Cocoon (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $76,257,348Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Three old-timers sneak out of their retirement home a few days a week to swim in the large pool next door. When the three begin to feel curiously younger, they discover this is due to strange pods on the floor of the pool, brought there by extra-terrestrials. After the word gets out more retirees come to the pool and the old-timers are ultimately invited by the extra-terrestrials to accompany them on their travel back to their home planet, offering them the prospect of eternal life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,936,427 (10.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,140 opening theaters/1,163 max. theaters, 12.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $242,949,465

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 1985 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 7th, 1997 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 adult situations/language
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Cocoon
Plot point: Alien Encounters, Autumn Years, First Contact, Fountain of Youth, Friendly Alien on Earth, Interspecies Romance, Romance
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Zanuck/Brown, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 1 $7,936,427   1,140 $6,962   $7,936,427 1
Jun 28, 1985 2 $7,347,444 -7% 1,152 $6,378   $20,461,847 2
Jul 5, 1985 4 $6,333,285 -14% 1,163 $5,446   $31,582,061 3
Jul 12, 1985 3 $4,986,972 -21% 1,102 $4,525   $39,703,509 4
Jul 19, 1985 3 $4,135,238 -17% 1,105 $3,742   $46,632,588 5
Jul 26, 1985 6 $3,158,302 -24% 980 $3,223   $52,037,930 6
Aug 2, 1985 6 $2,561,039 -19% 948 $2,702   $56,480,078 7
Aug 9, 1985 8 $2,095,612 -18% 873 $2,400   $60,189,566 8
Aug 16, 1985 10 $1,771,970 -15% 789 $2,246   $63,235,816 9
Aug 23, 1985 9 $1,695,468 -4% 774 $2,191   $66,058,449 10
Aug 30, 1985 12 $1,778,029 +5% 882 $2,016   $69,183,076 11
Sep 6, 1985 8 $1,332,539 -25% 788 $1,691   $70,978,323 12
Sep 13, 1985 6 $1,054,143 -21% 779 $1,353   $72,490,187 13
Sep 20, 1985 6 $1,052,241 n/c 830 $1,268   $73,960,535 14
Sep 27, 1985 8 $702,295 -33% 708 $992   $75,011,861 15
Oct 4, 1985 12 $616,695 -12% 614 $1,004   $75,901,168 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1985 4 $1,300,000     1,152 $1,128   $23,600,000 13
Jul 4, 1985 3 $1,600,000 +23%   1,152 $1,389   $25,248,776 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 1 $13,114,403   1,140 $11,504   $13,114,403 1
Jun 28, 1985 2 $12,134,373 -7% 1,152 $10,533   $25,248,776 2
Jul 5, 1985 3 $9,467,761 -22% 1,163 $8,141   $34,716,537 3
Jul 12, 1985 3 $7,780,813 -18% 1,102 $7,061   $42,497,350 4
Jul 19, 1985 3 $6,382,278 -18% 1,105 $5,776   $48,879,628 5
Jul 26, 1985 5 $5,039,411 -21% 980 $5,142   $53,919,039 6
Aug 2, 1985 7 $4,174,915 -17% 948 $4,404   $58,093,954 7
Aug 9, 1985 8 $3,369,892 -19% 873 $3,860   $61,463,846 8
Aug 16, 1985 10 $2,899,135 -14% 789 $3,674   $64,362,981 9
Aug 23, 1985 8 $3,042,066 +5% 774 $3,930   $67,405,047 10
Aug 30, 1985 10 $2,240,737 -26% 882 $2,541   $69,645,784 11
Sep 6, 1985 8 $1,790,260 -20% 788 $2,272   $71,436,044 12
Sep 13, 1985 5 $1,472,250 -18% 779 $1,890   $72,908,294 13
Sep 20, 1985 6 $1,401,272 -5% 830 $1,688   $74,309,566 14
Sep 27, 1985 8 $974,907 -30% 708 $1,377   $75,284,473 15

