Top Ten (10) Selling Movies Based On Dogs

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Dogs have co-starred in movies since the beginning of the motion picture industry. These unpredictable characters often become stars themselves and are instrumental in the movies box office success or failure. Following are the Top Ten Selling Movies Based On Dogs.

By: admin Posted: February 12, 2008

10. K-9 (1989)

Gross: $43,247,647

- K-9 is a 1989 motion picture comedy starring James Belushi and Mel Harris.

9. Beethoven's 2nd (1993)

Gross: $53,443,066

- Beethoven's 2nd is the first sequel to the 1992 film, Beethoven. It starred Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt, and Beethoven's four puppies, Tchaikovsky, Chubby, Dolly, and Mo.

8. Beethoven (1992)

Gross: $57,114,049

- Beethoven is a 1992 comedy film directed by Brian Levant and written by John Hughes. The centers on a St. Bernard dog named after the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

7. The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Gross: $61,123,569

- The Shaggy Dog is a very loose remake of the 1959 film, The Shaggy Dog, in which a human unwillingly turns into a dog at random intervals.

6. 102 Dalmatians (2000)

Gross: $66,957,026

- 102 Dalmatians is a 2000 live-action film, produced by The Walt Disney Company and starring Glenn Close as the villainous Cruella de Vil. It is a sequel to the 1996 film 101 Dalmatians, itself a live-action remake of the 1961 Disney animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

5. Turner & Hooch(1989)

Gross: $71,079,915

- Turner & Hooch is a 1989 comedy film starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, and Reginald VelJohnson.

4. Snow Dogs (2002)

Gross: $81,172,560

- Snow Dogs is a 2002 live-action movie, released in the USA on January 18, 2002 by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Brian Levant. It's based on the book Winterdance. The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod written by Gary Paulsen.

3. Eight Below (2006)

Gross: $81,612,565

- Eight Below is a Walt Disney Pictures film directed by Frank Marshall and written by David DiGilio, which was released on February 17, 2006 in the United States. It was rated PG for some peril and brief mild language.

2. Cats & Dogs (2001)

Gross: $93,385,515

- Cats & Dogs is a 2001 comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman about the relationships between cats and dogs. Its sequel, Cats & Dogs 2: Tinkles' Revenge, is currently in development limbo.

1. 101 Dalmatians (1996)

Gross: $136,189,294

- 101 Dalmatians is a live-action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures in 1996. It is a remake of the 1961 animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians (which in turn was based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians).