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 $11,386

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2016 (Limited) by FilmRise
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 77 minutes
Plot point: Entrepreneur
Social setting: Computer Industry, Corporate Life
Time period setting: 1980s
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

Weekend Box Office Performance

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

Weekly Box Office Performance

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

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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 $11,386

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2016 (Limited) by FilmRise
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 77 minutes
Plot point: Entrepreneur
Social setting: Computer Industry, Corporate Life
Time period setting: 1980s
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

Weekend Box Office Performance

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

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.