<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $176.1 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Dr. Dolittle 2 is a 2001 American comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle . The film again stars Eddie Murphy in the title role of a doctor who can talk to animals, as well as Raven - Symoné as his daughter . It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of Dr. Dolittle (Hugh Lofting, the author of the original Doctor Dolittle novels, is also credited as a writer), and directed by Steve Carr . </P> <P> In the film, Dr. Dolittle tries to help the animals protect their forest from unscrupulous human developers . He decides to populate the forest with a species of animal that the law protects, and enlists the help of Ava (voiced by Lisa Kudrow), a lone Pacific western bear living in the condemned forest . To provide her with a mate, Dolittle turns to Archie (voiced by Steve Zahn), a wise - cracking circus - performing bear . </P> <P> This is the last Dr. Dolittle film to feature Eddie Murphy in the lead role, before Kyla Pratt became the lead role in future films, starting with Dr. Dolittle 3 in 2006 . It is also the last Dr. Dolittle film to feature Raven - Symoné as Charisse Dolitte . </P>

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