SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Cocoon
1985 · Ron Howard · David Brown | Richard D. Zanuck | Lili Fini Zanuck · 1 hr 57 min
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ameche | 1985 | $525,000 | $1,570,609 | (est) |
| Wilford Brimley | 1985 | $350,000 | $1,047,072 | (est) |
| Hume Cronyn | 1985 | $704,161 | $2,106,593 | (est) |
| Brian Dennehy | 1985 | $291,489 | $872,029 | (est) |
| Jack Gilford | 1985 | $163,255 | $488,399 | (est) |
| Steve Guttenberg | 1985 | $287,655 | $860,559 | (est) |
| Maureen Stapleton | 1985 | $248,424 | $743,194 | (est) |
| Jessica Tandy | 1985 | $350,000 | $1,047,072 | (est) |
| Gwen Verdon | 1985 | $305,452 | $913,801 | (est) |
| Herta Ware | 1985 | $167,962 | $502,481 | (est) |
| Tahnee Welch | 1985 | $152,349 | $455,773 | (est) |
Box Office
Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $76,113,124 | $227,702,738 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1985 | $76,113,124 | $221,902,296 |
Earnings / Profitability
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $36,153,734 (est) | $108,158,801 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $6,261,520 | $18,732,186 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $1,960,318 | 1985 | $1,960,318 | $5,864,558 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $19,598,564 (est) | $58,631,762 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $63,974,136 | $191,387,307 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1985 | $17,500,000 | $51,019,981 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $11,311,417 | Reg Main Pred: $11,944,759 | 1985 | $11,498,000 (est) | $34,397,827 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $2,933,743 (est) | $8,776,690 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $1,247,496 (est) | $3,732,052 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1985 | $2,012,500 (est) | $6,020,667 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1985 | $35,191,739 | $103,947,218 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1985 | $28,782,397 | $87,440,089 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
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