Is Dr Dolittle a flop?

Is Dr Dolittle a flop?

Dolittle is this year's third-biggest grossing movie and yet (thanks to a budget of $175 million), is $243 million cume renders it one of 2020's biggest flops. ... The film earned $77 million domestic from a $28 million Fri-Sun domestic launch and earned $243 million worldwide (including China).

How much money did Dolittle lose?

Despite this, the film was a commercial failure, losing Universal as much as $50–100 million, and received generally negative reviews from critics, particularly for its humor and story.

What went wrong with Dolittle?

The movie 'Dolittle' was plagued by reshoots They demanded multiple reshoots and tried to infuse more humor, but the result wound up being a confusing mess with too much crass, gross-out humor that was also tragically unfunny. ... And some of the scenes are just disgusting but not funny.

Why did Dr Dolittle fail?

When all is said and done, the failure of Dolittle can be attributed to a perfect storm of bad reviews, a release window during the slowest month of the year, and an out-of-control budget on an IP ill-suited for blockbuster numbers, with the latter especially proving to be the biggest nail in the coffin.

How much did Robert Downey Jr make for Iron Man?

According to IGN, Robert Downey Jr was paid $500,000 for his role in Iron Man back in 2008. However, for Avengers: Endgame, he was given a fee of $20 million upfront and was later paid $55 million as the part of a backend deal that got him 8 per cent of film's profit, which takes his total pay to a huge $75 million.

Is Dolittle worth seeing?

Yes indeed. It gets buried though, in the overstuffed plot and the messiness of it all. Overall, the film isn't sure what it wants to be, and though the fart jokes might have your kids giggling, Dolittle probably isn't going to make the list for a re-watch.

Do movies lose money?

Nevertheless, the aggregate of the massive flops you read about in the media and the small-time failures you never hear about doesn't come anywhere close to 80% of all the film and television made in Hollywood (or anywhere else). The truth is that the majority of movies break even and make a little bit of money.

How much did Robert Downey Jr get paid for Dolittle?

More recently, Robert Downey Jr. took a significant pay cut of $20 million to star in Dolittle, another blockbuster film aiming to become a franchise. The film cost $175 million to make.

Why did Dolittle not do well at the box office?

• But a big issue, even if the budget had been closer to $100 million than $200 million, lies in its top-billed star. Simply put, outside of the Iron Man suit, Robert Downey Jr. is not and has never been a “butts in the seats” box office draw.

How much money has the movie Dolittle made?

• This past weekend, it pulled in $26.8 million in 62 markets for totals of $137.2 million internationally and $265.8 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings, but did open very well in both Indonesia and Poland at $2 million and $1.1 million respectively.

What was the opening weekend for Dolittle in the UK?

• On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in the U.K. with $3.7 million on 1,260 screens and in South Korea with $1.30 million on 946 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.98 million.

Where was the movie Dolittle with Robert Downey Jr?

• "Dolittle" at Regency Village Theatre on Janu in Westwood, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/FilmMagic) Like most modern "movie stars," Robert Downey Jr. isn't a draw outside of his marquee franchise.