Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $461,689Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $117,218 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $117,218
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood is the scandalous story of Scotty Bowers, a handsome ex-Marine who landed in Hollywood after World War II and became confidante, aide-de-camp and lover to many of Hollywood’s greatest male—and female—stars. In the 1940s and ‘50s, Scotty ran a gas station in the shadow of the studio lots where he would connect his friends with actors and actresses who had to hide their true sexual identities for fear of police raids at gay bars, societal shunning and career suicide. An unsung Hollywood legend, Bowers would cater to the sexual appetites of celebrities—straight and gay–for decades. In 2012, he finally spilled his secrets in the New York Times best-selling memoir Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, which revealed a dramatic, pre-Stonewall alternate history of Hollywood.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,144 (6.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $546,320

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,231 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,630 $461,689
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $461,689

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2018 (Limited) by Greenwich
Video Release: November 6th, 2018 by Greenwich Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, Set in Hollywood, Movie Business, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Altimeter Films, Wavelength Films, Huntsman Productions, Waters End Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2018 Theater Average 29 $28,144 Jul 27, 2018 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,231 $461,689
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,984 $546,320
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,298 $461,689
Top 2018 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 264 $461,689
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $461,689
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,850 $546,320
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 112 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 951 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,173 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 395 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Greenwich Movies 8 $461,689

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2018 39 $28,144   1 $28,144   $28,144 1
Aug 3, 2018 40 $45,509 +62% 5 $9,102   $82,384 2
Aug 10, 2018 39 $53,267 +17% 18 $2,959   $175,646 3
Aug 17, 2018 47 $43,193 -19% 27 $1,600   $253,426 4
Aug 24, 2018 51 $41,693 -3% 34 $1,226   $368,329 5
Aug 31, 2018 58 $22,786 -45% 17 $1,340   $415,964 6
Sep 7, 2018 65 $9,555 -58% 14 $683   $436,616 7
Sep 14, 2018 73 $6,721 -30% 11 $611   $452,431 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2018 42 $36,875   1 $36,875   $36,875 1
Aug 3, 2018 38 $85,504 +132% 5 $17,101   $122,379 2
Aug 10, 2018 40 $87,854 +3% 18 $4,881   $210,233 3
Aug 17, 2018 42 $116,403 +32% 27 $4,311   $326,636 4
Aug 24, 2018 51 $66,542 -43% 34 $1,957   $393,178 5
Aug 31, 2018 60 $33,883 -49% 17 $1,993   $427,061 6
Sep 7, 2018 60 $18,649 -45% 15 $1,243   $445,710 7
Sep 14, 2018 64 $15,979 -14% 10 $1,598   $461,689 8

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Documentary Subject(s)

Scotty Bowers Himself

Interviewee(s)

Lois Bowers Herself
William Mann Himself
David Kuhn Himself
Stephen Fry Himself
Peter Bart Himself
Paul Teetor Himself
Michael Childers Himself
Lee Shook Himself
Robert Hofler Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Matt Tyrnauer Director
Matt Tyrnauer Producer
Corey Reeser Producer
Josh Braun Producer
Bob Eisenhardt Editor
Daniel Morfesis Co-Editor
Chris Dapkins Director of Photography
Jane Antonia Cornish Composer
Maggie Phillips Music Supervisor
Christine Greene Roe Music Supervisor
Jenifer Westphal Executive Producer
Pierre Lagrange Executive Producer
Lynn Pincus Executive Producer
Tom Dolby Executive Producer
Alice Bamford Executive Producer
Miles Benickes Executive Producer
Joni Benickes Executive Producer
Elliott Sernel Executive Producer
Lionel Friedberg Executive Producer
David Kuhn Executive Producer
Scotty Bowers Story based on the Book “My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars”
Lionel Friedberg Story based on the Book “My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars”

Theater Averages: Documentaries Remain in Fashion

August 2nd, 2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood dominated the theater average chart earning first place with $28,144 in one theater. The next closest film was a fellow documentary, McQueen, which earned an average of $16,692 in five theaters during its second weekend of release. The overall number one film, Mission: Impossible—Fallout, was next with an average of $13,962. The final film in the $10,000 club was Puzzle, with an average of $12,243 in five theaters.

