Beethoven (film) North America and $90,100,000 in other territories, for a total of $147.2 million worldwide. In 1993, The Humane Society of the United States nominated Beethoven for Best Feature Film. In 1993, Sarah Rose Karr, Nicholle Tom, and Christopher Castile were nominated for their roles in Beethoven. The soundtrack to "Beethoven" was released on December 15, 1992. The film was followed by five sequels and three standalone movies using the Beethoven name and the premise of a St. Bernard but not mentioning previous characters such as the Newton family. "Beethoven's 2nd" was released to theaters in 1993. The remaining sequels were
Beethoven (film) of 4.7/10. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave Beethoven a grade A. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun Times" gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing in his review, "this is not the sort of entertainment I scour the movie pages for, hoping desperately for a new film about a cute dog. Nor did I find anything particularly new in ""Beethoven"", although I concede that the filmmakers secured an admirable dog for the title role, and that Charles Grodin, who is almost always amusing, has what fun can be had playing the grumpy dad." The film grossed $57,114,049 in