Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Doctor Dolittle
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $144,156,605Details
International Box Office $150,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $294,156,605
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,014,324 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$71,500,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,777 opening theaters/2,874 max. theaters, 9.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $347,635,380

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 22nd, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor and language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Franchise: Doctor Dolittle
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue, Remake
Geographical setting: California, San Francisco
Plot point: Doctors, Dysfunctional Family, Talking Animals, Veterinarian
Subgenre: Family Comedy
Time period setting: 1960s, 1990s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Davis Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1998 1 $29,014,324   2,777 $10,448   $29,014,324 1
Jul 3, 1998 2 $19,675,651 -32% 2,871 $6,853   $64,801,316 2
Jul 10, 1998 4 $12,877,547 -35% 2,869 $4,489   $89,189,379 3
Jul 17, 1998 5 $9,478,938 -26% 2,805 $3,379   $105,382,410 4
Jul 24, 1998 6 $7,297,205 -23% 2,528 $2,887   $117,965,240 5
Jul 31, 1998 9 $4,587,632 -37% 2,184 $2,101   $126,125,563 6
Aug 7, 1998 11 $3,053,717 -33% 1,821 $1,677   $131,586,778 7
Aug 14, 1998 15 $1,612,022 -47% 1,390 $1,160   $134,702,862 8
Aug 21, 1998 19 $1,163,612 -28% 934 $1,246   $136,661,554 9
Aug 28, 1998 19 $926,167 -20% 914 $1,013   $138,058,507 10
Sep 4, 1998 18 $1,161,070 +25% 951 $1,221   $139,485,308 11
Sep 11, 1998 20 $677,948 -42% 833 $814   $140,967,339 12
Sep 18, 1998 16 $632,814 -7% 936 $676   $141,095,860 13
Sep 25, 1998 16 $501,928 -21% 769 $653   $141,743,389 14
Oct 2, 1998 20 $337,533 -33% 600 $563   $142,206,330 15
Oct 9, 1998 21 $316,864 -6% 652 $486   $142,612,051 16
Oct 16, 1998 23 $267,448 -16% 441 $606   $143,014,629 17
Oct 23, 1998 29 $204,316 -24% 417 $490   $143,286,264 18
Oct 30, 1998 32 $129,885 -36% 340 $382   $143,469,371 19
Nov 6, 1998 36 $113,216 -13% 270 $419   $143,662,649 20
Nov 13, 1998 36 $111,812 -1% 254 $440   $143,822,626 21
Nov 20, 1998 42 $83,421 -25% 198 $421   $143,932,336 22
Nov 27, 1998 43 $76,251 -9% 165 $462   $144,051,595 23
Dec 4, 1998 53 $32,722 -57% 145 $226   $144,096,799 24
Dec 11, 1998 56 $22,215 -32% 116 $192   $144,127,846 25
Dec 18, 1998 64 $6,443 -71% 53 $122   $144,139,984 26
Jan 1, 1999 76 $1,701   7 $243   $144,155,118 28
Jan 8, 1999 71 $843 -50% 5 $169   $144,156,464 29

