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	\| name = Beverly Hills Chihuahua		\| name = Beverly Hills Chihuahua
	\| image = ~~Ay,~~ chihuahua!		\| image = Beverly hills chihuahua.jpg
	\| ~~caption~~ = ~~Teaser~~ ~~poster~~		\| alt =
			\| caption = Theatrical release poster with original release date
	\| director = ]
			\| director = ]
	\| producer = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
			\| producer = ]<br />]<br />]<br />Ricardo Del Río
	\| writer = ]
			\| screenplay = Analisa LaBianco<br />]
	\| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
			\| story = Jeff Bushell
			\| starring =
			{{plainlist\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			}}
	\| music = ]		\| music = ]
	\| cinematography = ]		\| cinematography = ]
	\| editing = ]		\| editing = Sabrina Plisco
	\| ~~distributor~~ = ]		\| studio = ]<br>]<br>Smart Entertainment
			\| distributor = ]
	\| released = ], ]
			\| released = {{Film date\|2008\|9\|18\|]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chihuahua's rags-to-riches road to Hollywood \|website=] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chihuahua/chihuahuas-rags-to-riches-road-to-hollywood-idUSTRE4925XV20081003 \|access-date=December 8, 2022 \|date=October 3, 2008}}</ref>\|2008\|10\|3\|United States}}
	\| country = ]
	\| runtime = 91 minutes		\| runtime = 91 minutes
	\| ~~language~~ = ]		\| country = United States
	\| ~~budget~~ ~~= $380,000,000.43~~		\| language = English <br/>Spanish
			\| budget = $20 million<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Beverly-Hills-Chihuahua\|title=Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) - Financial Information}}</ref>
	\| gross =
	\| ~~website~~ = ~~http://disney~~.~~com/chihuahua~~		\| gross = $149.3 million
	\| amg_id = 1:402096
	\| imdb_id = 1014775
	}}		}}
			'''''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''''' is a 2008 American ] produced by ], the first in the ]. It is directed by ] and was released on October 3, 2008. The film stars ], ] and ] as the human leads, and ], ] and ] in ] roles. The plot centers on a female ] named Chloe, who gets ] in ] and has to escape from an evil ], El Diablo, with help from a lonely ], Delgado and a hyperactive male Chihuahua, Papi, who has a desperate crush on her. A sequel, '']'', was released ] on February 1, 2011, and '']'' was released on September 18, 2012.

			==Plot==
	'''''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''''' is an upcoming 2008 ] ] by ] directed by ]. The film chronicles the adventures of a pampered ] ] named Chloe (voiced by ]) who, while on vacation in ], gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a mean Mexican dogcatcher who wants to use her to start a fur factory.
			In ], wealthy businesswoman Vivian "Viv" Ashe leaves her richly pampered pet ], Chloe, with her irresponsible niece, Rachel, while she embarks on a business trip for ten days. Papi, the landscaper Sam's pet Chihuahua, has an unrequited crush on Chloe, by which she is disgusted. On a whim, Rachel decides to go to ] with her friends and brings Chloe along. When Rachel leaves Chloe alone in the hotel room to go dancing at a club, Chloe goes looking for her, but gets dognapped as she tries to find Rachel and is sent to the dog fights in ]. There, she meets a street-smart ] named Delgado. Rachel comes back to the hotel and is frantic when she finds Chloe missing.

			Chloe is picked to fight in the pit against El Diablo, a fierce Argentinean-Bolivian ]. Delgado helps her escape the dog fights, unleashing the other dogs from their cages and unlocking the ring to allow both Chloe and himself to flee. After several arguments, he then decides to return her to Beverly Hills safely. Meanwhile, Rachel and Sam go to the Mexican police and offer rewards in an effort to find Chloe. El Diablo is sent by the dog fight ringleader, Vasquez, to capture Chloe.
	'']'', a ] short film made by ] based off a project began by ] and ] in the 1940s, will be attached to the beginning of all prints of ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''.

			Chloe and Delgado split up when Delgado goes to get help to return Chloe to Beverly Hills. While he is gone, Chloe saves a ] named Manuel from being eaten by an ] named Chico. Manuel gratefully offers to take Chloe's collar to a ship for the captain to read it, and Chloe accepts. When Delgado returns and finds out what happened, he explains that it was all a con to steal Chloe's expensive collar, and that in reality, iguanas are vegetarians.

