Efron turns `17 Again` into No 1 hit with $24M

Los Angeles, April 19: Zac Efron has taken the box office crown from his Disney teammate Miley Cyrus.Efron`s Warner Bros. comedy "17 Again" debuted as the top weekend movie with $24.1 million in ticket sales.

The No 1 opening solidifies the big-screen potential for the star of Disney`s "High School Musical" series. Cyrus` "Hannah Montana: The Movie" slipped from first place to fourth with $12.7 million. That lifts the domestic total for Cyrus` movie spinoff of her Disney Channel show to $56.1 million after 10 days in theaters. Premiering at No 2 was Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck`s Washington thriller "State of Play" with $14.1 million. Bureu Report