Silicon Cowboys (2016)

Silicon Cowboys
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,239Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Launched in 1981 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world’s most powerful tech company. Although many others had tried cloning IBM’s prized code, only to be trounced by high-priced lawyers, Compaq’s vision for a portable PC found startling success, sending shockwaves through the industry and dethroning a tech giant.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,724 (69.5% of total gross)
Legs:1.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:12 opening theaters/12 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,263

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,841 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 33,601-33,700) 33,678 $8,239
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,071 $8,239

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2016 (Limited) by FilmRise
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 77 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Surviving Progress
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Keywords: Computer Industry, Corporate Life, 1980s, Entrepreneur
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Open Architecture Films, Campfire, Zipper Brothers
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,841 $8,239
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,261 $10,263
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,827 $8,239
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 607 $8,239
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,071 $8,239
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,177 $10,263
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 400 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,550 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,720 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,844 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,770 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,282 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 24 $8,239

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 87 $5,724   12 $477   $5,724 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 88 $8,239   12 $687   $8,239 1

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.

Interviewee(s)

Rod Canion Himself
Ross Cooley Himself
Jim Harris Himself
Hugh Barnes Himself
Bill Murto Himself
David Cabello Himself
Bob Vieau Himself
Gary Stimac Himself
Bill Fargo Himself
Steve Ullrich Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jason Cohen Director
Ross M. Dinerstein Producer
Glen Zipper Producer
Jason Cohen Screenwriter
Steven Leckart Screenwriter
Jason Cohen Executive Producer
Samantha Housman Executive Producer
Lydia Dunham Co-Producer
Steven Leckart Co-Producer
Svetlana Cvetko Director of Photography
Jake Pushinsky Editor
Ian Hultquist Composer

Theater Averages: Yerevan Highlight of Dark Weekend with an Average of $9,748

September 21st, 2016

3 Weeks in Yerevan

No films made it into the $10,000 club this past weekend, but 3 Weeks in Yerevan came really close with an average of $9,748 in three theaters. Another film, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, did well with an average of $7,322 in 85 theaters. Sort of. In addition to playing in 85 theaters, there were another 80 theaters that had one-time showings over the weekend, which is why its total haul for the weekend is $771,153. I really hope having a mixed of regular showings and one-time screenings doesn’t catch on, because it makes our job of tracking box office numbers more confusing. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Waiting All Week for Limited Releases

September 16th, 2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Working Years

There are almost 30 films opening in limited release this week, so obviously I won’t have time talk about all of them. I won’t have time to talk about half of them. The two films that stand out in this crowd are The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Working Years and Miss Stevens. Both are earning great reviews, but the former is a documentary and the latter debuts on VOD on Tuesday, so neither has a great shot at box office success. More...


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Synopsis

Launched in 1981 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world’s most powerful tech company. Although many others had tried cloning IBM’s prized code, only to be trounced by high-priced lawyers, Compaq’s vision for a portable PC found startling success, sending shockwaves through the industry and dethroning a tech giant.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,724 (69.5% of total gross)
Legs:1.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:12 opening theaters/12 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,263

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,841 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 33,601-33,700) 33,678 $8,239
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,071 $8,239

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2016 (Limited) by FilmRise
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 77 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Surviving Progress
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Computer Industry, Corporate Life, 1980s, Entrepreneur
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Open Architecture Films, Campfire, Zipper Brothers
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Rod Canion Himself
Ross Cooley Himself
Jim Harris Himself
Hugh Barnes Himself
Bill Murto Himself
David Cabello Himself
Bob Vieau Himself
Gary Stimac Himself
Bill Fargo Himself
Steve Ullrich Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jason Cohen Director
Ross M. Dinerstein Producer
Glen Zipper Producer
Jason Cohen Screenwriter
Steven Leckart Screenwriter
Jason Cohen Executive Producer
Samantha Housman Executive Producer
Lydia Dunham Co-Producer
Steven Leckart Co-Producer
Svetlana Cvetko Director of Photography
Jake Pushinsky Editor
Ian Hultquist Composer

Theater Averages: Yerevan Highlight of Dark Weekend with an Average of $9,748

September 21st, 2016

3 Weeks in Yerevan

No films made it into the $10,000 club this past weekend, but 3 Weeks in Yerevan came really close with an average of $9,748 in three theaters. Another film, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, did well with an average of $7,322 in 85 theaters. Sort of. In addition to playing in 85 theaters, there were another 80 theaters that had one-time showings over the weekend, which is why its total haul for the weekend is $771,153. I really hope having a mixed of regular showings and one-time screenings doesn’t catch on, because it makes our job of tracking box office numbers more confusing. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Waiting All Week for Limited Releases

September 16th, 2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Working Years

There are almost 30 films opening in limited release this week, so obviously I won’t have time talk about all of them. I won’t have time to talk about half of them. The two films that stand out in this crowd are The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Working Years and Miss Stevens. Both are earning great reviews, but the former is a documentary and the latter debuts on VOD on Tuesday, so neither has a great shot at box office success. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,841 $8,239
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,261 $10,263
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,827 $8,239
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 607 $8,239
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,071 $8,239
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,177 $10,263
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 400 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,550 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,720 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,844 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,770 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,282 $8,239
All Time Domestic Box Office for FilmRise Movies 24 $8,239

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 87 $5,724   12 $477   $5,724 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 88 $8,239   12 $687   $8,239 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 33,601-33,700) 33,678 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 32,001-32,100) 32,036 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,345 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 28,701-28,800) 28,800 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,543 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,301 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,201 $8,239
All Time Worldwide Box Office for FilmRise Movies 32 $8,239

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.