The Post (2017)
The Post Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
The Post (2017)
The Post Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Movie Information
Domestic Total: 81.74M
Opening Weekend: 526.01K
Legs: 4.26
Overview: A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
TMDB
7.0
IMDB
7.2
Metacritic
83
RT Tomato
79
RT Popcorn
58
Letterboxd
3.48
Daily Table
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Dec 21, 2017 | $775,000 | + 0.00% | 2375 |
| Fri, Dec 22, 2017 | $158,122 | -79.60% | 9 |
| Sat, Dec 23, 2017 | $193,270 | + 22.23% | 9 |
| Sun, Dec 24, 2017 | $174,619 | -9.65% | 9 |
| Mon, Dec 25, 2017 | $236,046 | + 35.18% | 9 |
| Tue, Dec 26, 2017 | $156,610 | -33.65% | 9 |
| Wed, Dec 27, 2017 | $140,915 | -10.02% | 9 |
| Thu, Dec 28, 2017 | $139,459 | -1.03% | 9 |
| Fri, Dec 29, 2017 | $171,472 | + 22.96% | 9 |
| Sat, Dec 30, 2017 | $202,968 | + 18.37% | 9 |
| Sun, Dec 31, 2017 | $186,640 | -8.04% | 9 |
| Mon, Jan 1, 2018 | $187,108 | + 0.25% | 9 |
| Tue, Jan 2, 2018 | $75,452 | -59.67% | 9 |
| Wed, Jan 3, 2018 | $69,081 | -8.44% | 9 |
| Thu, Jan 4, 2018 | $57,894 | -16.19% | 9 |
| Fri, Jan 5, 2018 | $496,483 | + 757.57% | 36 |
| Sat, Jan 6, 2018 | $712,547 | + 43.52% | 36 |
| Sun, Jan 7, 2018 | $488,997 | -31.37% | 36 |
| Mon, Jan 8, 2018 | $143,869 | -70.58% | 36 |
| Tue, Jan 9, 2018 | $178,284 | + 23.92% | 36 |
| Wed, Jan 10, 2018 | $175,261 | -1.70% | 36 |
| Thu, Jan 11, 2018 | $144,140 | -17.76% | 36 |
| Fri, Jan 12, 2018 | $5,912,287 | + 4001.77% | 2819 |
| Sat, Jan 13, 2018 | $7,439,125 | + 25.82% | 2819 |
| Sun, Jan 14, 2018 | $6,010,556 | -19.20% | 2819 |
| Mon, Jan 15, 2018 | $3,693,686 | -38.55% | 2819 |
| Tue, Jan 16, 2018 | $2,168,347 | -41.30% | 2819 |
| Wed, Jan 17, 2018 | $1,618,678 | -25.35% | 2819 |
| Thu, Jan 18, 2018 | $1,709,486 | + 5.61% | 2819 |
| Fri, Jan 19, 2018 | $3,503,966 | + 104.97% | 2851 |
| Sat, Jan 20, 2018 | $5,597,498 | + 59.75% | 2851 |
| Sun, Jan 21, 2018 | $2,615,496 | -53.27% | 2851 |
| Mon, Jan 22, 2018 | $1,005,254 | -61.57% | 2851 |
| Tue, Jan 23, 2018 | $1,579,172 | + 57.09% | 2851 |
| Wed, Jan 24, 2018 | $1,201,328 | -23.93% | 2851 |
| Thu, Jan 25, 2018 | $1,141,807 | -4.95% | 2851 |
| Fri, Jan 26, 2018 | $2,407,800 | + 110.88% | 2640 |
| Sat, Jan 27, 2018 | $4,128,932 | + 71.48% | 2640 |
| Sun, Jan 28, 2018 | $2,570,409 | -37.75% | 2640 |
| Mon, Jan 29, 2018 | $709,243 | -72.41% | 2640 |
| Tue, Jan 30, 2018 | $1,017,386 | + 43.45% | 2640 |
| Wed, Jan 31, 2018 | $744,183 | -26.85% | 2640 |
| Thu, Feb 1, 2018 | $720,634 | -3.16% | 2640 |
| Fri, Feb 2, 2018 | $1,569,825 | + 117.84% | 2462 |
| Sat, Feb 3, 2018 | $2,772,777 | + 76.63% | 2462 |
