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Cocoon: The Return

 1988
 116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)
Cocoon: The Return
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Daniel Petrie

Starring

Don Ameche · Wilford Brimley · Courteney Cox · Hume Cronyn · Jack Gilford · Steve Guttenberg

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
23rd November 1988
Australia release date Australia release
29th December 1988
Netherlands release date Netherlands release
2nd February 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Nov '88
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £150.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 25th Nov '88
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $7.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Nov, 1988
3
2 Dec, 1988
4
9 Dec, 1988
6
16 Dec, 1988
7
23 Dec, 1988
8
30 Dec, 1988
8

US box office

25 Nov, 1988
3
2 Dec, 1988
8
9 Dec, 1988
10
16 Dec, 1988
12

Global box office

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Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £417.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $13.1 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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