Most Popular Movies 2020
This chart shows the 2020 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2020 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2020 - Top 2020 Worldwide
| ← 2019 | Most Popular Overall | 2021 → |
| Hillbilly Elegy |
| Director: Ron Howard |
| Lead Roles: Amy Adams as Bev, Glenn Close as Mamaw |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $38,852 |
Synopsis
A Yale law student drawn back to his hometown grapples with family history, Appalachian values and the American dream. Based on the best-selling memoir.
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| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編) |
| Director: Haruo Sotozaki |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Japan) |
| Keywords: 2D Digitally Animated Films, Dysfunctional Family, Possessed, Action Adventure, Demons, Anime |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $49,888,502 |
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International BO: $457,230,556 |
Synopsis
A youth begins a quest to fight demons and save his sister after finding his family slaughtered and his sister turned into a demon.
| Law |
| Director: Raghu Samarth |
| Lead Roles: Ragini Prajwal |
| Video Release Date: June 26, 2020 by Self Distributed |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Bad Boys For Life |
| Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah |
| Lead Roles: Will Smith as Detective Mike Lowrey, Martin Lawrence as Detective Marcus Burnett |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 15, 2020 (Wide) (Jamaica) |
| Keywords: Police life, Buddy Cop, Action Comedy, Police Detective, Delayed Sequel, Prison Break, Revenge, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $204,417,855 |
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International BO: $220,053,808 |
Synopsis
The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are back together for one last ride.
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| The Personal History of David Copperfield |
| Director: Armando Iannucci |
| Lead Roles: Dev Patel as David Copperfield, Aneurin Barnard as James Steerforth, Peter Capaldi as Mr. Micawber, Morfydd Clark as Dora Spenlow/Clara Copperfield, Daisy May Cooper as Peggotty, Rosalind Eleazar as Agnes Wickfield, Hugh Laurie as Mr. Dick, Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood, Ben Whishaw as Uriah Heep |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 24, 2020 (Wide) by Lionsgate (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,876,298 |
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International BO: $12,754,356 |
Synopsis
A fresh take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History Of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, color and humanity.
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| My Spy |
| Director: Peter Segal |
| Lead Roles: Dave Bautista as JJ, Chloe Coleman as Sophie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 10, 2020 (Wide) by Roadshow Films (Australia) |
| Keywords: C.I.A., Undercover, Shootout, Kid Spies, Demoted |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $7,074,124 |
Synopsis
A hardened CIA operative who has been demoted and finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, named Sophie where he has been sent undercover begrudgingly to surveil her family. When Sophie discovers hidden cameras in her apartment, she uses her tech savviness to locate where the surveillance operation is set. In exchange for not blowing JJ’s cover Sophie convinces him to spend time with her and teach her to be a spy. Despite his reluctance JJ finds he is no match for Sophie’s disarming charm and wit.
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| The War with Grandpa |
| Director: Tim Hill |
| Lead Roles: Robert De Niro as Ed, Oakes Fegley as Peter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 28, 2020 (Wide), released as Karas su seneliu (Lithuania) |
| Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Generational Conflict, Delayed Release, Development Hell, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Family Comedy, Family Movie |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $21,277,892 |
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International BO: $25,541,177 |
Synopsis
Peter and his Grandpa Jack used to be very close but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. But Grandpa doesn’t give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.
| The Vanished |
| Director: Peter Facinelli |
| Lead Roles: Thomas Jane as Paul, Anne Heche as Wendy, Jason Patric as Sheriff Baker |
| Video Release Date: August 18, 2020 by Paramount Home Video |
| Keywords: Direct-to-Video, Psychological Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation in this psychological thriller.