| Sun, Feb 4, 2018 | $875,520 | -68.42% | 2462 |
| Mon, Feb 5, 2018 | $463,228 | -47.09% | 2462 |
| Tue, Feb 6, 2018 | $687,473 | + 48.41% | 2462 |
| Wed, Feb 7, 2018 | $488,200 | -28.99% | 2462 |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2018 | $494,987 | + 1.39% | 2462 |
| Fri, Feb 9, 2018 | $859,820 | + 73.71% | 1865 |
| Sat, Feb 10, 2018 | $1,703,841 | + 98.16% | 1865 |
| Sun, Feb 11, 2018 | $1,068,337 | -37.30% | 1865 |
| Mon, Feb 12, 2018 | $325,189 | -69.56% | 1865 |
| Tue, Feb 13, 2018 | $423,077 | + 30.10% | 1865 |
| Wed, Feb 14, 2018 | $603,423 | + 42.63% | 1865 |
| Thu, Feb 15, 2018 | $289,165 | -52.08% | 1865 |
| Fri, Feb 16, 2018 | $465,580 | + 61.01% | 1050 |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2018 | $847,302 | + 81.99% | 1050 |
| Sun, Feb 18, 2018 | $675,752 | -20.25% | 1050 |
| Mon, Feb 19, 2018 | $449,358 | -33.50% | 1050 |
| Tue, Feb 20, 2018 | $232,921 | -48.17% | 1050 |
| Wed, Feb 21, 2018 | $191,576 | -17.75% | 1050 |
| Thu, Feb 22, 2018 | $176,140 | -8.06% | 1050 |
| Fri, Feb 23, 2018 | $318,982 | + 81.10% | 795 |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2018 | $560,270 | + 75.64% | 795 |
| Sun, Feb 25, 2018 | $362,987 | -35.21% | 795 |
| Mon, Feb 26, 2018 | $116,987 | -67.77% | 795 |
| Tue, Feb 27, 2018 | $178,263 | + 52.38% | 795 |
| Wed, Feb 28, 2018 | $133,655 | -25.02% | 795 |
| Thu, Mar 1, 2018 | $139,091 | + 4.07% | 795 |
| Fri, Mar 2, 2018 | $272,679 | + 96.04% | 671 |
| Sat, Mar 3, 2018 | $564,010 | + 106.84% | 671 |
| Sun, Mar 4, 2018 | $232,812 | -58.72% | 671 |
| Mon, Mar 5, 2018 | $73,553 | -68.41% | 671 |
| Tue, Mar 6, 2018 | $88,270 | + 20.01% | 671 |
| Wed, Mar 7, 2018 | $83,808 | -5.05% | 671 |
| Thu, Mar 8, 2018 | $66,424 | -20.74% | 671 |
| Fri, Mar 9, 2018 | $77,042 | + 15.99% | 278 |
| Sat, Mar 10, 2018 | $166,572 | + 116.21% | 278 |
| Sun, Mar 11, 2018 | $84,996 | -48.97% | 278 |
| Mon, Mar 12, 2018 | $33,814 | -60.22% | 278 |
| Tue, Mar 13, 2018 | $41,290 | + 22.11% | 278 |
| Wed, Mar 14, 2018 | $31,814 | -22.95% | 278 |
| Thu, Mar 15, 2018 | $27,115 | -14.77% | 278 |
| Fri, Mar 16, 2018 | $38,677 | + 42.64% | 159 |
| Sat, Mar 17, 2018 | $58,844 | + 52.14% | 159 |
| Sun, Mar 18, 2018 | $34,982 | -40.55% | 159 |
| Mon, Mar 19, 2018 | $16,673 | -52.34% | 159 |
| Tue, Mar 20, 2018 | $22,708 | + 36.20% | 159 |
| Wed, Mar 21, 2018 | $16,698 | -26.47% | 159 |
| Thu, Mar 22, 2018 | $16,649 | -0.29% | 159 |
| Fri, Mar 23, 2018 | $26,244 | + 57.63% | 128 |
| Sat, Mar 24, 2018 | $42,344 | + 61.35% | 128 |
| Sun, Mar 25, 2018 | $22,706 | -46.38% | 128 |
| Mon, Mar 26, 2018 | $10,842 | -52.25% | 102 |
| Tue, Mar 27, 2018 | $14,469 | + 33.45% | 102 |
