With an opening weekend of $24.1 million; Zac Efron’s latest film 17 Again has shot straight to the very top of the US Box Office. $10 million ahead of second placed State of Play with $14.1 million, 17 Again was a clear favourite this weekend, and the High School Musical star is certainly showing that there’s more to him than Troy Bolton.
Zac Efron is a massive worldwide star after the success of the High School Musical films, and it was really no surprise that so many people flocked to see him in his new film this weekend. $24.1 million is an absolutely brilliant opening weekend for 17 Again, and New Line Cinema will no doubt be incredibly pleased that the film has opened so strongly.
In 17 Again, Matthew Perry feels unhappy with the way his life has turned out and is magically made 20 years younger. He has now been provided with the opportunity to be 17 again, and is therefore able to rewrite history, and carve out a fresh new pave through life. Will he find that life could have been better though, or will being 17 again merely make him realise just how good he had it?
Hannah Montana: The Movie had been top, the Disney film slipped to fourth though, and whilst Miley Cyrus has dropped from the top; former Disney sensation Zac Efron has now taken her place, and done so with fantastic style.
High School Musical may have been the start of Zac Efron’s success, but the massive popularity of 17 Again suggests that there’ll be many more hugely popular films to come from the supremely talented teen heartthrob that is Zac Efron.
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