old and 80 pounds. When production ended Goldberg adopted both dogs. Part of the training of the dogs was to follow the commands of the trainer who was situated off-camera while focusing attention on the actor. Release Critical reception On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 36% based on reviews from 150 critics. The site's consensus was that "Despite good work from its likable leads, the romantic comedy Must Love Dogs is too predictable." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert thought that although Lane and Cusack are "two of the most likable actors in the movies", they "deserve characters that the movie takes more seriously and puts at more risk", giving the film two out of four stars. Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, wondering how the actors were "bamboozled into lending their talents to the project." He added that the film has "contrived little incidents", "is so clueless", and is "hopelessly clichéd and out of date". A more positive review from Rolling Stone said that the film had a "great title and appealing performances" from Lane and Cusack. Giving the film three out of four stars, the review also said that "Just when you think you have Goldberg figured, he springs fresh surprises." Ann Hornaday from The Washington Post noted the film "works because Lane is one of those actresses who can do just about anything and still earn the audience's undying love." Hornaday mentioned that the movie "features an enormously appealing supporting cast" and commented on how well Lane and Cusack worked together on the film. Box office Validating the critic's views, the film opened in the number five spot with $12.8 million in 2,505 theaters with a $5,131 average per theater. Must Love Dogs stayed in the theater for twelve weeks, staying in the top 10 for its first three weeks. The film grossed $58,405,313, placing it at number 66 for all films released in 2005. Home media Must Love Dogs was released on December 20, 2005, on DVD and VHS. The video "is lush but soft, and some artificial sharpening only adds insult to injury, doing nothing to alleviate the overall lack of fine detail." The audio is very standard and "wouldn't sound any different through a pair of