<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $16 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $46.7 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Hachi: A Dog's Tale is a 2009 British - American drama film . Based on the true story of a faithful Akita Inu, the titular Hachikō, it is directed by Lasse Hallström, is written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Kaneto Shindo, and stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Sarah Roemer . The subject is a remake of the 1987 Japanese film, Hachikō Monogatari (ハチ公 物語), literally "The Tale of Hachiko". </P> <P> Hachi: A Dog's Tale premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 13, 2009, and its first theatrical release was in Japan on August 8 . Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to forgo a U.S. theatrical release . The film was given a UK theatrical release on March 12, 2010, courtesy of Entertainment Film Distributors, and opened in over 25 countries throughout 2009 and 2010 . The film's foreign box office returns total $46.7 million as of January 2011 . </P>

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