Cool World

1992 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis

When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.

Scores

Overall Score
61.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.5%
Review Aggregate
24.7

Critic Consensus

4.7% Fresh • 43 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 5% of 43 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenvisually strikingstylizedgrittyrealisticnoirsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kim Basinger1992$2,694,000$6,023,000(est)
Gabriel Byrne1992$1,658,000$3,707,000(est)
Brad Pitt1992$1,248,000$2,791,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score31.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes26,234

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$14,110,589$31,550,190
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$14,110,589$31,550,190

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1992$7,055,294$15,775,095
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$33,954,000$75,918,528
Physical Purchases ?1992$24,229,000$54,174,178
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$3,386,541$7,572,046
Total Revenues1992$68,624,836$153,439,846
Expenses
Budget ?1992$28,000,000$62,605,843
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$5,337,000 (est)$11,933,121 (est)
Participations1992$5,490,000$12,275,217
Residuals ?1992$4,459,000$9,969,981
Interest & Overhead1992$4,760,000$10,642,993
Total Expenses1992$48,046,000$107,427,155
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$20,578,836$46,012,692

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