 13 $130,101 -50% -21% 2,361 $55   $87,696,343 35
Nov 28, 2008 13 $416,668 +220% -24% 2,361 $176   $88,113,011 36
Nov 29, 2008 13 $410,177 -2% -57% 2,361 $174   $88,523,188 37
Nov 30, 2008 12 $234,783 -43% -57% 2,361 $99   $88,757,971 38
Dec 1, 2008 13 $46,432 -80% -74% 2,361 $20   $88,797,686 39
Dec 2, 2008 14 $30,438 -34% -88% 2,361 $13   $88,828,124 40
Dec 3, 2008 15 $30,047 -1% -88% 2,361 $13   $88,858,171 41
Jan 19, 2009 36 $18,041     155 $116   $90,499,322 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2008 1 $46,718,011   3,623 $12,895   $46,718,011 1
Oct 31, 2008 1 $19,696,459 -58% 3,626 $5,432   $66,414,470 2
Nov 7, 2008 3 $12,098,584 -39% 3,464 $3,493   $78,513,054 3
Nov 14, 2008 4 $6,301,884 -48% 3,202 $1,968   $84,814,938 4
Nov 21, 2008 9 $2,874,688 -54% 2,361 $1,218   $87,689,626 5
Nov 28, 2008 13 $1,197,924 -58% 1,385 $865   $88,887,550 6
Dec 5, 2008 20 $313,277 -74% 632 $496   $89,200,827 7
Dec 12, 2008 32 $147,484 -53% 260 $567   $89,348,311 8
Dec 19, 2008 37 $131,118 -11% 161 $814   $89,479,429 9
Dec 26, 2008 26 $501,443 +282% 295 $1,700   $89,980,872 10
Jan 2, 2009 27 $292,499 -42% 295 $992   $90,273,371 11
Jan 9, 2009 31 $155,713 -47% 251 $620   $90,429,084 12
Jan 16, 2009 42 $80,693 -48% 155 $521   $90,509,777 13
Jan 23, 2009 52 $33,714 -58% 83 $406   $90,543,491 14
Jan 30, 2009 59 $15,925 -53% 46 $346   $90,559,416 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Spain 6/20/2025 $25,973 38 38 38 $28,061 6/26/2025
 
Rest of World $183,805,403
 
International Total$183,833,464 6/26/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 22, 200911,556,576 1,556,576$27,473,566$27,473,5661
Mar 1, 20091543,235-65% 2,099,811$9,588,098$37,061,6642
Mar 8, 20093207,180-62% 2,306,991$3,891,441$40,953,1053
Mar 15, 20099145,723-30% 2,452,714$2,722,645$43,675,7504
Mar 22, 2009985,902-41% 2,538,616$1,612,080$45,287,8305
Mar 29, 20091076,740-11% 2,615,356$1,410,573$46,698,4036
Apr 5, 20091370,438-8% 2,685,794$1,302,279$48,000,6827
Apr 12, 200915320,049+354% 3,005,843$5,751,921$53,752,6038
Apr 19, 20091856,864-82% 3,062,707$1,064,653$54,817,2569
Apr 26, 20093028,376-50% 3,091,083$524,581$55,341,83710
May 3, 20093033,133+17% 3,124,216$618,888$55,960,72511

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Lead Ensemble Members

Zac Efron    Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens    Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale    Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel    Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu    Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman    Taylor McKessie

Supporting Cast

Matt Prokop    Jimmy Zara
Justin Martin    Donny Dion
Jemma McKenzie-Brown    Tiara Gold
Olesya Rulin    Kelsi Nielsen

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$42,030,184 (46.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 24.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,623 opening theaters/3,626 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $142,627,470

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2008 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: June 20th, 2025 (Limited), released as High School Musical 3 (Re-release) (Spain)
Video Release: February 17th, 2009 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 112 minutes
Franchise: High School Musical
Comparisons: vs. Southland Tales
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Keywords: Tween, Family Musical, High School, Romance, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Borden and Rosenbush Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 161 $5,656,162 Nov 14, 2008 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 198 $9,224,740 Nov 14, 2008 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 33 $15,316,072 Oct 31, 2008 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 34 $24,979,280 Oct 31, 2008 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 21 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 28 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 98 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 19 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Musical Weekend Domestic 16 $42,030,184 Oct 24, 2008 3
Top Based on TV Day Domestic 63 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1
Top G Day Domestic 44 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1
Top Musical Day Domestic 46 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1
Biggest Domestic October Day 42 $16,961,393 Oct 24, 2008 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Zac Efron    Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens    Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale    Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel    Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu    Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman    Taylor McKessie