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 26, 1998 1 $9,685,000     2,777 $3,488   $9,685,000 1
Jun 27, 1998 1 $11,170,000 +15%   2,777 $4,022   $20,855,000 2
Jun 28, 1998 1 $8,245,000 -26%   2,777 $2,969   $29,014,000 3
Jun 29, 1998 1 $4,090,495 -50%   2,777 $1,473   $33,104,495 4
Jun 30, 1998 1 $4,352,488 +6%   2,777 $1,567   $37,457,307 5
Jul 1, 1998 2 $3,721,033 -15%   2,789 $1,334   $41,178,340 6
Jul 2, 1998 2 $3,970,000 +7%   2,789 $1,423   $45,148,000 7
Jul 3, 1998 2 $7,450,000 +88% -23% 2,869 $2,597   $52,598,000 8
Jul 4, 1998 2 $5,856,000 -21% -48% 2,869 $2,041   $58,454,000 9
Jul 5, 1998 2 $6,347,000 +8% -23% 2,869 $2,212   $64,801,000 10
Jul 6, 1998 2 $2,823,047 -56% -31% 2,871 $983   $67,624,363 11
Jul 7, 1998 2 $2,906,883 +3% -33% 2,871 $1,012   $70,531,246 12
Jul 8, 1998 2 $3,144,297 +8% -15% 2,871 $1,095   $73,675,543 13
Jul 9, 1998 2 $2,630,289 -16% -34% 2,871 $916   $76,311,832 14
Jul 10, 1998 4 $3,825,000 +45% -49% 2,874 $1,331   $80,137,000 15
Jul 11, 1998 4 $5,005,000 +31% -15% 2,874 $1,741   $85,142,000 16
Jul 12, 1998 4 $3,586,000 -28% -44% 2,869 $1,250   $89,189,000 17
Jul 13, 1998 4 $1,568,741 -56% -44% 2,869 $547   $90,758,120 18
Jul 14, 1998 4 $1,766,286 +13% -39% 2,869 $616   $92,524,406 19
Jul 15, 1998 5 $1,670,242 -5% -47% 2,869 $582   $94,194,648 20
Jul 16, 1998 5 $1,708,824 +2% -35% 2,869 $596   $95,903,472 21
Jul 17, 1998 5 $2,775,000 +62% -27% 2,808 $988   $98,678,000 22
Jul 18, 1998 5 $3,735,000 +35% -25% 2,808 $1,330   $102,413,000 23
Jul 19, 1998 5 $2,814,000 -25% -22% 2,808 $1,002   $105,382,410 24
Jul 20, 1998 5 $1,274,922 -55% -19% 2,805 $455   $106,657,332 25
Jul 21, 1998 5 $1,353,140 +6% -23% 2,805 $482   $108,010,472 26
Jul 22, 1998 5 $1,299,352 -4% -22% 2,805 $463   $109,309,824 27
Jul 23, 1998 5 $1,358,211 +5% -21% 2,805 $484   $110,668,035 28
Jul 24, 1998 8 $1,975,000 +45% -29% 2,528 $781   $112,643,000 29
Jul 25, 1998 6 $2,890,000 +46% -23% 2,528 $1,143   $115,533,000 30
Jul 26, 1998 6 $2,088,000 -28% -26% 2,528 $826   $117,965,240 31
Jul 27, 1998 7 $908,497 -56% -29% 2,509 $362   $118,873,737 32
Jul 28, 1998 6 $989,251 +9% -27% 2,509 $394   $119,862,988 33
Jul 29, 1998 9 $790,532 -20% -39% 2,509 $315   $120,653,520 34
Jul 30, 1998 8 $884,411 +12% -35% 2,509 $352   $121,537,931 35
Jul 31, 1998 9 $1,405,000 +59% -29% 2,180 $644   $122,943,000 36
Aug 1, 1998 9 $1,885,000 +34% -35% 2,180 $865   $124,828,000 37
Aug 2, 1998 9 $1,335,000 -29% -36% 2,184 $611   $126,126,000 38
Aug 3, 1998 9 $602,427 -55% -34% 2,184 $276   $126,727,990 39
Aug 4, 1998 9 $645,335 +7% -35% 2,184 $295   $127,373,325 40
Aug 5, 1998 10 $589,399 -9% -25% 2,184 $270   $127,962,724 41
Aug 6, 1998 10 $570,337 -3% -36% 2,184 $261   $128,533,061 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1998 1 $45,125,665   2,777 $16,250   $45,125,665 1
