Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
High School Musical 2 Sets Stunning Records
How is it possible to have 17.2 million basic-cable viewers? Just create one of the most popular tween movies ever and watch the momentum soar! High School Musical 2's August 17th premiere drew more than double the 7.7 million viewers for High School Musical in 2006. This broke the existing record of 16.8 million viewers held by CNN's 1993 NAFTA debate.
Two out of every three children aged 6 to 14 watching TV were locked on to HSM2 creating for Disney an absolute cultural phenomenon. Replays of HSM2 the next two nights reached nearly 16 million viewers. Add to that the additions of Hannah Montana, Phineas & Ferb, plus the original HSM put Disney channel at about 72 million viewers. Astonishing!
Now factor in a whopping 982,000 copies of High School Musical 2 soundtrack to those numbers in the last two weeks and the franchise is sitting pretty for the future. Can it hang on without fracturing?
Leading man, Zac Efron, now on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine is starting to up the ante by hinting at bigger roles. With the musical hit Hairspray and the possibility of a Footloose remake in the winds will he pull his HSM roots and head for Hollywood stardom? He hasn't signed the HSM3 contract yet which means his options are open.
Let's hope rising stardom doesn't deflate the High School Musical happy balloon.
Two out of every three children aged 6 to 14 watching TV were locked on to HSM2 creating for Disney an absolute cultural phenomenon. Replays of HSM2 the next two nights reached nearly 16 million viewers. Add to that the additions of Hannah Montana, Phineas & Ferb, plus the original HSM put Disney channel at about 72 million viewers. Astonishing!
Now factor in a whopping 982,000 copies of High School Musical 2 soundtrack to those numbers in the last two weeks and the franchise is sitting pretty for the future. Can it hang on without fracturing?Leading man, Zac Efron, now on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine is starting to up the ante by hinting at bigger roles. With the musical hit Hairspray and the possibility of a Footloose remake in the winds will he pull his HSM roots and head for Hollywood stardom? He hasn't signed the HSM3 contract yet which means his options are open.
Let's hope rising stardom doesn't deflate the High School Musical happy balloon.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Hints at High School Musical 3 Release
High School Musical 2 is truly a monster hit! The Disney musical’s success has grown even more with attractions at the Disney parks and plans for a theatrical third movie. Oddly enough, before HSM2 was released this year it was announced that High School Musical 3 would be promoted to the theaters instead of a made-for-tv movie, and would center around the characters’ adventure in a haunted house. The preliminary title was Haunted High School Musical.
However, TV Guide has announced that the studio's plans for High School Musical 3 have changed. It will still be released in the theaters only the haunted house theme has been removed from the script concept.
High School Musical 3 will be centered on 'the fast-growing 'kids' senior year.' The original goal was to have the release ready by late fall of 2008. Whether the up-and-coming stars can get back together within that time remains to be seen. We all know what happened to the Lizzie McGuire franchise - imploded on demands for money. If Zac and Venessa start chiming for more dollars we might see a big fizzle. Time will tell.
However, TV Guide has announced that the studio's plans for High School Musical 3 have changed. It will still be released in the theaters only the haunted house theme has been removed from the script concept.
High School Musical 3 will be centered on 'the fast-growing 'kids' senior year.' The original goal was to have the release ready by late fall of 2008. Whether the up-and-coming stars can get back together within that time remains to be seen. We all know what happened to the Lizzie McGuire franchise - imploded on demands for money. If Zac and Venessa start chiming for more dollars we might see a big fizzle. Time will tell.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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