Dolittle

Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Gaghan
Produced by	Joe Roth Jeff Kirschenbaum Susan Downey
Screenplay by	Stephen Gaghan Dan Gregor Doug Mand
Story by	Thomas Shepherd
Based on	Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Starring	Robert Downey Jr. Antonio Banderas Michael Sheen Emma Thompson Rami Malek John Cena Kumail Nanjiani Octavia Spencer Tom Holland Craig Robinson Ralph Fiennes Selena Gomez Marion Cotillard
Music by	Danny Elfman[1]
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Edited by	Craig Alpert Chris Lebenzon
Production company	Roth/Kirschenbaum Films Team Downey Perfect World Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 17, 2020 (United States)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$175 million[2]
Box office	$249.7 million[3]

The project was announced in March 2017 with Downey set to star, and the rest of the cast joined over the following year. Filming began in March 2018 and lasted through June, taking place around the United Kingdom. The film underwent three weeks of reshoots in the spring of 2019, under the supervision of Jonathan Liebesman and Chris McKay after initial test screenings yielded poor results.
Universal Pictures theatrically released Dolittle in the United States on January 17, 2020. The film grossed $250 million worldwide and, as of September 2020, is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2020, but was a box office bomb, losing Universal as much as $100 million. It also received generally negative reviews from critics, mainly due to the stale humor, pacing, and incoherent story.