However you look at it, those two very different wide releases helped the overall weekend box office figures, as HSM 3 brought in $42 million and Saw V added another $30.5 million. Oh, and given that Mamma Mia! set an opening weekend record for a movie musical with a $27.6 million opening back in July, HSM 3 just became that record holder by a landslide.

The weekend's other wide release, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell starring vehicle Pride and Glory, fared much worse, making only $6.3 million for fifth place. It's even worse for Pride and Glory when you consider the Beverly Hills Chihuahua factor: i.e., that Chihuahua, in its fourth weekend, brought in more money ($6.9 million) and finished fourth. At this rate, Chihuahua will make $100 million in just a few more weeks.

Also a disappointment: Max Payne, which dropped to $7.6 million in its second weekend.

The top 10:

1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year, $42,000,000 (first week)
2. Saw V, $30,500,000 (first week)
3. Max Payne, $7,600,000 ($29,664,000 in two weeks)
4. Beverly Hills Chihuahua, $6,916,000 ($78,142,000 in four weeks)
5. Pride and Glory, $6,325,000 (first week)
6. The Secret Life of Bees, $5,935,000 ($19,208,000 in two weeks)
7. W., $5,330,000 ($18,749,000 in two weeks)
8. Eagle Eye, $5,136,000 ($87,987,000 in five weeks)
9. Body of Lies, $4,065,000 ($30,890,000 in three weeks)
10. Quarantine, $2,550,000 ($28,770,000 in three weeks)