Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (2012)

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $105,710Details
International Box Office $2,361Details
Worldwide Box Office $108,071
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1995, during the making of his TV series Triumph of the Nerds about the birth of the PC, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Steve Jobs. It was 10 years since Jobs had left Apple following a bruising struggle with John Sculley, the CEO he had brought into the company. At the time of the interview Jobs was running NeXT, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving Apple. During the interview, Jobs was at his charismatic best—witty, outspoken, visionary. In the end, only a part of the interview was used in the series and the rest was thought lost. But recently a VHS copy was found in the series director’s garage. Now, cleaned up with modern technology, and put into context by Cringely, the entire interview was screened in Landmark Theatres.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,599 (2.5% of total gross)
Legs:40.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $143,158

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,825 $105,710
All Time International Box Office (Rank 28,801-28,900) 28,874 $2,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,499 $108,071
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,634 $105,710

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Landmark Theaters
May 11th, 2012 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
International Releases: October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Taiwan)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 70 minutes
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Keywords: Posthumous Release
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: John Gau Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,825 $105,710
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,222 $143,158
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,835 $105,710
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 333 $105,710
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,634 $105,710
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,687 $143,158
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 173 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,536 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,345 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 916 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 801-900) 841 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,026 $105,710

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2012 95 $2,599   13 $200   $88,953 1
May 18, 2012 86 $2,121 -18% 11 $193   $94,654 2
May 25, 2012 70 $913 -57% 7 $130   $97,297 3
Jun 1, 2012 108 $501 -45% 2 $251   $98,793 4
Jun 8, 2012 92 $1,636 +227% 8 $205   $100,636 5
Jun 15, 2012 93 $924 -44% 6 $154   $102,628 6
Jun 22, 2012 91 $686 -26% 6 $114   $104,286 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2012 81 $6,179   13 $475   $92,533 1
May 18, 2012 71 $3,851 -38% 11 $350   $96,384 2
May 25, 2012 70 $1,908 -50% 7 $273   $98,292 3
Jun 1, 2012 106 $708 -63% 2 $354   $99,000 4
Jun 8, 2012 93 $2,704 +282% 8 $338   $101,704 5
Jun 15, 2012 86 $1,896 -30% 6 $316   $103,600 6
Jun 22, 2012 87 $2,110 +11% 6 $352   $105,710 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Taiwan 10/26/2012 $1,812 3 3 3 $2,361 12/12/2015
 
International Total$2,361 12/12/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 28,801-28,900) 28,874 $2,361
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,457 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,567 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,001-25,100) 25,054 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,034 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,769 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,691 $2,361

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,499 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,958 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,604 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,801-20,900) 20,899 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,703 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,503 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,970 $108,071

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.

Interviewee(s)

Steve Jobs    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Alex Cringely    Screenwriter
Paul Sen    Director
John Gau    Producer
Stephen Segaller    Producer
John Booth    Cinematographer
Gene Koon    Sound
Nic Stacey    Editor
Clayton Moore    Camera

Per Theater Chart: New Releases Are Overshadowed

May 15th, 2012

No new releases managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club on this week's per theater chart. That doesn't mean it was empty, as The Avengers remained potent with an average of $23,696 during its second weekend of release. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was arguably even more impressive, as it expanded into more than 150 additional theaters, but its per theater average only fell to $15,012. It did well enough to grab eighth place overall, and with this average, it will certainly expand more. On the other hand, the best new release was Dark Shadows with an average of $7,906. This is good, but not great. The best limited release was Girl in Progress. That was was playing in more than 300 theaters and managed an average of $4,298. That's a good start, but I don't think it will expand greatly. More...

God Bless Limited Releases

May 10th, 2012

God Bless America is one of four limited releases opening in more than ten theaters this weekend, but of those four films, it is the only one earning overall positive reviews. In fact, it is one of only four films on this week's list earning overall positive reviews. The others are I Wish, Nobody Else But You, and Sleepless Night, all three of which are foreign language films, which tends to limit box office potential. Hopefully one will have breakout success, otherwise, new releases might not show a lot of strength on the per theater chart this week. More...


