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High School Musical is a 2006 American
television film, and the first in the
High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful movie that
Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) ever produced,
[Nielsens ratings for January 28 - February 3 - USATODAY.com][High School Musical 101 (Slideshow) - FamilyEducation.com] with a television sequel
High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film
High School Musical 3: Senior Year released to theaters in October 2008. It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to have a theatrical sequel. A fourth installment,
High School Musical 4: East Meets West, has been announced to be in the writing stages and to premiere in Disney Channel in 2010.
The film's
soundtrack was the best-selling album in the United States for 2006.
[Market Data for 2006 | LinuxElectrons]
High School Musical was
Disney Channel's most watched movie that year with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US.
[www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-08-09-high-school-musical2_N.htm] In the UK, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere (and 1.2 million viewers overall during the first week), making it the second most watched program for the Disney Channel (UK) of 2006. On December 29, 2006, it became the first
Disney Channel Original Movie to be broadcast on the
BBC. Globally, High School Musical has been seen by over 225 million viewers.
