Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $461,689Details
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $124,589
Total $124,589
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 $606,121

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2018 (Limited) by Greenwich
Video Release: November 6th, 2018 by Greenwich Entertainment
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
Geographical setting: Hollywood
Plot point: Biography, Closeted Homosexual, LGBTQ+
Social setting: Movie Business
Time period setting: 1940s, 1950s
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

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

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

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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 $606,121

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 27th, 2018 (Limited) by Greenwich
Video Release: November 6th, 2018 by Greenwich Entertainment
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
Geographical setting: Hollywood
Plot point: Biography, Closeted Homosexual, LGBTQ+
Social setting: Movie Business
Time period setting: 1940s, 1950s
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

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

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.