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| Wonder Woman 1984 |
| Director: Patty Jenkins |
| Lead Roles: Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as Barbara Ann Miverva/Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 2020 (Limited) by Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure, 1980s, Reincarnation |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $46,801,036 |
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International BO: $119,559,196 |
Synopsis
Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.
| Bad Blood |
| Director: Adam McKay |
| Lead Roles: Jennifer Lawrence as Elizabeth Holmes |
| Keywords: Scandal, Set in Silicon Valley, CA |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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| The Croods: A New Age |
| Director: Joel Crawford |
| Lead Roles: Nicolas Cage as Grug, Emma Stone as Eep, Ryan Reynolds as Guy, Catherine Keener as Ugga, Cloris Leachman as Gran, Clark Duke as Thunk, Leslie Mann as Hope Betterman, Peter Dinklage as Phil Betterman, Kelly Marie Tran as Dawn Betterman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 25, 2020 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Development Hell, Delayed Sequel, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Family Adventure, Family Movie |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $58,568,815 |
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International BO: $156,197,423 |
Synopsis
The Croods have survived their fair share of dangers and disasters, from fanged prehistoric beasts to surviving the end of the world, but now they will face their biggest challenge of all: another family. The Croods need a new place to live. So, the first prehistoric family sets off into the world in search of a safer place to call home. When they discover an idyllic walled-in paradise that meets all their needs, they think their problems are solved … except for one thing. Another family already lives there: the Bettermans. The Bettermans—with their elaborate tree house, amazing inventions and irrigated acres of fresh produce—are a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. When they take the Croods in as the world’s first houseguests, it isn’t long before tensions escalate between the cave family and the modern family. Just when all seems lost, a new threat will propel both families on an epic adventure outside the safety of the wall, one that will force them to embrace their differences, draw strength from each other and forge a future together.
| Extraction |
| Director: Sam Hargrave |
| Lead Roles: Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake |
| Video Release Date: April 24, 2020 by Netflix |
| Keywords: Kidnap, Drug Cartels |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
A hardened mercenary’s mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he’s sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord’s kidnapped son.
| Padre no hay más que uno 2: La llegada de la suegra |
| Director: Santiago Segura |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 31, 2020 (Wide) (Spain) |
| Classification: Based on Movie, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $15,378,662 |
Synopsis
After triumphantly taking care of his five children while his wife left on vacation, Javier seems to now have everything under control — as a father and a successful app developer. But when his wife, Marisa, reveals she’s pregnant, he is met with a hilarious new adventure, and to top it off, Milagros, his nefarious mother-in-law is on her way to help.
| Followed |
| Director: Antoine Le |
| Lead Roles: Matthew Solomon as Mike |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 2020 (Limited) by Global View Entertainment |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $538,179 |
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International BO: $8,203 |
Synopsis
When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to grow his channel, he's joined by his video crew on a visit to one of the most haunted hotels in America, where he’ll give his audience a horrific night of thrill-seeking the likes of which they have never seen before. What begins as a fun investigative challenge including the infamous Elevator Ritual quickly descends into a personal hell of true evil, begging the timely question: how far would you go to pursue internet fame?
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| Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) |
| Director: Cathy Yan |
| Lead Roles: Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, Jurnee Smollett as Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain, Ali Wong as Ellen Yee, Ewan McGregor as Roman Sionis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 5, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Keywords: 3-D, IMAX: DMR, F-Rated, Relationships Gone Wrong, Enemies Forced to Work Together, Ensemble, LGBTQ+, D.C. Comics, Action Comedy, Crime |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $84,158,461 |
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International BO: $116,847,091 |
Synopsis
When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her. Harley Quinn, Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya’s paths collide, and the unlikely foursome have no choice but to team up to take Roman down.
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| Gretel & Hansel |
| Director: Oz Perkins |
| Lead Roles: Sophia Lillis as Gretel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 30, 2020 (Wide), released as ГРЕТЕЛЬ И ГЕНЗЕЛЬ (Russia (CIS)) |
| Keywords: Witches, Poverty, Coming of Age, Female Lead, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,347,654 |
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International BO: $6,704,802 |
Synopsis
A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
| Shirley |
| Director: Josephine Baker |
| Lead Roles: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 2020 (Limited) by Neon |
| Keywords: Sundance Film Festival 2020 |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $309,641 |
Synopsis
Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.
