'High School Musical 3' claims US box-office top spot

'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' has danced its way to the top of the US box-office chart, raking in $42m (€33.73m) in its opening weekend.

The Disney movie, which stars teen actors Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, set a new record for a musical after trumping the $27.8m (€22.33m) 'Mamma Mia!' opened with in July.