this year after a strong 2017 that saw its domestic box office returns rise above $2 billion for only the second time in studio history - though that didn’t stop the studio from announcing big changes in their top leadership on Tuesday.
Josh Singer, who won an Oscar for his work on “Spotlight,” penned the script with Liz Hannah.Īlso Read: Behind 'The Post': A Pentagon Papers Timeline (Exclusive Videos)Īlso projected by trackers for $20 million openings are two very different new releases, “Paddington 2” and “Proud Mary.” “Paddington 2” will be the first release for Warner Bros. Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts, and Bradley Whitford also star. Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep star as WaPo’s Editor-in-Chief Ben Bradlee and majority owner Kay Graham. Though the film came up empty handed at the Golden Globes on Sunday (despite Seth Meyers’ joke predicting the contrary), the film’s timely story of journalists holding government accountable should give it a strong launch in wide release, with trackers projecting a $20 million four-day haul, with Fox projecting a high teens start from 2,820 screens.ĭirected by Steven Spielberg, “The Post” tells the story of how The Washington Post transformed from a local paper for the nation’s capital into a leading national outlet as it fought the Nixon Administration to publish the Pentagon Papers that exposed the lies surrounding the Vietnam War. That includes per screen averages of over $80,000 on the four-day Christmas and New Year’s weekends, which is a strong start for an awards contending film. “The Post,” which started on nine screens last month before expanding to 36 in major cities this past weekend, has grossed $3.8 million so far in limited release. after the studio purchased it from The Weinstein Company, leads this weekend’s new releases. 1 spot at the box office on Martin Luther King weekend, as 20th Century Fox’s “The Post” expands nationwide after posting strong numbers in limited release, while “Paddington 2,” which is being released by Warner Bros. Four films will try to knock “Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle” off the No.
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