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High School Musical is an
American telefilm. Released on
January 20,
2006, it was one of the most successful
Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) produced, with a television
sequel released
August 17,
2007 and a feature film
sequel in the planning process.
[2] The film's
soundtrack was the best-selling album of 2006. The film was shot almost entirely in the
Wasatch Front in
Utah (namely
Salt Lake City and
Murray). With a plot described as a modern retelling of
Romeo & Juliet,
[4] High School Musical is a story of two
high school juniors from rival cliques: Troy Bolton (
Zac Efron), captain of the
basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (
Vanessa Hudgens), a shy transfer student who excels in
math and
science. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school
musical, and as a result, divide the school. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way not to "stick with the status quo." This was
Disney Channel's most successful movie at its time with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US. In the UK, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere (and 1.2 million viewers overall during the first week), making the film the most watched program for the Disney Channel (UK) of 2006. It was also the first ever
Disney Channel Original Movie to be broadcast on the
BBC on
December 29,
2006 . On
August 16,
2007 ratings went slightly up to 6.0 million viewers.
High School Musical 2 is the
sequel to the
Disney Channel Original Movie,
High School Musical. It debuted on
August 17,
2007 on the US
Disney Channel and
Family Channel. The premiere brought in a total of
17.2 million viewers in America - almost 10 million more than its
predecessor - making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast in the U.S.
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