Top Ten (10) Selling Movies Based On Animals Other Than Dogs

10. Flicka (2006)

Horse - $21,000,147

- Flicka is a 2006 film based on the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer. A previous adaptation, directed by Harold D. Schuster, was released in 1943.

9. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)

Elephant - $24,670,346

- Operation Dumbo Drop is a 1995 live-action movie. It is loosely based on true events which took place 1968, in the tiny Vietnamese village of Dak Nhe.

8. Fly Away Home (1996)

Geese - $25,143,818

- Fly Away Home is a 1996 film, directed by Carroll Ballard, about the daughter (Anna Paquin) of a widower (Jeff Daniels) who, with her father, leads a flock of geese from Canada to a wildlife refuge in the US.

7. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)

Killer Whale - $30,077,111

- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home is a 1995 family film about a boy and his friendship with a killer whale, and sequel to the 1993 film Free Willy starring Jason James Richter and August Schellenberg.

6. The Bear (1989)

Bear - $31,753,898

- The Bear, known as L'Ours in its original French release, is a film directed by acclaimed French director Jean-Jacques Annaud released theatrically in 1989.

5. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)

Horse - $32,751,093

- Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story is a 2005 film starring Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning, inspired by the true story of an injured Thoroughbred racehorse named Mariah's Storm. It marked the directing and screenwriting debut of John Gatins.

4. The Black Stallion (1979)

Horse - $37,799,643

- The Black Stallion is a 1979 film based on the 1941 classic children's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, who is shipwrecked on a deserted island, together with a wild Arabian stallion who he befriends. After being rescued, they are set on entering a race challenging two champion horses.

3. March of the Penguins (2005)

Penguin - $77,437,223

- March of the Penguins is an Academy Award-winning documentary film by Luc Jacquet, co-produced by Bonne Pioche and the National Geographic Society.

2. Free Willy (1993)

Killer whale - $77,698,625

- Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. film about a boy who befriends an Orca whale.

1. King Kong (2005)

Gorilla - $218,051,260

- King Kong is the name of a fictional giant ape from the legendary Island of Skull Mountain, an island often incorrectly referred to as Skull Island, who has appeared in several works since 1933. Most of these bear his name, and include the groundbreaking 1933 film, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, and numerous sequels.

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