Zac Efron’s movie grosses $24.1M over the weekend
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Zac Efron has finally broken free from the curse of being identified with a highly successful movie series the “High School Musical” with the box office success of “17 Again”. Every celebrity knows the difficulty of breaking free from the shadow of a successful group movie but Zac Efron has done it, even besting the hit “Hannah Montana: The Movie” from fellow Disney teammate Miley Cyrus.
Zac Efron may share billing with Matthew Perry in the comedy “17 Again” as the latter’s youthful version but this is clearly Zac Efron’s movie. The movie topped the weekend box office with $24.1 million in receipts, way beyond the $20 million expected by the studio. Warner Bros head of distribution Dan Fellman said Zac Efron is hardworking and talented and has given his all to promote the movie.