Disney's musical comedy 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' took the No. 1 spot at the box office over the weekend, bringing in a whopping $42 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.

It was 'HSM''s big screen debut after the franchise has already made two hit television movies and two chart-topping albums. The film stars the familiar faces of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, whose characters are now in their senior year of high school.

Lionsgate's 'Saw V,' the latest installment in its horror series about a brutal serial killer nicknamed "Jigsaw," debuted for the weekend at No. 2 with and estimated $30.5 million.

Mark Wahlberg's action-packed thriller 'Max Payne' finished No. 3 with $7.6 million. Based on the blockbuster videogame of the same name, the 20th Century Fox film weaves the sordid tale of a New York City DEA agent (Wahlberg) who seeks revenge upon those who are responsible for the brutal slaying of his wife and his partner.

Walt Disney's canine comedy 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua, ' starring Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy Garcia and George Lopez, finished at No. 4 with $6.9 million, followed by New Line Cinema's crime drama 'Pride & Glory,' starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight, with 6.3 million.