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Synopsis

In 1995, during the making of his TV series Triumph of the Nerds about the birth of the PC, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Steve Jobs. It was 10 years since Jobs had left Apple following a bruising struggle with John Sculley, the CEO he had brought into the company. At the time of the interview Jobs was running NeXT, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving Apple. During the interview, Jobs was at his charismatic best—witty, outspoken, visionary. In the end, only a part of the interview was used in the series and the rest was thought lost. But recently a VHS copy was found in the series director’s garage. Now, cleaned up with modern technology, and put into context by Cringely, the entire interview was screened in Landmark Theatres.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,599 (2.5% of total gross)
Legs:40.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $143,158

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,825 $105,710
All Time International Box Office (Rank 28,801-28,900) 28,874 $2,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,499 $108,071
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,634 $105,710

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Landmark Theaters
May 11th, 2012 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
International Releases: October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Taiwan)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 70 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Posthumous Release
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: John Gau Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Steve Jobs    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Alex Cringely    Screenwriter
Paul Sen    Director
John Gau    Producer
Stephen Segaller    Producer
John Booth    Cinematographer
Gene Koon    Sound
Nic Stacey    Editor
Clayton Moore    Camera

Per Theater Chart: New Releases Are Overshadowed

May 15th, 2012

No new releases managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club on this week's per theater chart. That doesn't mean it was empty, as The Avengers remained potent with an average of $23,696 during its second weekend of release. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was arguably even more impressive, as it expanded into more than 150 additional theaters, but its per theater average only fell to $15,012. It did well enough to grab eighth place overall, and with this average, it will certainly expand more. On the other hand, the best new release was Dark Shadows with an average of $7,906. This is good, but not great. The best limited release was Girl in Progress. That was was playing in more than 300 theaters and managed an average of $4,298. That's a good start, but I don't think it will expand greatly. More...

God Bless Limited Releases

May 10th, 2012

God Bless America is one of four limited releases opening in more than ten theaters this weekend, but of those four films, it is the only one earning overall positive reviews. In fact, it is one of only four films on this week's list earning overall positive reviews. The others are I Wish, Nobody Else But You, and Sleepless Night, all three of which are foreign language films, which tends to limit box office potential. Hopefully one will have breakout success, otherwise, new releases might not show a lot of strength on the per theater chart this week. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,825 $105,710
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,222 $143,158
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,835 $105,710
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 333 $105,710
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,634 $105,710
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,687 $143,158
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 173 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,536 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,345 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 916 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 801-900) 841 $105,710
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,026 $105,710

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2012 95 $2,599   13 $200   $88,953 1
May 18, 2012 86 $2,121 -18% 11 $193   $94,654 2
May 25, 2012 70 $913 -57% 7 $130   $97,297 3
Jun 1, 2012 108 $501 -45% 2 $251   $98,793 4
Jun 8, 2012 92 $1,636 +227% 8 $205   $100,636 5
Jun 15, 2012 93 $924 -44% 6 $154   $102,628 6
Jun 22, 2012 91 $686 -26% 6 $114   $104,286 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2012 81 $6,179   13 $475   $92,533 1
May 18, 2012 71 $3,851 -38% 11 $350   $96,384 2
May 25, 2012 70 $1,908 -50% 7 $273   $98,292 3
Jun 1, 2012 106 $708 -63% 2 $354   $99,000 4
Jun 8, 2012 93 $2,704 +282% 8 $338   $101,704 5
Jun 15, 2012 86 $1,896 -30% 6 $316   $103,600 6
Jun 22, 2012 87 $2,110 +11% 6 $352   $105,710 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Taiwan 10/26/2012 $1,812 3 3 3 $2,361 12/12/2015
 
International Total$2,361 12/12/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 28,801-28,900) 28,874 $2,361
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,457 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,567 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,001-25,100) 25,054 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,034 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,769 $2,361
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,691 $2,361

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,499 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,958 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,604 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,801-20,900) 20,899 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,703 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,503 $108,071
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,970 $108,071

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.