The Postman

Name: The Postman
Director: Kevin Costner
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1997
Cast: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo

1997 • R • 2h 58m • Action, Adventure, Drama • Warner Bros.

The year is 2013. One man walked in off the horizon and hope came with him.

🍅 14% 51%

2.81

6.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$5.3M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$17.7M

Final

Worldwide Total

$20.8M

$3.2M international

Domestic Legs3.4x

Budget$80M

1997 Rank#89

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Cast & Crew

Directed byKevin Costner ScreenplayEric Roth, Brian Helgeland Produced byKevin Costner, Steve Tisch, Jim Wilson CinematographyStephen F. Windon MusicJames Newton Howard Prod. DesignIda Random StarringKevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Daniel von Bargen StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 26-28 9 $5.3M — 2,207 $2,383 $6.8M

2 Jan 2-4 12 $3.5M −32.8% 2,107 $1,677 $14.3M

3 Jan 9-11 18 $1.1M −68.1% 1,722 $655 $16.5M

4 Jan 16-19 27 $431.5K −61.7% 741 $582 $17.3M

5 Jan 23-25 51 $43.4K −89.9% 191 $227 $17.4M

6 Jan 30-Feb 1 65 $16.2K −62.8% 95 $170 $17.5M

8 Feb 13-16 43 $114.7K — 246 $466 $17.6M

Weekend grossWk 8 · $114.7K

$5.3M

$3.5M

$1.1M

$431.5K

$43.4K

$16.2K

$114.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W8

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −62.8%

−32.8%

W1→2

−68.1%

W2→3

−61.7%

W3→4

−89.9%

W4→5

−62.8%

W5→6

Steepest −89.9%Best hold −32.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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