			The dogs reach the border by train, but they're caught when the conductor of the train wanders back to the place they and the other dogs are hiding. They're forced to jump out, eventually arriving in the barren deserts of ], where Delgado explains that he was a former police dog; he was retired after he lost his sense of smell during a raid and a sneak attack from El Diablo. Chloe and Delgado are attacked by a group of ], but are rescued by a group of Chihuahuas led by a long-haired Chihuahua named Montezuma. Montezuma teaches Chloe that Chihuahuas are a "tiny but mighty" breed, and tells her to find her bark. He offers Chloe to stay with them, but she declines, saying that someone is waiting for her at home. She realizes she loves Papi, but was never able to give him a chance.

			Rachel and Sam are in ] and find that Chloe was spotted in the state of Chihuahua. After tracking Chloe and Delgado from Mexico City, El Diablo arrives in Chihuahua and attempts to capture Chloe. Papi saves her and ends up getting captured in a cage inside an abandoned Aztec temple. Delgado encounters Manuel and Chico with Chloe's collar, and Manuel frantically explains that they wanted Delgado to smell the collar to find Chloe. Delgado responds that he can't, but Manuel convinces him to try. Delgado smells the collar, and is finally able to track Chloe's scent, taking the collar with him. Chloe rescues Papi, but Delgado discovers that El Diablo, in turn, attempts to attack, but Delgado defeats him. Rachel finds Chloe, and Vasquez is arrested by the police.

			Chloe returns safely to Beverly Hills without Vivian finding out what happened and accepts a romantic relationship with Papi, as well as Rachel with Sam. The characters' fates are later revealed: Delgado returns to being a police dog in ]; El Diablo is recaptured by Delgado and is adopted by a rich lady who "had a passion for fashion"; Chico and Manuel move to ] and become rich; and Papi and Chloe have their first date.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* ] as Chloe (voice)
	* ] as Papi (voice)
	* ] as Rafa (voice)
	* ] as Delgado (voice)
	* ] as Monte (voice)
	* ] as El Diablo (voice)
	* ] as Chico (voice)
	* ] as Vernicio (voice)
	* ] as Manuel (voice)
	* ] as Chucho (voice)
	* ] as Aunt Viv
	* ] as Hector Gonzalez (voice)
	* ] as Rachel Ashe		* ] as Rachel Ashe
	* ] as Sam		* ] as Sam Cortez
	* ] as ~~Tyrone~~		* ] as Vivian "Viv" Ashe
			* ] as Vasquez
			* ] as Officer Ramirez
			* ] as Angela
			* ] as Rafferty
	* ] as Store Owner		* ] as Store Owner
			* ] as Blair

	==~~Visual effects~~==		===Voices===
			* ] as Chloe Winthrop Ashe - a ]
	* ] in London, using their specially developed pipeline for creating digital muzzle replacements, will animate the many talking dogs. The in-house visual effects supervisor is Matt Johnson.
			* ] as Delgado - a ]
			* ] as Papi Cortez - a ]
			* ] as Montezuma (nicknamed Monte) - a ]
			* ] as El Diablo - a ]
			* ] as Chico - an ]
			* ] as Manuel - a ]
			* ] as Chucho - a ]
			* ] as Rafa - an ]
			* ] as Delta - a ]
			* ] as Sebastian - a ]
			* ] as Biminy - a ] (uncredited)
			* Lisa Marie Quillinan as Carthay Hotel Poodle - a ]
			* Roxanne Noelle Poynter as Cheb - a ] (uncredited)

	==~~Music~~==		==Production==
			Chloe was named after writer Analisa LaBianco's dog, a 4-year-old Chihuahua.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Samuel \|url=http://thedisneyflame.blogspot.com/2010/09/beverly-hills-chihuahua-2-dvd.html \|title=The Disney Flame: "'Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2' DVD" \|publisher=Thedisneyflame.blogspot.com \|date=2010-09-26 \|access-date=2011-06-06 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708065858/http://thedisneyflame.blogspot.com/2010/09/beverly-hills-chihuahua-2-dvd.html \|archive-date=2011-07-08}}</ref>
	The music to ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' was written by composer ], who recorded the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the ] at ].<ref name=scoring>{{cite news \| author=Dan Goldwasser \| url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/158 \| title=Heitor Pereira scores ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' \| publisher=ScoringSessions.com \| date=] \| accessdate=2008-09-23 }}</ref>

			===Visual effects===
	==Marketing==
			The ] studio used their specially developed pipeline for creating digital muzzle replacements, animated the many talking dogs. The in-house visual effects supervisor was Matt Johnson, and the animation supervisor was ]. The chihuahua regularly changes throughout the film.{{clarify\|date=September 2013}} ] was also used for the visual effects and helped with Manuel and Chico.
	* The first teaser trailer was attached to '']''.