Jul 3, 1998 2 $31,186,167 -31% 2,871 $10,862   $76,311,832 2
Jul 10, 1998 4 $19,591,640 -37% 2,869 $6,829   $95,903,472 3
Jul 17, 1998 5 $14,764,563 -25% 2,805 $5,264   $110,668,035 4
Jul 24, 1998 6 $10,869,896 -26% 2,528 $4,300   $121,537,931 5
Jul 31, 1998 9 $6,995,130 -36% 2,184 $3,203   $128,533,061 6
Aug 7, 1998 11 $4,557,779 -35% 1,821 $2,503   $133,090,840 7
Aug 14, 1998 15 $2,407,102 -47% 1,390 $1,732   $135,497,942 8
Aug 21, 1998 20 $1,634,398 -32% 934 $1,750   $137,132,340 9
Aug 28, 1998 20 $1,191,898 -27% 914 $1,304   $138,324,238 10
Sep 4, 1998 15 $1,965,153 +65% 951 $2,066   $140,289,391 11
Sep 11, 1998 40 $173,655 -91% 833 $208   $140,463,046 12
Sep 18, 1998 17 $778,415 +348% 936 $832   $141,241,461 13
Sep 25, 1998 17 $627,336 -19% 769 $816   $141,868,797 14
Oct 2, 1998 20 $426,390 -32% 600 $711   $142,295,187 15
Oct 9, 1998 21 $451,994 +6% 652 $693   $142,747,181 16
Oct 16, 1998 24 $334,767 -26% 441 $759   $143,081,948 17
Oct 23, 1998 29 $257,538 -23% 417 $618   $143,339,486 18
Oct 30, 1998 29 $209,947 -18% 340 $617   $143,549,433 19
Nov 6, 1998 35 $161,381 -23% 270 $598   $143,710,814 20
Nov 13, 1998 37 $138,101 -14% 254 $544   $143,848,915 21
Nov 20, 1998 40 $126,429 -8% 198 $639   $143,975,344 22
Nov 27, 1998 45 $88,733 -30% 165 $538   $144,064,077 23
Dec 4, 1998 53 $41,554 -53% 145 $287   $144,105,631 24
Dec 11, 1998 54 $27,910 -33% 116 $241   $144,133,541 25
Jan 1, 1999 63 $2,204   7 $315   $144,155,621 28

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,014,324 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$71,500,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,777 opening theaters/2,874 max. theaters, 9.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $347,635,380

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 22nd, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor and language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Franchise: Doctor Dolittle
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue, Remake
Geographical setting: California, San Francisco
Plot point: Doctors, Dysfunctional Family, Talking Animals, Veterinarian
Subgenre: Family Comedy
Time period setting: 1960s, 1990s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Davis Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1998 1 $29,014,324   2,777 $10,448   $29,014,324 1
Jul 3, 1998 2 $19,675,651 -32% 2,871 $6,853   $64,801,316 2
Jul 10, 1998 4 $12,877,547 -35% 2,869 $4,489   $89,189,379 3
Jul 17, 1998 5 $9,478,938 -26% 2,805 $3,379   $105,382,410 4
Jul 24, 1998 6 $7,297,205 -23% 2,528 $2,887   $117,965,240 5
Jul 31, 1998 9 $4,587,632 -37% 2,184 $2,101   $126,125,563 6
Aug 7, 1998 11 $3,053,717 -33% 1,821 $1,677   $131,586,778 7
