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Released
2020 · FILM

Dolittle

Eccentric veterinarian Dr. John Dolittle must brave a perilous voyage to a legendary island to find a cure for the ailing Queen, confronting old foes and fantastical beasts before his own courage fades forever.

“He's just not a people person.”

Directed by
Stephen Gaghan, William M Connor
Written by
Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
101 min
AdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

Seven years after the death of his wife, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, a renowned doctor and veterinarian in Victorian England, retreats into seclusion at Dolittle Manor, surrounded only by his collection of exotic animals. When the young Queen falls seriously ill, Dolittle is compelled to embark on a reluctant journey to a mythical island in search of a cure. Along the way, he confronts past enemies and encounters remarkable creatures, gradually rediscovering his wit and courage.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 341+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Craig AlpertShot by Guillermo NavarroScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Dominic WatkinsSound by Blake CollinsCostumes by Jenny BeavanVFX by Abin Abraham

Box Office

2020 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$251.4M

Budget$175.0M
Worldwide gross$251.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $77.0M — 31% of worldwide · International: $174.4M (69%)

Opening weekend: $21.8M — 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $32.2M — 42% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,155 theaters

Also known as

  • Die fantastische Reise des Dr. Dolittlede
  • The Voyage of Doctor Dolittleen
  • Le Voyage du Docteur Dolittlefr
  • Le Voyage du Dr. Dolittlefr
  • (Bulgarian)Доктор Дулитъл
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • New ZealandJan 1, 2020
  • Costa RicaJan 2, 2020
  • South KoreaJan 8, 2020
  • SerbiaJan 9, 2020

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Team Downey, Dentsu
DistributionUniversal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Toho-Towa, Tulip Entertainment, United International Pictures (UIP)
Special effectsLuma Pictures, Moving Picture Company (MPC), Framestore, Glassworks, Lola Visual Effects
Other companies80 HERTZ, Ags Film & Tv, Air Lyndhurst Studios, Audiolink Radio Communications

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