Guess which blockbuster with big star is set for $100 MILLION loss? That's WORSE than Cats

But aside from Marvel, perhaps Downey Jr isn’t as bankable as Universal had hoped.

Apart from the CGI, no doubt Dolittle’s expense will have come from its star-studded cast.

Downey Jr is used to eight-figure sums from Marvel movies, but the film also includes the voices of Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Tom Holland and more.

Meanwhile, the reviews have been pretty brutal for the retelling of Hugh Lofting’s doctor who can talk to animals.