Dolittle

2020 | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, IMAX

Synopsis

A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.

Scores

Overall Score
85.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.5%
Review Aggregate
46.6

Critic Consensus

14.6% Fresh • 240 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 240 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyfunnyvisually strikingcharacter-drivenlighthearteduneven tonedarkemotionalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Downey Jr.2020$11,668,000$14,143,000(est)
Antonio Banderas2020$7,183,000$8,706,000(est)
Michael Sheen2020$5,408,000$6,555,000(est)
Harry Collett2020$4,421,000$5,359,000(est)
Emma Thompson2020$3,782,000$4,584,000(est)
Rami Malek2020$3,329,000$4,035,000(est)
John Cena2020$2,988,000$3,622,000(est)
Kumail Nanjiani2020$2,722,000$3,299,000(est)
Octavia Spencer2020$2,506,000$3,038,000(est)
Tom Holland2020$2,328,000$2,822,000(est)
Ralph Fiennes2020$2,178,000$2,640,000(est)
Selena Gomez2020$2,049,000$2,484,000(est)
Marion Cotillard2020$1,938,000$2,349,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count241
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes76,245

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$77,047,064$93,391,286
International2020$174,363,570$211,351,831
Worldwide2020$251,410,620$304,743,100

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2020$108,268,960$131,236,375
Digital Rentals ?2020$18,347,000$22,239,003
Digital Purchases ?2020$16,981,000$20,583,230
Physical Rentals ?2020$4,276,000$5,183,081
Physical Purchases ?2020$12,889,000$15,623,182
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$19,261,766$23,347,822
Total Revenues2020$180,023,726$218,212,693
Expenses
Budget ?2020$175,000,000$212,123,269
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$35,926,000 (est)$43,547,089 (est)
Participations2020$3,600,000$4,363,679
Residuals ?2020$3,311,000$4,013,372
Interest & Overhead2020$21,000,000$25,454,792
Total Expenses2020$238,837,000$289,502,201
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$-58,813,274$-71,289,508

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