	* The teaser trailer is also available on the Apple Movie Trailers .
			===Music===
	* Originally the release was ], but was moved to ].
			The ] was written by composer ], who recorded the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at ]<ref name=scoring>{{Cite news \| author=Dan Goldwasser \| url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/158 \| title=Heitor Pereira scores ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' \| publisher=ScoringSessions.com \| date=2008-09-23 \| access-date=2008-09-23}}</ref>

			==Reception==
			===Critical reception===
			''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' received mixed reviews from critics. {{As of\|2023\|05}}, the film holds a 40% approval rating on ], based on 99 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Despite hitting some sweet notes, ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' is little more than disposable family entertainment".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008587-beverly_hills_chihuahua \|title=Beverly Hill Chihuahua (2008)\|publisher=] \|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> On ], the film has a score of 41 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/beverlyhillschihuahua \|title=Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Reviews \|publisher=] \|access-date=2008-10-17}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web \|url=https://m.cinemascore.com \|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20170916153548/https://m.cinemascore.com/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2017-09-16 \|title=CinemaScore \|work=cinemascore.com \|access-date=2020-07-19}}</ref>

			Mark Olsen of the '']'' wrote in his review: "One could try to overlook the film's view of Mexico as an either-or land of resort poshness and street-level poverty, chiefly populated by criminals and hustlers of all stripes, except that view forms the entire film, driving the narrative impulse by which the spoiled puppy makes her journey". Olsen also wrote: "Think of it as the ] Complex, that idea of young people as little princesses and princes who get what they want, and what they want is easy pickings and a life without engagement".<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-chihuahua3-2008oct03,0,5440860.story \| title=This dog is nobody's best friend \| work=Los Angeles Times \| access-date=2008-10-03 \| first=Mark \| last=Olsen \| date=2008-10-03}}</ref> Walter Addiego of the '']'' gave a positive review, writing that "the film combines the themes of dignity and empowerment{{spnd}}'We are tiny, but we are mighty', says the leader of a vast Chihuahua pack{{spnd}}with a story of a spoiled rich canine who learns not to be so high and mighty, the film hits all the typical Disney notes. There's even a politically correct message at the end advising would-be dog adopters to make sure they know what they're getting into".<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/03/DDQI139K9H.DTL \| title=Movie review: 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' \| publisher=San Francisco Chronicle \| access-date=2008-11-06 \| first=Walter \| last=Addiego \| date=2008-10-03}}</ref>

			===Box office===
			''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' was a commercial success. The film grossed $29,300,465 on its opening weekend from 3,215 theaters, averaging about $9,114 per theater, and ranking number 1 at the box office for that weekend.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2008&wknd=40&p=.htm \|title=Weekend Grosses from 10/3-10/5 \|publisher=] \|access-date=2008-10-17}}</ref> On its second weekend, the film arrived number 1 again with $17,502,077.<ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/movies/13box.html?ref=business \| title="Chihuahua" Is Top Draw at Box Office \| work=The New York Times \| access-date=2008-10-17 \| first=Brooks \| last=Barnes \| date=2008-10-13}}</ref> As of May 10, 2009, ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' has grossed $94,514,402 domestically and $54,767,204 in other territories leading up to a total of $149,281,606 worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Beverly Hills Chihuahua \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1014775/ \|access-date=2024-03-11 \|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

			===Home media===
			''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' was released by ] on March 3, 2009, in the US and May 25 in the UK on Disney DVD and ]. As of November 1, 2009, the DVD has sold over 3 million copies, generating $59,918,764 in sales revenue.<ref name="test">{{cite web\|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/annual/r2009.php \|title=Top Selling DVDs of 2009 \|publisher=The-numbers.com \|access-date=2011-06-06}}</ref>

			==Sequels==
			{{main\|Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2\|Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!}}
			A ] sequel was released for DVD and Blu-ray on February 1, 2011 by ].<ref>Shallenberger, Samuel (2010-09-26). {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708065858/http://thedisneyflame.blogspot.com/2010/09/beverly-hills-chihuahua-2-dvd.html \|date=July 8, 2011}} TheDisneyFlame.Blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-09-26.</ref> ] returned as the voice of Papi. ], ], ], ] and ] didn't reprise their roles.

