Pamela McClintock of Variety:Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" enjoyed a massive rebound from Halloween to place No. 1 at the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, pushing its worldwide total to an estimated $146.8 million in just 10 days.
The domestic box office was flattened on Friday by Halloween, but picked up the pace on Saturday.
"HSM" saw a surge of nearly 400% on Saturday to end its second sesh with an estimated gross of $15 million from 3,626 locations for a domestic cume of $61.8 million, according to Rentrak. Overseas, the film grossed $25.9 million in its second sesh for a cume of $85 million.
Coming in No. 2 domestically was the Weinstein Co.'s "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," debuting to an estimated $10.7 million from 2,735 locations. Directed by Kevin Smith, pic stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks.
Lionsgate's "Saw V" came in third in its second frame, grossing an estimated $10.1 million from 3,084 runs.
Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," from Universal, grossed a noteworthy $9.4 million from 1,850 as it went nationwide to place No. 4. Drama posted a per location average of $5,085, the best of any film in the top 10 chart. Pic opened the previous weekend in a limited run.
Both Lionsgate and Universal said the Weinstein Co. was being too aggressive in their Sunday estimate. They predicted that the race between "Zack and Miri," "Saw" and "Changeling" could end much closer once official numbers are reported on Monday.
Like "HSM," the three films all saw sizeable Saturday bumps from Friday.
Halloween falling on a Friday never bodes well for the domestic box office, and this year was no exception. Ticket sales were down by more than 35% from the same frame a year ago, when "American Gangster" and "Bee Movie" both opened...
Joshua Rich of EW:
As Halloween scared off most moviegoers, the tween musical to put a knife into ''Zack'' and ''Molly''
Meanwhile--Quantum Of Solace opens BIG in the U.K....
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