Supporting Cast

Matt Prokop    Jimmy Zara
Justin Martin    Donny Dion
Jemma McKenzie-Brown    Tiara Gold
Olesya Rulin    Kelsi Nielsen

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2008 1 $42,030,184   3,623 $11,601   $42,030,184 1
Oct 31, 2008 1 $15,316,072 -64% 3,626 $4,224   $62,034,083 2
Nov 7, 2008 3 $9,159,523 -40% 3,464 $2,644   $75,573,993 3
Nov 14, 2008 4 $5,656,162 -38% 3,202 $1,766   $84,169,216 4
Nov 21, 2008 7 $2,049,144 -64% 2,361 $868   $86,864,082 5
Nov 28, 2008 13 $1,061,628 -48% 1,385 $767   $88,751,254 6
Dec 5, 2008 19 $244,722 -77% 632 $387   $89,132,272 7
Dec 12, 2008 31 $101,527 -59% 260 $390   $89,302,354 8
Dec 19, 2008 33 $56,436 -44% 161 $351   $89,404,747 9
Dec 26, 2008 27 $216,072 +283% 295 $732   $89,695,501 10
Jan 2, 2009 27 $243,418 +13% 295 $825   $90,224,290 11
Jan 9, 2009 31 $123,348 -49% 251 $491   $90,396,719 12
Jan 16, 2009 43 $52,197 -58% 155 $337   $90,481,281 13
Jan 23, 2009 50 $25,629 -51% 83 $309   $90,535,406 14
Jan 30, 2009 55 $12,910 -50% 46 $281   $90,556,401 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 24, 2008 1 $16,961,393     3,623 $4,682   $16,961,393 1
Oct 25, 2008 1 $15,304,911 -10%   3,623 $4,224   $32,266,304 2
Oct 26, 2008 1 $9,763,880 -36%   3,623 $2,695   $42,030,184 3
Oct 27, 2008 2 $1,455,569 -85%   3,623 $402   $43,485,753 4
Oct 28, 2008 2 $1,159,798 -20%   3,623 $320   $44,645,551 5
Oct 29, 2008 2 $1,025,578 -12%   3,623 $283   $45,671,129 6
Oct 30, 2008 2 $1,046,882 +2%   3,623 $289   $46,718,011 7
Oct 31, 2008 5 $1,681,440 +61% -90% 3,626 $464   $48,399,451 8
Nov 1, 2008 1 $8,218,452 +389% -46% 3,626 $2,267   $56,617,903 9
Nov 2, 2008 1 $5,416,180 -34% -45% 3,626 $1,494   $62,034,083 10
Nov 3, 2008 2 $1,142,581 -79% -22% 3,626 $315   $63,176,664 11
Nov 4, 2008 1 $1,901,744 +66% +64% 3,626 $524   $65,078,408 12
Nov 5, 2008 4 $570,678 -70% -44% 3,626 $157   $65,649,086 13
Nov 6, 2008 3 $765,384 +34% -27% 3,626 $211   $66,414,470 14
Nov 7, 2008 3 $2,575,088 +236% +53% 3,464 $743   $68,989,558 15
Nov 8, 2008 3 $4,193,599 +63% -49% 3,464 $1,211   $73,183,157 16
Nov 9, 2008 3 $2,390,836 -43% -56% 3,464 $690   $75,573,993 17
Nov 10, 2008 3 $846,761 -65% -26% 3,464 $244   $76,420,754 18
Nov 11, 2008 3 $1,600,947 +89% -16% 3,464 $462   $78,021,701 19
Nov 12, 2008 8 $236,856 -85% -58% 3,464 $68   $78,258,557 20
Nov 13, 2008 8 $254,497 +7% -67% 3,464 $73   $78,513,054 21
Nov 14, 2008 4 $1,336,837 +425% -48% 3,202 $418   $79,849,891 22
Nov 15, 2008 4 $3,017,097 +126% -28% 3,202 $942   $82,866,988 23
Nov 16, 2008 4 $1,302,228 -57% -46% 3,202 $407   $84,169,216 24
Nov 17, 2008 8 $151,524 -88% -82% 3,202 $47   $84,320,740 25
Nov 18, 2008 7 $172,343 +14% -89% 3,202 $54   $84,493,083 26
Nov 19, 2008 7 $156,255 -9% -34% 3,202 $49   $84,649,338 27
