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5 Years Ago, Robert Downey Jr.'s Big Post-Iron Man Movie Was A Box Office Disaster
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Ryan Scott)
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RDJ's big post-MCU movie was a box office bomb, sinking the once-bankable star's post-Iron Man career plans.
beat sheet
- Robert Downey Jr.'s 2020 family film 'Dolittle' bombed hard, earning just $77 million against a $175 million budget - a disastrous performance that seriously stalled his momentum after the MCU
- Industry insiders say RDJ's ego and creative control over 'Dolittle' led to ballooning costs and a messy production, undoing goodwill from his acclaimed Iron Man run and making studios wary of betting big on him again
call sheet
Robert Downey Jr., Dolittle