| Wed, Mar 28, 2018 | $10,717 | -25.93% | 102 |
| Thu, Mar 29, 2018 | $13,823 | + 28.98% | 102 |
| Fri, Mar 30, 2018 | $18,776 | + 35.83% | 76 |
| Sat, Mar 31, 2018 | $20,780 | + 10.67% | 76 |
| Sun, Apr 1, 2018 | $13,013 | -37.38% | 76 |
| Mon, Apr 2, 2018 | $7,010 | -46.13% | 76 |
| Tue, Apr 3, 2018 | $8,239 | + 17.53% | 76 |
| Wed, Apr 4, 2018 | $11,737 | + 42.46% | 76 |
| Thu, Apr 5, 2018 | $8,646 | -26.34% | 76 |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Meryl Streep | Kay Graham |
| Tom Hanks | Ben Bradlee |
| Sarah Paulson | Tony Bradlee |
| Bob Odenkirk | Ben Bagdikian |
| Tracy Letts | Fritz Beebe |
| Bradley Whitford | Arthur Parsons |
| Bruce Greenwood | Robert McNamara |
| Matthew Rhys | Daniel Ellsberg |
| Alison Brie | Lally Graham |
| Carrie Coon | Meg Greenfield |
| Jesse Plemons | Roger Clark |
| David Cross | Howard Simons |
| Zach Woods | Anthony Essaye |
| Pat Healy | Phil Geyelin |
| John Rue | Gene Patterson |
| Rick Holmes | Murray Marder |
| Philip Casnoff | Chalmers Roberts |
| Jessie Mueller | Judith Martin |
| Stark Sands | Don Graham |
| Michael Cyril Creighton | Jake |
| Will Denton | Michael |
| Deirdre Lovejoy | Debbie Regan |
| Michael Devine | Copy Chief |
| Kelly Miller | Copy Editor |
| Jennifer Dundas | Liz Hylton |
| Austyn Johnson | Marina Bradlee |
| Brent Langdon | Paul Ignatius |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | Abe Rosenthal |
| Deborah Green | Ann Marie Rosenthal |
| Gary Wilmes | Punch Sulzberger |
| Christopher Innvar | James Greenfield |
| Luke Slattery | NY Times Runner |
| Justin Swain | Neil Sheehan |
| Robert G. McKay | NY Times Staffer |
| Sasha Spielberg | Woman with Package |
| Bryan Burton | Lafayette Protester |
| Coral Peña | Nancy |
| Dan Bittner | Government Lawyer |
| Kenneth Tigar | Solicitor Griswold |
| David Aaron Baker | Alexander Bickel |
| Gannon McHale | Judge Gurfein |
| Kevin Loreque | Waiter (F Street Club) |
| Francis Dumaurier | Head Waiter (Oakroom) |
| Stephen Mailer | Exchange President |
| Ned Noyes | Lazard Banker |
| John Henry Cox | Lazard Banker |
| Dan Bucatinsky | Joe Alsop |
| David Costabile | Art Buchwald |
| Johanna Day | Ann Buchwald |
| Annika Boras | Mrs. Alsop |
| Carolyn McCormick | Mrs. McNamara |
| Susan Blackwell | Dinner Wife |
| Jordan Baker | Dinner Wife |
| Lauren Lim Jackson | Eastern Air Stewardess |
| Peter Van Wagner | Harry Gladstein |
| Angus Hepburn | Judge Gessell |
| James Riordan | Vice Admiral Blouin |
| Kelly AuCoin | Kevin Maroney |
| Cotter Smith | Under Secretary William Macomber |
| Ben Livingston | Dennis Doolin |
| Stephen Rowe | Judge Robb |
