In high school, it was all about popularity, being with the boyfriend and all the girls thinking he's cute.

Even more successful than the first film High School Musical 2 became the most-watched cable-television movie receiving 17 million viewers on its premiere night. 17 in "Forbes' High Earners Under 30" list and earned $2. The film was a minor success in box office grossing $60 million worldwide.

In 2012 Ashley Tisdale was cast in a leading role in Scary Movie 5 the fourth sequel to the 2000 movie set to premiere in 2013. The High School Musical series became a successful franchise which included two television films a feature movie a spin-off and numerous soundtrack albums. During 2009 and 2010 Tisdale had her first major broadcast role in The CW's television series Hellcats as Savannah Monroe an intense and very religious cheerleader.