The Preppie Connection (2016)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $7,138 | Details |
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Synopsis
How to win friends. smuggle $300k of uncut cocaine into your snooty prep school. Based on the story of a teen drug trafficker who rocked headlines in 1984, this true crime caper stars Thomas Mann as Toby, a blue-collar scholarship student at an elite boarding school who finds an in with the cool crowd by supplying them with cocaine. But things spiral out of control when Toby goes from small-time dealer to international drug trafficker, culminating in a trip to Colombia and a daring deal with a cartel.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $5,576 (78.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $9,867 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 18th, 2016 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| Video Release: | July 12th, 2016 by IFC Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug use, language throughout, sexuality/nudity and some violence. (Rating bulletin 2416 (Cert #50339), 3/16/2016) |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Plot point: | Drug Cartels, Drug Dealer, Drug Trafficking, Narcotics |
| Social setting: | Private School |
| Time period setting: | 1980s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | IFC Films, Mensch Productions, Parallell Cinema, Coalition Film, Relic Pictures, Bullet Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 | 76 | $5,576 | 2 | $2,788 | $5,576 | 1 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 | 86 | $7,138 | 2 | $3,569 | $7,138 | 1 |
Leading
| Thomas Mann | Tobias Hammel | |
| Lucy Fry | Alex Hayes | |
| Logan Huffman | Ellis Tynes |
Supporting
| Sam Page | Mr. Jennings | |
| Robert Gorrie | Ben | |
| Dylan Blue | Dennis | |
| Jessica Rothe | Laura | |
| Guillermo Arribas | Fidel | |
| Hemky Madera | Raul | |
| Amy Hargreaves | Ingrid | |
| Bill Sage | Mike Hammel |
Production and Technical Credits
| Joseph Castelo | Director | |
| Ashley Rudden | Screenwriter | |
| Joseph Castelo | Screenwriter | |
| Joseph Castelo | Producer | |
| Billy Raftery | Producer | |
| Joseph Mensch | Producer | |
| Carlo Sirtori | Producer | |
| Charlie Bunting | Producer | |
| Eric Schultz | Producer | |
| Adam Folk | Producer | |
| Thomas McManus | Executive Producer | |
| Octavius Prince | Executive Producer | |
| Andrew Kelley | Executive Producer | |
| Marisol Page | Executive Producer | |
| Travis Burgess | Co-Producer | |
| Brett Jutkiewicz | Cinematographer | |
| Giacomo Ambrosini | Editor | |
| Sara K. White | Production Designer | |
| Amit Gajwani | Costume Designer | |
| Sam Bisbee | Composer | |
| Sig De Miguel | Casting Director | |
| Stephen Vincent | Casting Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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.
Synopsis
How to win friends. smuggle $300k of uncut cocaine into your snooty prep school. Based on the story of a teen drug trafficker who rocked headlines in 1984, this true crime caper stars Thomas Mann as Toby, a blue-collar scholarship student at an elite boarding school who finds an in with the cool crowd by supplying them with cocaine. But things spiral out of control when Toby goes from small-time dealer to international drug trafficker, culminating in a trip to Colombia and a daring deal with a cartel.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $5,576 (78.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $9,867 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 18th, 2016 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| Video Release: | July 12th, 2016 by IFC Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug use, language throughout, sexuality/nudity and some violence. (Rating bulletin 2416 (Cert #50339), 3/16/2016) |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Plot point: | Drug Cartels, Drug Dealer, Drug Trafficking, Narcotics |
| Social setting: | Private School |
| Time period setting: | 1980s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | IFC Films, Mensch Productions, Parallell Cinema, Coalition Film, Relic Pictures, Bullet Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 | 76 | $5,576 | 2 | $2,788 | $5,576 | 1 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 | 86 | $7,138 | 2 | $3,569 | $7,138 | 1 |
Leading
| Thomas Mann | Tobias Hammel | |
| Lucy Fry | Alex Hayes | |
| Logan Huffman | Ellis Tynes |
Supporting
| Sam Page | Mr. Jennings | |
| Robert Gorrie | Ben | |
| Dylan Blue | Dennis | |
| Jessica Rothe | Laura | |
| Guillermo Arribas | Fidel | |
| Hemky Madera | Raul | |
| Amy Hargreaves | Ingrid | |
| Bill Sage | Mike Hammel |
Production and Technical Credits
| Joseph Castelo | Director | |
| Ashley Rudden | Screenwriter | |
| Joseph Castelo | Screenwriter | |
| Joseph Castelo | Producer | |
| Billy Raftery | Producer | |
| Joseph Mensch | Producer | |
| Carlo Sirtori | Producer | |
| Charlie Bunting | Producer | |
| Eric Schultz | Producer | |
| Adam Folk | Producer | |
| Thomas McManus | Executive Producer | |
| Octavius Prince | Executive Producer | |
| Andrew Kelley | Executive Producer | |
| Marisol Page | Executive Producer | |
| Travis Burgess | Co-Producer | |
| Brett Jutkiewicz | Cinematographer | |
| Giacomo Ambrosini | Editor | |
| Sara K. White | Production Designer | |
| Amit Gajwani | Costume Designer | |
| Sam Bisbee | Composer | |
| Sig De Miguel | Casting Director | |
| Stephen Vincent | Casting Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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.