High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year released to theaters in October 2008. It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to have a theatrical sequel. The film's soundtrack was the best-selling album in the United States for 2006. High School Musical was Disney Channel's most... watched film that year with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US, until August's premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2, which achieved 8.1 million viewers. In the UK, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere , making it the second most watched program for the Disney Channel of 2006. On December 29, 2006, it became the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be broadcast on the BBC. Globally, High School Musical has been seen by over 225 million viewers.
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| Release date: | January 20, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Kenny Ortega |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Don Schain |
| Editor: | Seth Flaum |
| Music by: | David Nessim Lawrence, Eddie Galan, Robbie Nevil, Drew Seeley |
| Cinematography: | Gordon Lonsdale |
| Screenplay by: | Peter Barsocchini |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |
| Genre: | Musical, Children's, Comedy |