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Disney's "High School Musical" rocks box office      (Reuters)
Disney's "High School Musical" rocks box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," the first big-screen adaptation of Walt Disney Co's popular TV movie franchise, graduated top of the class during its first weekend in North American theaters, according to preliminary sales estimates issued on Saturday.
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