"Dolittle" made under $1 million at the domestic box office in Thursday previews.
The movie costs $175 million to make.
The film is destined struggle to earn that back after what is expected to be a disastrous opening weekend.
The movie stars Robert Downey Jr..
It has been in development for years.
It has an abysmal 18% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Business Insider said this is another major misfire for the studio Universal after "Cats" bombed critically and financially.