Disney Pixar's latest movie Onward is available on the same stores as Dolittle, while Frozen 2 has come to Disney+ three months earlier than expected. This early release for the movie comes after it failed to perform in its early weeks. Dolittle cost $175 million to make according to Vulture, but only took in about $47 million in global takings over its first weekend. However, according to Box Office Mojo, the movie has now made around $230 million, which means it made its budget back (though the studio has not revealed how much it spent on marketing) and is currently the third highest-grossing movie of 2020 in what is admittedly a low-performing year due to the impact of coronavirus.ĭolittle is available to purchase now from all major digital entertainment stores.In his first feature film since "Avengers: Endgame," Robert Downey Jr. John Dolittle, the famed physician who can speak with animals - and critics weren't impressed. "I wasn't expecting 'Dolittle' to be good, exactly, but I wasn't expecting it to be quite this bad," Bilge Ebiri, writer for Vulture, wrote in his review of the film.ĭowney is joined by an all-star cast that includes Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Selena Gomez, Ralph Fiennes, John Cena, Octavia Spencer, Marion Cotillard, Antonio Banderas, Tom Holland and Michael Sheen. Only Banderas and Sheen play human characters, the rest lend their voices to a menagerie of animal characters. "Ultimately 'Dolittle' is not just a weak story, badly told, but a puzzling waste of talent," Kristen Page-Kirby, writer for The Washington Post, said of the film.ĭowney's Dolittle has been living a life of solitude after the disappearance, and presumed death, of his wife. His only companions are his animal patients. That is, until an emissary for Queen Victoria arrives asking the doctor to embark on a quest to retrieve a cure for the queen's mysterious illness. Still, as the only new family film to hit theaters until "Sonic the Hedgehog" arrives in mid-February, "Dolittle" could entice parents with young kids to venture to cinemas. Especially, since the majority of films in theaters currently are award season contenders and not quite suitable for a younger audience. However, even if "Dolittle" garners the top end of its expected opening, $25 million would be a disappointing haul considering it cost $175 million just to make the film, and that's not even including its marketing budget. "Dolittle" is one of several films based on the stories of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting. Rex Harrison starred in the 1967 musical adaptation, Eddie Murphy embodied the character in two films, one in 1998 and one in 2001, and Kyla Pratt, who played Murphy's daughter, took on the role in three direct-to-DVD sequel films. Harrison's film garnered a 32% "Rotten" score, and Murphy's scored a 43% and 42%, respectively. "Faithfully adapting 'Dolittle' is simply a cursed endeavor," Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times wrote, noting that Murphy's films had decent success at the box office despite the terrible reviews. Here's a rundown of what critics have said of "Dolittle" ahead of its Jan.
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