Cocoon
“It is everything you've dreamed of. It is nothing you expect.”
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama
Studio
SLM Production Group
Language
en
Status
Released
How Cocoon performed
Budget
$17.5M
Worldwide Gross
$85.3M
Gross Profit
$67.8M
Return
4.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$12M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Jack Bonner
Steve Guttenberg
Jack Bonner
Kitty
Tahnee Welch
Kitty
Walter
Brian Dennehy
Walter
Arthur Selwyn
Don Ameche
Arthur Selwyn
Benjamin Luckett
Wilford Brimley
Benjamin Luckett
Joseph Finley
Hume Cronyn
Joseph Finley
Mary Luckett
Maureen Stapleton
Mary Luckett
Bernie Lefkowitz
Jack Gilford
Bernie Lefkowitz
Alma Finley
Jessica Tandy
Alma Finley
John Dexter
Clint Howard
John Dexter
Susan
Linda Harrison
Susan
Bess McCarthy
Gwen Verdon
Bess McCarthy
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