Nov 20, 2008 7 $165,600 +6% -35% 3,202 $52   $84,814,938 28
Nov 21, 2008 7 $548,729 +231% -59% 2,361 $232   $85,363,667 29
Nov 22, 2008 7 $952,545 +74% -68% 2,361 $403   $86,316,212 30
Nov 23, 2008 7 $547,870 -42% -58% 2,361 $232   $86,864,082 31
Nov 24, 2008 8 $180,425 -67% +19% 2,361 $76   $87,044,507 32
Nov 25, 2008 7 $261,714 +45% +52% 2,361 $111   $87,306,221 33
Nov 26, 2008 10 $260,021 -1% +66% 2,361 $110   $87,566,242 34
Nov 27, 2008 13 $130,101 -50% -21% 2,361 $55   $87,696,343 35
Nov 28, 2008 13 $416,668 +220% -24% 2,361 $176   $88,113,011 36
Nov 29, 2008 13 $410,177 -2% -57% 2,361 $174   $88,523,188 37
Nov 30, 2008 12 $234,783 -43% -57% 2,361 $99   $88,757,971 38
Dec 1, 2008 13 $46,432 -80% -74% 2,361 $20   $88,797,686 39
Dec 2, 2008 14 $30,438 -34% -88% 2,361 $13   $88,828,124 40
Dec 3, 2008 15 $30,047 -1% -88% 2,361 $13   $88,858,171 41
Jan 19, 2009 36 $18,041     155 $116   $90,499,322 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2008 1 $46,718,011   3,623 $12,895   $46,718,011 1
Oct 31, 2008 1 $19,696,459 -58% 3,626 $5,432   $66,414,470 2
Nov 7, 2008 3 $12,098,584 -39% 3,464 $3,493   $78,513,054 3
Nov 14, 2008 4 $6,301,884 -48% 3,202 $1,968   $84,814,938 4
Nov 21, 2008 9 $2,874,688 -54% 2,361 $1,218   $87,689,626 5
Nov 28, 2008 13 $1,197,924 -58% 1,385 $865   $88,887,550 6
Dec 5, 2008 20 $313,277 -74% 632 $496   $89,200,827 7
Dec 12, 2008 32 $147,484 -53% 260 $567   $89,348,311 8
Dec 19, 2008 37 $131,118 -11% 161 $814   $89,479,429 9
Dec 26, 2008 26 $501,443 +282% 295 $1,700   $89,980,872 10
Jan 2, 2009 27 $292,499 -42% 295 $992   $90,273,371 11
Jan 9, 2009 31 $155,713 -47% 251 $620   $90,429,084 12
Jan 16, 2009 42 $80,693 -48% 155 $521   $90,509,777 13
Jan 23, 2009 52 $33,714 -58% 83 $406   $90,543,491 14
Jan 30, 2009 59 $15,925 -53% 46 $346   $90,559,416 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Spain 6/20/2025 $25,973 38 38 38 $28,061 6/26/2025
 
Rest of World $183,805,403
 
International Total$183,833,464 6/26/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 22, 200911,556,576 1,556,576$27,473,566$27,473,5661
Mar 1, 20091543,235-65% 2,099,811$9,588,098$37,061,6642
Mar 8, 20093207,180-62% 2,306,991$3,891,441$40,953,1053
Mar 15, 20099145,723-30% 2,452,714$2,722,645$43,675,7504
Mar 22, 2009985,902-41% 2,538,616$1,612,080$45,287,8305
Mar 29, 20091076,740-11% 2,615,356$1,410,573$46,698,4036
Apr 5, 20091370,438-8% 2,685,794$1,302,279$48,000,6827
Apr 12, 200915320,049+354% 3,005,843$5,751,921$53,752,6038
Apr 19, 20091856,864-82% 3,062,707$1,064,653$54,817,2569
Apr 26, 20093028,376-50% 3,091,083$524,581$55,341,83710
May 3, 20093033,133+17% 3,124,216$618,888$55,960,72511

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.