Doctor Dolittle
He doesn't just talk to the animals!
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!
- Director
- Betty Thomas
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $295M
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Cast
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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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Box Office & Release
Doctor Dolittle returned 4.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $71M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $295M
- Release date
- Jun 26, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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