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Synopsis

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood is the scandalous story of Scotty Bowers, a handsome ex-Marine who landed in Hollywood after World War II and became confidante, aide-de-camp and lover to many of Hollywood’s greatest male—and female—stars. In the 1940s and ‘50s, Scotty ran a gas station in the shadow of the studio lots where he would connect his friends with actors and actresses who had to hide their true sexual identities for fear of police raids at gay bars, societal shunning and career suicide. An unsung Hollywood legend, Bowers would cater to the sexual appetites of celebrities—straight and gay–for decades. In 2012, he finally spilled his secrets in the New York Times best-selling memoir Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, which revealed a dramatic, pre-Stonewall alternate history of Hollywood.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,144 (6.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $546,320

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,231 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,630 $461,689
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $461,689

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2018 (Limited) by Greenwich
Video Release: November 6th, 2018 by Greenwich Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, Set in Hollywood, Movie Business, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Altimeter Films, Wavelength Films, Huntsman Productions, Waters End Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2018 Theater Average 29 $28,144 Jul 27, 2018 3

Documentary Subject(s)

Scotty Bowers Himself

Interviewee(s)

Lois Bowers Herself
William Mann Himself
David Kuhn Himself
Stephen Fry Himself
Peter Bart Himself
Paul Teetor Himself
Michael Childers Himself
Lee Shook Himself
Robert Hofler Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Matt Tyrnauer Director
Matt Tyrnauer Producer
Corey Reeser Producer
Josh Braun Producer
Bob Eisenhardt Editor
Daniel Morfesis Co-Editor
Chris Dapkins Director of Photography
Jane Antonia Cornish Composer
Maggie Phillips Music Supervisor
Christine Greene Roe Music Supervisor
Jenifer Westphal Executive Producer
Pierre Lagrange Executive Producer
Lynn Pincus Executive Producer
Tom Dolby Executive Producer
Alice Bamford Executive Producer
Miles Benickes Executive Producer
Joni Benickes Executive Producer
Elliott Sernel Executive Producer
Lionel Friedberg Executive Producer
David Kuhn Executive Producer
Scotty Bowers Story based on the Book “My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars”
Lionel Friedberg Story based on the Book “My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars”

Theater Averages: Documentaries Remain in Fashion

August 2nd, 2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood dominated the theater average chart earning first place with $28,144 in one theater. The next closest film was a fellow documentary, McQueen, which earned an average of $16,692 in five theaters during its second weekend of release. The overall number one film, Mission: Impossible—Fallout, was next with an average of $13,962. The final film in the $10,000 club was Puzzle, with an average of $12,243 in five theaters.

More...

Weekend Estimates: Impossible Tops Chart with Franchise Best $61.5 million Debut

July 29th, 2018

Mission: Impossible—Fallout

Mission: Impossible—Fallout dominated the weekend box office chart with $61.5 million over the weekend. This is the best opening in the franchise, unless you take inflation into account. Assuming the film can have the same legs as Rogue Nation, it will be able to top $200 million domestically. The film’s reviews and its A from CinemaScore, and the nearly total lack of quality competition in August, make that seem likely; however, I think we should wait a week before predicting a final box office tally. Internationally, the film made $92 million in 36 markets, which is close to 20% higher than Rogue Nation’s debuts in those markets, which should be enough to keep Paramount happy. Although given the studio’s struggles in the past few years, if the film was just marginally profitable, it would have been reason for Paramount to celebrate. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Will Any Release Solve the Box Office Puzzle?

July 27th, 2018

Puzzle

We are entering the dog days of summer, which means there are not a lot of limited releases. It’s too late to get a boost from summer vacations while trying to expand, but it is way too early for Awards Season buzz. There are some films that could find smaller audiences in theaters, like Scarred Hearts or Puzzle, but I don’t expect any of them to earn any real measure of mainstream success. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,231 $461,689
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,984 $546,320
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,298 $461,689
Top 2018 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 264 $461,689
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $461,689
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,850 $546,320
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 112 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 951 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,173 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 395 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $461,689
All Time Domestic Box Office for Greenwich Movies 8 $461,689

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2018 39 $28,144   1 $28,144   $28,144 1
Aug 3, 2018 40 $45,509 +62% 5 $9,102   $82,384 2
Aug 10, 2018 39 $53,267 +17% 18 $2,959   $175,646 3
Aug 17, 2018 47 $43,193 -19% 27 $1,600   $253,426 4
Aug 24, 2018 51 $41,693 -3% 34 $1,226   $368,329 5
Aug 31, 2018 58 $22,786 -45% 17 $1,340   $415,964 6
Sep 7, 2018 65 $9,555 -58% 14 $683   $436,616 7
Sep 14, 2018 73 $6,721 -30% 11 $611   $452,431 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 2018 42 $36,875   1 $36,875   $36,875 1
Aug 3, 2018 38 $85,504 +132% 5 $17,101   $122,379 2
Aug 10, 2018 40 $87,854 +3% 18 $4,881   $210,233 3
Aug 17, 2018 42 $116,403 +32% 27 $4,311   $326,636 4
Aug 24, 2018 51 $66,542 -43% 34 $1,957   $393,178 5
Aug 31, 2018 60 $33,883 -49% 17 $1,993   $427,061 6
Sep 7, 2018 60 $18,649 -45% 15 $1,243   $445,710 7
Sep 14, 2018 64 $15,979 -14% 10 $1,598   $461,689 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,630 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,228 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,629 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,927 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 601-700) 690 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,991 $461,689
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Greenwich Movies 18 $461,689

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.