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Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Jun 26, 1998
85 min
ComedyFamilyFantasy
5.7/ 10
3,177 votes

Overview

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

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TMDB
5.7/10
3,177 votes
IMDB
5.4/10
103,722 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
46/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$71,000,000Production cost
Box Office$294,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$223,500,000Profitable
ROI
+314.8%Return on investment
US Box Office$144,156,605Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

4 wins & 10 nominations

Details

Production information

"He doesn't just talk to the animals!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$71,000,000

Revenue

$294,500,000

Production Companies

Dr. Dolittle Collection20th Century FoxDavis EntertainmentJoseph M. Singer Entertainment

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