Behind the Scenes of Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Piper Perabo and Manolo Cardona star in the kid-friendly dog-centric Disney movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua directed by Raja Gosnell and featuring the voices of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, and Andy Garcia. Perabo plays Rachel, the niece of Viv (Jamie Lee Curtis) who's the wealthy owner of a pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe. Chloe enjoys exotic foods, wearing designer outfits, and taking trips to the salon, and when Viv has to go away on a business trip, she trusts Rachel to take care of Chloe's every little need. But Rachel messes up and the high-class pooch soon finds herself lost in Mexico. Rising Latin-American actor Cardona co-stars as Viv's gardener, Sam, the guy Rachel turns to for help in retrieving the missing Chihuahua. Read More...
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Box Office Report - October 3-5
Dogs dominated this weekend's box office take, as the kid-friendly Disney film Beverly Hills Chihuahua didn't have to beg for business. Beverly Hills Chihuahua did as expected, coming in first with $29 million (that could buy a lot of doggie treats). Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist also found some box office love, but another new release - Flash of Genius - proved to be a difficult sell. The prospect of sitting through a movie about the guy who invented intermittent windshield wipers must have sounded as appealing as watching a movie about paint drying as moviegoers pretty much shunned the film. Flash of Genius didn't even make the Top 10 despite good reviews and positive word of mouth.

Top 10 Films for the Weekend Ending Oct 5
1) Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $29,300,465
2) Eagle Eye - $17,709,817
3) Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - $$11,311,751
4) Nights in Rodanthe - $7,368,259
5) Appaloosa - $5,050,310
6) Lakeview Terrace - $4,561,227
7) Burn After Reading - $4,120,129
8) Fireproof - $3,987,509
9) An American Carol - $3,656,000
10) Religulous - $3,409,643
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