Beethoven (franchise) across the country in an RV to attend a family reunion. "Beethoven's 3rd" was released on October 31, 2000. Beethoven accidentally switches places with Michelangelo, a well-behaved look alike. "Beethoven's 4th" was released on December 4, 2001. Sara takes Beethoven to visit her crazy uncle. The last installment of the original storyline. "Beethoven's 5th" was released on December 2, 2003. The first installment of a new storyline. A stray St. Bernard becomes a movie star. "Beethoven's Big Break" was released on December 30, 2008. This story is narrated by John Cleese, who tells of the story of Beethoven's Christmas adventure.
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