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The PostmanFollow

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% MC 29 LB 2.81 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$17.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$20.80M
$3.20M international
Domestic legs3.4x
Budget$80M
1997 rank#89
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Cast & crew

Full Costner filmography
Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Director Will Patton Will Patton Starring Olivia Williams Olivia Williams Starring
ScreenplayEric Roth, Brian Helgeland Produced byKevin Costner, Steve Tisch, Jim Wilson CinematographyStephen F. Windon MusicJames Newton Howard Prod. DesignIda Random 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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