Cocktail
When he pours, he reigns.
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending.Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $172M
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After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
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Box Office & Release
Cocktail returned 8.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $20M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $172M
- Release date
- Jul 29, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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