Aug 14, 1998 15 $1,612,022 -47% 1,390 $1,160   $134,702,862 8
Aug 21, 1998 19 $1,163,612 -28% 934 $1,246   $136,661,554 9
Aug 28, 1998 19 $926,167 -20% 914 $1,013   $138,058,507 10
Sep 4, 1998 18 $1,161,070 +25% 951 $1,221   $139,485,308 11
Sep 11, 1998 20 $677,948 -42% 833 $814   $140,967,339 12
Sep 18, 1998 16 $632,814 -7% 936 $676   $141,095,860 13
Sep 25, 1998 16 $501,928 -21% 769 $653   $141,743,389 14
Oct 2, 1998 20 $337,533 -33% 600 $563   $142,206,330 15
Oct 9, 1998 21 $316,864 -6% 652 $486   $142,612,051 16
Oct 16, 1998 23 $267,448 -16% 441 $606   $143,014,629 17
Oct 23, 1998 29 $204,316 -24% 417 $490   $143,286,264 18
Oct 30, 1998 32 $129,885 -36% 340 $382   $143,469,371 19
Nov 6, 1998 36 $113,216 -13% 270 $419   $143,662,649 20
Nov 13, 1998 36 $111,812 -1% 254 $440   $143,822,626 21
Nov 20, 1998 42 $83,421 -25% 198 $421   $143,932,336 22
Nov 27, 1998 43 $76,251 -9% 165 $462   $144,051,595 23
Dec 4, 1998 53 $32,722 -57% 145 $226   $144,096,799 24
Dec 11, 1998 56 $22,215 -32% 116 $192   $144,127,846 25
Dec 18, 1998 64 $6,443 -71% 53 $122   $144,139,984 26
Jan 1, 1999 76 $1,701   7 $243   $144,155,118 28
Jan 8, 1999 71 $843 -50% 5 $169   $144,156,464 29

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 26, 1998 1 $9,685,000     2,777 $3,488   $9,685,000 1
Jun 27, 1998 1 $11,170,000 +15%   2,777 $4,022   $20,855,000 2
Jun 28, 1998 1 $8,245,000 -26%   2,777 $2,969   $29,014,000 3
Jun 29, 1998 1 $4,090,495 -50%   2,777 $1,473   $33,104,495 4
Jun 30, 1998 1 $4,352,488 +6%   2,777 $1,567   $37,457,307 5
Jul 1, 1998 2 $3,721,033 -15%   2,789 $1,334   $41,178,340 6
Jul 2, 1998 2 $3,970,000 +7%   2,789 $1,423   $45,148,000 7
Jul 3, 1998 2 $7,450,000 +88% -23% 2,869 $2,597   $52,598,000 8
Jul 4, 1998 2 $5,856,000 -21% -48% 2,869 $2,041   $58,454,000 9
Jul 5, 1998 2 $6,347,000 +8% -23% 2,869 $2,212   $64,801,000 10
Jul 6, 1998 2 $2,823,047 -56% -31% 2,871 $983   $67,624,363 11
Jul 7, 1998 2 $2,906,883 +3% -33% 2,871 $1,012   $70,531,246 12
Jul 8, 1998 2 $3,144,297 +8% -15% 2,871 $1,095   $73,675,543 13
Jul 9, 1998 2 $2,630,289 -16% -34% 2,871 $916   $76,311,832 14
Jul 10, 1998 4 $3,825,000 +45% -49% 2,874 $1,331   $80,137,000 15
Jul 11, 1998 4 $5,005,000 +31% -15% 2,874 $1,741   $85,142,000 16
Jul 12, 1998 4 $3,586,000 -28% -44% 2,869 $1,250   $89,189,000 17
Jul 13, 1998 4 $1,568,741 -56% -44% 2,869 $547   $90,758,120 18
Jul 14, 1998 4 $1,766,286 +13% -39% 2,869 $616   $92,524,406 19
Jul 15, 1998 5 $1,670,242 -5% -47% 2,869 $582   $94,194,648 20
Jul 16, 1998 5 $1,708,824 +2% -35% 2,869 $596   $95,903,472 21
Jul 17, 1998 5 $2,775,000 +62% -27% 2,808 $988   $98,678,000 22
Jul 18, 1998 5 $3,735,000 +35% -25% 2,808 $1,330   $102,413,000 23
