High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the "High School Musical" film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) 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.
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