By Peter Pae, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 6, 2008
A cast of diminutive dogs took a big bite out of the box office over the weekend as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" debuted with a top-grossing $29 million.
Disney's pooch picture fared better than expected and toppled "Eagle Eye," a DreamWorks-Paramount thriller, which fell to No. 2 in its second weekend in theaters.
The live-action animal comedy, featuring the voices of Drew Barrymore and George Lopez, was expected to gross $20 million to $25 million. It was the best October debut of any Disney picture.
"We're ecstatic," said Chuck Viane, president of domestic distribution for Disney. "We don't think we could have done any better with a market that had seven movies opening."
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