Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $461,689 | Details |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $125,129 | |
| Total | $125,129 | |
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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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Documentary Subject
| Scotty Bowers | Himself |
Inverviewee
| 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 |
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” |
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
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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Documentary Subject
| Scotty Bowers | Himself |
Inverviewee
| 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 |
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” |
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.