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 | $8,894 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) | 17,235 | $7,138 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 35,301-35,400) | 35,378 | $7,138 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) | 8,309 | $7,138 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) | 5,552 | $7,138 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) | 6,338 | $7,138 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 18th, 2016 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| Video Release: | July 12th, 2016 by IFC Video |
| MPAA Rating: | R for drug use, language throughout, sexuality/nudity and some violence. (Rating bulletin 2416 (Cert #50339), 3/16/2016) |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
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| Keywords: | 1980s, Private School, Drug Dealer, Drug Trafficking, Narcotics, Drug Cartels |
| 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 Kingdom, United States |
| Languages: | English |