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I admit it, I watched “Mamma Mia!”. I know my friends will probably laugh at me about this but that’s them, and then there’s me. The film totally rocked. One indication is its success in the box office. The movie garnered $377 million to date internationally – and this is in a genre that hasn’t fared well in the international market.

But the Meryl Streep starrer once again took the No. 1 spot at the foreign Box Office over for Oct. 3-5 weekend, grossing $14.5 million. In the U.K. alone, “Mamma Mia” has banked an incredible $112.8 million.

This is great news for Disney, as they as set to release their own musical – “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” – in two weeks. The “High School Musical” franchise is as wildly popular abroad as it is in the U.S. In addition to the two “High School Musical” television movies, the franchise has spawned live stage shows and local-language productions.

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year is actually hitting theatres this time, didn’t you know? Well, to hype it up a little bit Disney has decided to team with uber popular social networking site MySpace (like it even needed an introduction) and provide a little contest.

What exactly is the contest about, you ask? Well, it’s all surrounding school spirit as the one who best shows their inner Wildcat will win the Grand Prize. Grand Prize you say? Yep, the Grand Prize for this Disney x Myspace contest will be an all expense paid senior trip to (where else?) Disney World.

This contest runs through November 3rd so you better get your highschool spirit up and head over to  www.myspace.com/hsm3.

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