17 Again topped the box office with an estimated $24.1 million from over 3,000 theaters, edging out other notable films that were expected to hit it well in their maiden showing. Blessed with the lead of Zac Efron who already has an established following thanks to his performance on High School Musical, it is not surprising that his first solo movie debut would end up bringing New Line/Warner Bros a record breaking film.

New Line/Warner Bros.’ 17 Again took over the box office with an estimated $24.1 million from 3,255 theaters. Starring Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg and Matthew Perry, the comedy averaged $7,393 per location. In the film, Efron and Perry play a middle-aged loser whose marriage has fallen apart and whose kids don’t respect him, and he’s been wondering if he made the right decision by marrying his then girlfriend Scarlett (Mann) right out of school. After being forced to crash with his high school friend Ned (Lennon), Mike is magically transformed back to the age of 17 and gets to go back to high school and make different decisions the second time around.

17 Again did better than other movies that came out which included “State of Play” ($14.1M), “Monsters vs. Aliens” ($12.9M) and “Hannah Montana the Movie” ($12.7M).

(Source) ComingSoon.net