			Another direct-to-video sequel was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 18, 2012, with Lopez once again reprising his role as Papi, making him the only actor from the original film to appear in the sequels.<ref name="three">{{cite web \|url=http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/beverly-hills-chihuahua-3.html \|title=Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 \|access-date=17 August 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820021017/http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/beverly-hills-chihuahua-3.html \|archive-date=20 August 2012}}</ref>

			==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 21 December 2024

2008 American family comedy film

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Theatrical release poster with original release date
Directed by	Raja Gosnell
Screenplay by	Analisa LaBianco Jeff Bushell
Story by	Jeff Bushell
Produced by	David Hoberman Todd Lieberman John Jacobs Ricardo Del Río
Starring	Piper Perabo Manolo Cardona Jamie Lee Curtis Andy García George Lopez Drew Barrymore
Cinematography	Phil Méheux
Edited by	Sabrina Plisco
Music by	Heitor Pereira
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Mandeville Films Smart Entertainment
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) (El Capitan Theatre) October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$149.3 million

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the first in the Beverly Hills Chihuahua series. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and was released on October 3, 2008. The film stars Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis and Manolo Cardona as the human leads, and Drew Barrymore, George Lopez and Andy García in voice-over roles. The plot centers on a female Chihuahua named Chloe, who gets dognapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman, El Diablo, with help from a lonely German Shepherd, Delgado and a hyperactive male Chihuahua, Papi, who has a desperate crush on her. A sequel, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, was released direct-to-DVD on February 1, 2011, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! was released on September 18, 2012.

Plot

In Beverly Hills, California, wealthy businesswoman Vivian "Viv" Ashe leaves her richly pampered pet chihuahua, Chloe, with her irresponsible niece, Rachel, while she embarks on a business trip for ten days. Papi, the landscaper Sam's pet Chihuahua, has an unrequited crush on Chloe, by which she is disgusted. On a whim, Rachel decides to go to Mexico with her friends and brings Chloe along. When Rachel leaves Chloe alone in the hotel room to go dancing at a club, Chloe goes looking for her, but gets dognapped as she tries to find Rachel and is sent to the dog fights in Mexico City. There, she meets a street-smart German Shepherd named Delgado. Rachel comes back to the hotel and is frantic when she finds Chloe missing.

Chloe is picked to fight in the pit against El Diablo, a fierce Argentinean-Bolivian Doberman Pinscher. Delgado helps her escape the dog fights, unleashing the other dogs from their cages and unlocking the ring to allow both Chloe and himself to flee. After several arguments, he then decides to return her to Beverly Hills safely. Meanwhile, Rachel and Sam go to the Mexican police and offer rewards in an effort to find Chloe. El Diablo is sent by the dog fight ringleader, Vasquez, to capture Chloe.

Chloe and Delgado split up when Delgado goes to get help to return Chloe to Beverly Hills. While he is gone, Chloe saves a pack rat named Manuel from being eaten by an iguana named Chico. Manuel gratefully offers to take Chloe's collar to a ship for the captain to read it, and Chloe accepts. When Delgado returns and finds out what happened, he explains that it was all a con to steal Chloe's expensive collar, and that in reality, iguanas are vegetarians.

The dogs reach the border by train, but they're caught when the conductor of the train wanders back to the place they and the other dogs are hiding. They're forced to jump out, eventually arriving in the barren deserts of Chihuahua, where Delgado explains that he was a former police dog; he was retired after he lost his sense of smell during a raid and a sneak attack from El Diablo. Chloe and Delgado are attacked by a group of mountain lions, but are rescued by a group of Chihuahuas led by a long-haired Chihuahua named Montezuma. Montezuma teaches Chloe that Chihuahuas are a "tiny but mighty" breed, and tells her to find her bark. He offers Chloe to stay with them, but she declines, saying that someone is waiting for her at home. She realizes she loves Papi, but was never able to give him a chance.

Rachel and Sam are in Puerto Vallarta and find that Chloe was spotted in the state of Chihuahua. After tracking Chloe and Delgado from Mexico City, El Diablo arrives in Chihuahua and attempts to capture Chloe. Papi saves her and ends up getting captured in a cage inside an abandoned Aztec temple. Delgado encounters Manuel and Chico with Chloe's collar, and Manuel frantically explains that they wanted Delgado to smell the collar to find Chloe. Delgado responds that he can't, but Manuel convinces him to try. Delgado smells the collar, and is finally able to track Chloe's scent, taking the collar with him. Chloe rescues Papi, but Delgado discovers that El Diablo, in turn, attempts to attack, but Delgado defeats him. Rachel finds Chloe, and Vasquez is arrested by the police.

Chloe returns safely to Beverly Hills without Vivian finding out what happened and accepts a romantic relationship with Papi, as well as Rachel with Sam. The characters' fates are later revealed: Delgado returns to being a police dog in Mexico; El Diablo is recaptured by Delgado and is adopted by a rich lady who "had a passion for fashion"; Chico and Manuel move to Beverly Hills and become rich; and Papi and Chloe have their first date.

