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EVER SINCE CINEMA WAS INVENTED THERE HAVE BEEN DOG MOVIES WHICH HAVE TOUCHED OUR HEARTS AND MADE US SMILE. BUT THESE SIX CANINE STARS REPEATEDLY TOP POLLS AS THE MOST POPULAR IN SCREEN HISTORY.

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Toto was paid $125-a-week – more than some of the human actors – to play Dorothy’s faithful companion in The

Wizard of Oz. The Cairn Terrier is now buried alongside movie superstars in Hollywood Forever cemetery. Uggie became so popular following his appearance in Oscar winning movie The Artist that he published his own autobiography. A Parson Russell Terrier, he won the Palm Dog award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Rin Tin Tin

was so popular over the course of 27 movies bringing bad guys to justice that the German Shepherd was credited with saving Warners from bankruptcy during the silent film era.

Lassie starred in seven films, including the iconic Lassie Come Home alongside Elizabeth Taylor before the

Collie retired but kept fame in the family by handing over the title role to

Lassie Junior. Hooch was a French Mastiff who often managed to steal scenes in this buddy cop comedy from his co-star Tom Hanks in Turner and Hooch. To keep him safe on set, Hooch had a stunt double for the action scenes.

FOUR-LEGGED FILM STARS

Benji was a mixed breed rescued from an animal shelter who went on to have a 14 year career in showbiz including 1974 smash hit

Benji, a film whose many devoted fans included the great Alfred Hitchcock.

THE EXPENDABLES: RELOADED

ACTION FRANCHISE THE EXPENDABLES IS HEADING BACK TO THE SCREEN IN A HAIL OF BULLETS.

Those three films generated $829 million worldwide so reviving the saga about a group of veteran mercenaries makes sound business sense.

Original stars like Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are being joined for the fourth film by newcomers to the franchise 50 Cent, Megan Fox and Tony Jaa.

“This no holds barred action film will be the biggest, most badass adventure yet,” said a spokesman for Lionsgate, which partners with Millennium Media on the franchise that dominated the action landscape between 2010 and 2014. Statham, who also appears in the Fast and Furious franchise, will be a more central character in this latest version, on which he has double duty as one of the producers.

The new film marks a big Hollywood breakthrough for international martial arts master Jaa, who starred in the Chinese blockbuster Detective Chinatown 3.

– Sandro Monetti