We won’t say that the box office is going to the dogs. ... It already has.
“Marley & Me” was just the latest in a long line of doggie tales tugging at both our hearts and our wallets. In the last few months, “Bolt” and “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” barked up big money, each landing in the top 10 for multiple weeks. There are way too many dog movies to list them all (yes, Benji and Rin Tin Tin were favorites of ours, too), but here are a few of the current hits and some influential classics. (Barry Wetcher / Associated Press)