High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $90,559,416 | Details |
| International Box Office | $183,833,464 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $274,392,880 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $65,564,991 | |
| Total | $65,564,991 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
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 | $150,824,451 |
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 |
| MPA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 112 minutes |
| Franchise: | High School Musical |
| Plot point: | Romance |
| Social setting: | High School |
| Subgenre: | Comedy Drama, Family Musical |
| Target audience: | Tween |
| 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 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 | $150,824,451 |
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 |
| MPA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 112 minutes |
| Franchise: | High School Musical |
| Plot point: | Romance |
| Social setting: | High School |
| Subgenre: | Comedy Drama, Family Musical |
| Target audience: | Tween |
| 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 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.