Jul 19, 1998 5 $2,814,000 -25% -22% 2,808 $1,002   $105,382,410 24
Jul 20, 1998 5 $1,274,922 -55% -19% 2,805 $455   $106,657,332 25
Jul 21, 1998 5 $1,353,140 +6% -23% 2,805 $482   $108,010,472 26
Jul 22, 1998 5 $1,299,352 -4% -22% 2,805 $463   $109,309,824 27
Jul 23, 1998 5 $1,358,211 +5% -21% 2,805 $484   $110,668,035 28
Jul 24, 1998 8 $1,975,000 +45% -29% 2,528 $781   $112,643,000 29
Jul 25, 1998 6 $2,890,000 +46% -23% 2,528 $1,143   $115,533,000 30
Jul 26, 1998 6 $2,088,000 -28% -26% 2,528 $826   $117,965,240 31
Jul 27, 1998 7 $908,497 -56% -29% 2,509 $362   $118,873,737 32
Jul 28, 1998 6 $989,251 +9% -27% 2,509 $394   $119,862,988 33
Jul 29, 1998 9 $790,532 -20% -39% 2,509 $315   $120,653,520 34
Jul 30, 1998 8 $884,411 +12% -35% 2,509 $352   $121,537,931 35
Jul 31, 1998 9 $1,405,000 +59% -29% 2,180 $644   $122,943,000 36
Aug 1, 1998 9 $1,885,000 +34% -35% 2,180 $865   $124,828,000 37
Aug 2, 1998 9 $1,335,000 -29% -36% 2,184 $611   $126,126,000 38
Aug 3, 1998 9 $602,427 -55% -34% 2,184 $276   $126,727,990 39
Aug 4, 1998 9 $645,335 +7% -35% 2,184 $295   $127,373,325 40
Aug 5, 1998 10 $589,399 -9% -25% 2,184 $270   $127,962,724 41
Aug 6, 1998 10 $570,337 -3% -36% 2,184 $261   $128,533,061 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1998 1 $45,125,665   2,777 $16,250   $45,125,665 1
Jul 3, 1998 2 $31,186,167 -31% 2,871 $10,862   $76,311,832 2
Jul 10, 1998 4 $19,591,640 -37% 2,869 $6,829   $95,903,472 3
Jul 17, 1998 5 $14,764,563 -25% 2,805 $5,264   $110,668,035 4
Jul 24, 1998 6 $10,869,896 -26% 2,528 $4,300   $121,537,931 5
Jul 31, 1998 9 $6,995,130 -36% 2,184 $3,203   $128,533,061 6
Aug 7, 1998 11 $4,557,779 -35% 1,821 $2,503   $133,090,840 7
Aug 14, 1998 15 $2,407,102 -47% 1,390 $1,732   $135,497,942 8
Aug 21, 1998 20 $1,634,398 -32% 934 $1,750   $137,132,340 9
Aug 28, 1998 20 $1,191,898 -27% 914 $1,304   $138,324,238 10
Sep 4, 1998 15 $1,965,153 +65% 951 $2,066   $140,289,391 11
Sep 11, 1998 40 $173,655 -91% 833 $208   $140,463,046 12
Sep 18, 1998 17 $778,415 +348% 936 $832   $141,241,461 13
Sep 25, 1998 17 $627,336 -19% 769 $816   $141,868,797 14
Oct 2, 1998 20 $426,390 -32% 600 $711   $142,295,187 15
Oct 9, 1998 21 $451,994 +6% 652 $693   $142,747,181 16
Oct 16, 1998 24 $334,767 -26% 441 $759   $143,081,948 17
Oct 23, 1998 29 $257,538 -23% 417 $618   $143,339,486 18
Oct 30, 1998 29 $209,947 -18% 340 $617   $143,549,433 19
Nov 6, 1998 35 $161,381 -23% 270 $598   $143,710,814 20
Nov 13, 1998 37 $138,101 -14% 254 $544   $143,848,915 21
Nov 20, 1998 40 $126,429 -8% 198 $639   $143,975,344 22
Nov 27, 1998 45 $88,733 -30% 165 $538   $144,064,077 23
Dec 4, 1998 53 $41,554 -53% 145 $287   $144,105,631 24
Dec 11, 1998 54 $27,910 -33% 116 $241   $144,133,541 25
Jan 1, 1999 63 $2,204   7 $315   $144,155,621 28