| Rick Crom | Supreme Court Marshall |
| Fenton Lawless | Linotype Printer |
| Cullen Oliver Johnson | Linotype Printer |
| JaQwan J. Kelly | Watergate Security Guard |
| Brett G. Smith | Platoon Leader |
| Brett Diggs | G.I. |
| Anthony M Walker | G.I |
| Saul Alvarez | G.I. |
| Theis Weckesser | Military Advisor |
| David Beach | Robert Komer |
| Shawn Allen McLaughlin | Reporter (Andrews AFB) |
| Shaun O'Hagan | Harry Rowen (RAND) |
| Thaddeus Daniels | Rand Corp Guard |
| Brendan Burke | Rand Corp Guard |
| Celeste Arias | Lynda Sinay |
| Sonny Valicenti | Tony Russo |
| Patrick Noonan | LA Cop |
| Will Blomker | LA Cop |
| Amy Russ | White House Assistant |
| Aaron Roman Weiner | Bob Haldeman |
| Catherine Wolf | RAND Receptionist |
| Joel Nagle | Man on Phone |
| Tom Bair | Rehnquist (Asst AG) |
| Walter Brandes | 18th Street Protester |
| Juliana Davies | Katherine |
| Hazel Mason | Pamela |
| Ginger Mason | Pamela |
| Sawyer Spielberg | Plaza Protester |
| Mark Jacoby | Chief Justice Burger |
| Jon Donahue | Bertram Plain |
| Seth Barrish | Layout Editor |
| Clarke Thorell | Layout Editor |
| Joseph Tudisco | Delivery Man |
| Steve Witting | NY Times Staffer |
| Gary Galone | NY Times Staffer |
| Frank Ridley | NY Times Staffer |
| Jeremiah Wiggins | NY Times Staffer |
| Alexander Sage Oyen | Protest Singer |
| Brittney Johnson | Protest Singer |
| Caleb Eberhardt | Protest Singer |
| Don McCloskey | Protest Singer |
| Estelle Bajou | Protest Singer |
| Kaylyn Scardefield | Protest Singer |
| Leslie Kujo | Protest Singer |
| Lilli Cooper | Protest Singer |
| Odiseas Georgiadis | Protest Singer |
| Sean Meehan | Suspicious Man |
| Steven Kearney | Ehrlichman |
| Curzon Dobell | Nixon |
| Matthew Piazzi | Newscaster |
| Armand Schultz | WTOP-AM Reporter |
| Jerry Lobrow | G.I. #4 |
| Mark Pinelli | AMEX Photographer |
Comps
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Sexes | Sep 22, 2017 | $25M |
| A United Kingdom | Nov 25, 2016 | $14M |
| Victoria & Abdul | Sep 13, 2017 | $22M |
| Detroit | Jul 28, 2017 | $34M |
| Hidden Figures | Dec 10, 2016 | $25M |
| Denial | Sep 30, 2016 | $10M |
| Spotlight | Nov 6, 2015 | $20M |
| I'm Not Ashamed | Oct 21, 2016 | $2M |
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Profitability Breakdown
Domestic
Week 1: $1.83M
Investor Share: $1.1M
Week 2: $1.03M
Investor Share: $567.7K
Week 3+: $79.65M
Investor Share: $39.82M
International
$97.87M (54.26%)
Investor Share: $34.25M
Costs
Budget: $50M
P&A: $50M
Breakdown
Gross: $179.6M
Net: $75.74M
Costs: $100M
Profit
Profit: $-24.26M (Loss)
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.
Production Companies
