The movie High School Musical is clearly crossing nationality and cultural boundaries. This was proven by the highly successful premier of High School Musical 3 in Sydney where stars Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale were given the red carpet treatment.

The three stars of HSM 3 were greeted by over 1500 fans who started screaming at the top of their voices the moment they saw their favorite stars at the George St Cinema in Sydney for the movie premier. Zac Efron was so overwhelmed by the warm welcome he got from Sydney’s tweens and said it was simply amazing. Vanessa Hudgens, who got flowers and a Tim Tam biscuit large box from admirers, said the response they got from the Sydney audience was just “overwhelming”. Hudgens and Efron are a couple off screen but this did not deter Efron’s fans from falling head over heels for HSM’s Troy.

Even HSM director said there has got to be an ear injury somewhere because of the ear-splitting screams of the crowd who got excited with the cheerleaders and even more excited with the arrival of the High School Musical stars. The HSM Series has earned millions in the box office, 4.8 million video games, 50 million books and 15 million CDs worldwide. It has made its young stars millionaires in their own right.

Efron said he wants to be part of HSM forever but admitted “everyone’s got to grow up”. He is set to star in the remake of Footloose, a dance film which made it big in1984.