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| The New Mutants |
| Director: Josh Boone |
| Lead Roles: Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputina/Magik, Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie / Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa / Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 2020 (Wide), released as Nowi mutanci (Poland) |
| Keywords: Marvel Comics, The Past Catching up with You, Survival Horror, Mutants, Medical Crimes, 2010s, Delayed Release, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Development Hell |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Horror, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $23,855,569 |
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International BO: $23,679,682 |
Synopsis
Five young people demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is—why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them?
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| Premature |
| Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green |
| Lead Roles: Zora Howard as Ayanna, Josh Boone as Isaiah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 2020 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| Keywords: Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $23,071 |
Synopsis
On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, seventeen-year-old poet Ayanna meets Isaiah, a charming music producer who has just moved to the city. It’s not long before these two artistic souls are drawn together in a passionate summer romance. But as the highs of young love give way to jealousy, suspicion, and all-too-real consequences, Ayanna must confront the complexities of the adult world—whether she is ready or not. Emotionally raw, intimate, and honest, Premature is at once timeless and bracingly contemporary in its portrait of a young woman navigating the difficult choices that can shape a life.
| Minari |
| Director: Lee Isaac Chung |
| Lead Roles: Steven Yeun as Jacob, Alan Kim as David |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 2020 (Virtual) by A24 |
| Keywords: Sundance Film Festival 2020, Set in Arkansas, 1980s, Family Drama, Immigration, Asian-Americans, Life on a Farm, 2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,964,816 |
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International BO: $12,509,843 |
Synopsis
David, a 7-year-old Korean-American boy, gets his life turned upside down when his father decides to move their family to rural Arkansas and start a farm in the mid-1980s, in this charming and unexpected take on the American Dream.
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| Tenet |
| Director: Christopher Nolan |
| Lead Roles: John David Washington as “The Protagonist”, Robert Pattinson as Neil, Elizabeth Debicki as Kat, Michael Caine as Crosby, Kenneth Branagh as Sator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 2020 (Wide) by Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Time Travel, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Terrorism, Tortured for Information, Unnamed Character, C.I.A., Rescue, Surprise Twist, Action Thriller, False Identity |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $58,504,105 |
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International BO: $301,014,361 |
Synopsis
Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel. Inversion.
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| Sonic The Hedgehog |
| Director: Jeff Fowler |
| Lead Roles: Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 13, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand) |
| Keywords: Motion Capture Performance, Fugitive / On the Run, Robot, Slow Motion Scene, Mad Scientist, Development Hell, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Game, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $146,066,470 |
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International BO: $156,469,654 |
Synopsis
In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik and his plans for world domination, and the world’s speediest hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth.
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| Ba bai |
| Director: Hu Guan |
| Lead Roles: Ou Hao, Jiang Wu, Zhang Yi, Qianyuan Wang, Du Chun, Li Chen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 21, 2020 (Wide) (China) |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, War, Historical Battles, World War II, Set in China, 1930s |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $472,648,086 |
Synopsis
The film is based on true stories taking place during Sino-Japanese war in Shanghai, China, in 1937, the battle and protection of the Si Hang Warehouse. There are around 400 soldiers (so called Eight Hundred Heroes in history), holding out against numerous waves of Japanese forces for 4 days and 4 nights…….
| Don’t Look Back |
| Director: Jeffrey Reddick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 2020 (Limited) by Gravitas Ventures |
| Keywords: Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
Caitlin Kramer, a woman overcoming a tragic past, is among several people who see a man being fatally assaulted. When the witnesses start dying mysteriously, she must unearth if they’re being targeted by a killer or something far more insidious.
| Dolittle |
| Director: Stephen Gaghan |
| Lead Roles: Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor John Dolittle, Emma Thompson as Polynesia, Rami Malek as Chee-Chee, John Cena as Yoshi, Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton, Octavia Spencer as Dab-Dab, Tom Holland as Jip, Craig Robinson as Kevin, Ralph Fiennes as Barry, Selena Gomez as Betsy, Marion Cotillard as Tutu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 8, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Talking Animals, Family Movie, Family Adventure, Remake, Veterinarian, Scene in End Credits, 1800s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $77,047,065 |
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International BO: $174,462,229 |
Synopsis
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.