Cast

Piper Perabo as Rachel Ashe
Manolo Cardona as Sam Cortez
Jamie Lee Curtis as Vivian "Viv" Ashe
José María Yazpik as Vasquez
Jesús Ochoa as Officer Ramirez
Ali Hillis as Angela
Maury Sterling as Rafferty
Eugenio Derbez as Store Owner
Marguerite Moreau as Blair

Voices

Drew Barrymore as Chloe Winthrop Ashe - a White Chihuahua
Andy García as Delgado - a German Shepherd
George Lopez as Papi Cortez - a Chihuahua
Plácido Domingo as Montezuma (nicknamed Monte) - a Long-haired Chihuahua
Edward James Olmos as El Diablo - a Doberman
Paul Rodriguez as Chico - an Iguana
Cheech Marin as Manuel - a Rat
Luis Guzman as Chucho - a Mongrel
Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo as Rafa - an American Pit Bull Terrier
Loretta Devine as Delta - a Toy Poodle
Michael Urie as Sebastian - a Pug
Leslie Mann as Biminy - a Yorkshire Terrier (uncredited)
Lisa Marie Quillinan as Carthay Hotel Poodle - a Poodle
Roxanne Noelle Poynter as Cheb - a Newfoundland (uncredited)

Production

Chloe was named after writer Analisa LaBianco's dog, a 4-year-old Chihuahua.

Visual effects

The Cinesite studio used their specially developed pipeline for creating digital muzzle replacements, animated the many talking dogs. The in-house visual effects supervisor was Matt Johnson, and the animation supervisor was Alexander Williams. The chihuahua regularly changes throughout the film. Tippett Studio was also used for the visual effects and helped with Manuel and Chico.

Music

The film score was written by composer Heitor Pereira, who recorded the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros.

Reception

Critical reception

Beverly Hills Chihuahua received mixed reviews from critics. As of May 2023, the film holds a 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 99 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Despite hitting some sweet notes, Beverly Hills Chihuahua is little more than disposable family entertainment". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 41 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times wrote in his review: "One could try to overlook the film's view of Mexico as an either-or land of resort poshness and street-level poverty, chiefly populated by criminals and hustlers of all stripes, except that view forms the entire film, driving the narrative impulse by which the spoiled puppy makes her journey". Olsen also wrote: "Think of it as the Paris Hilton Complex, that idea of young people as little princesses and princes who get what they want, and what they want is easy pickings and a life without engagement". Walter Addiego of the San Francisco Chronicle gave a positive review, writing that "the film combines the themes of dignity and empowerment – 'We are tiny, but we are mighty', says the leader of a vast Chihuahua pack – with a story of a spoiled rich canine who learns not to be so high and mighty, the film hits all the typical Disney notes. There's even a politically correct message at the end advising would-be dog adopters to make sure they know what they're getting into".

Box office

Beverly Hills Chihuahua was a commercial success. The film grossed $29,300,465 on its opening weekend from 3,215 theaters, averaging about $9,114 per theater, and ranking number 1 at the box office for that weekend. On its second weekend, the film arrived number 1 again with $17,502,077. As of May 10, 2009, Beverly Hills Chihuahua has grossed $94,514,402 domestically and $54,767,204 in other territories leading up to a total of $149,281,606 worldwide.

Home media

Beverly Hills Chihuahua was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on March 3, 2009, in the US and May 25 in the UK on Disney DVD and Blu-ray. As of November 1, 2009, the DVD has sold over 3 million copies, generating $59,918,764 in sales revenue.

Sequels

Main articles: Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

A direct-to-video sequel was released for DVD and Blu-ray on February 1, 2011 by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. George Lopez returned as the voice of Papi. Jamie Lee Curtis, Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona, Drew Barrymore and Andy García didn't reprise their roles.

Another direct-to-video sequel was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 18, 2012, with Lopez once again reprising his role as Papi, making him the only actor from the original film to appear in the sequels.

References

"Chihuahua's rags-to-riches road to Hollywood". Reuters. October 3, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) - Financial Information".
Samuel (2010-09-26). "The Disney Flame: "'Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2' DVD"". Thedisneyflame.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
Dan Goldwasser (2008-09-23). "Heitor Pereira scores Beverly Hills Chihuahua". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
"Beverly Hill Chihuahua (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
"CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
Olsen, Mark (2008-10-03). "This dog is nobody's best friend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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v t e Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)

v t e Films directed by Raja Gosnell
Home Alone 3 (1997) Never Been Kissed (1999) Big Momma's House (2000) Scooby-Doo (2002) Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) The Smurfs (2011) The Smurfs 2 (2013) Show Dogs (2018)

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