Synopsis

Three old-timers sneak out of their retirement home a few days a week to swim in the large pool next door. When the three begin to feel curiously younger, they discover this is due to strange pods on the floor of the pool, brought there by extra-terrestrials. After the word gets out more retirees come to the pool and the old-timers are ultimately invited by the extra-terrestrials to accompany them on their travel back to their home planet, offering them the prospect of eternal life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,936,427 (10.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,140 opening theaters/1,163 max. theaters, 12.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $242,949,465

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 1985 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 7th, 1997 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 adult situations/language
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Cocoon
Plot point: Alien Encounters, Autumn Years, First Contact, Fountain of Youth, Friendly Alien on Earth, Interspecies Romance, Romance
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Zanuck/Brown, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 1 $7,936,427   1,140 $6,962   $7,936,427 1
Jun 28, 1985 2 $7,347,444 -7% 1,152 $6,378   $20,461,847 2
Jul 5, 1985 4 $6,333,285 -14% 1,163 $5,446   $31,582,061 3
Jul 12, 1985 3 $4,986,972 -21% 1,102 $4,525   $39,703,509 4
Jul 19, 1985 3 $4,135,238 -17% 1,105 $3,742   $46,632,588 5
Jul 26, 1985 6 $3,158,302 -24% 980 $3,223   $52,037,930 6
Aug 2, 1985 6 $2,561,039 -19% 948 $2,702   $56,480,078 7
Aug 9, 1985 8 $2,095,612 -18% 873 $2,400   $60,189,566 8
Aug 16, 1985 10 $1,771,970 -15% 789 $2,246   $63,235,816 9
Aug 23, 1985 9 $1,695,468 -4% 774 $2,191   $66,058,449 10
Aug 30, 1985 12 $1,778,029 +5% 882 $2,016   $69,183,076 11
Sep 6, 1985 8 $1,332,539 -25% 788 $1,691   $70,978,323 12
Sep 13, 1985 6 $1,054,143 -21% 779 $1,353   $72,490,187 13
Sep 20, 1985 6 $1,052,241 n/c 830 $1,268   $73,960,535 14
Sep 27, 1985 8 $702,295 -33% 708 $992   $75,011,861 15
Oct 4, 1985 12 $616,695 -12% 614 $1,004   $75,901,168 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1985 4 $1,300,000     1,152 $1,128   $23,600,000 13
Jul 4, 1985 3 $1,600,000 +23%   1,152 $1,389   $25,248,776 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 1 $13,114,403   1,140 $11,504   $13,114,403 1
Jun 28, 1985 2 $12,134,373 -7% 1,152 $10,533   $25,248,776 2
Jul 5, 1985 3 $9,467,761 -22% 1,163 $8,141   $34,716,537 3
Jul 12, 1985 3 $7,780,813 -18% 1,102 $7,061   $42,497,350 4
Jul 19, 1985 3 $6,382,278 -18% 1,105 $5,776   $48,879,628 5
Jul 26, 1985 5 $5,039,411 -21% 980 $5,142   $53,919,039 6
Aug 2, 1985 7 $4,174,915 -17% 948 $4,404   $58,093,954 7
Aug 9, 1985 8 $3,369,892 -19% 873 $3,860   $61,463,846 8
Aug 16, 1985 10 $2,899,135 -14% 789 $3,674   $64,362,981 9
Aug 23, 1985 8 $3,042,066 +5% 774 $3,930   $67,405,047 10
Aug 30, 1985 10 $2,240,737 -26% 882 $2,541   $69,645,784 11
Sep 6, 1985 8 $1,790,260 -20% 788 $2,272   $71,436,044 12
Sep 13, 1985 5 $1,472,250 -18% 779 $1,890   $72,908,294 13
Sep 20, 1985 6 $1,401,272 -5% 830 $1,688   $74,309,566 14
Sep 27, 1985 8 $974,907 -30% 708 $1,377   $75,284,473 15