<P> The Post premiered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 2017 . It began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 22, 2017, and a wide release on January 12, 2018 . The film is distributed internationally through Amblin Partners' distribution agreements with Universal Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One Films . The film was released by Reliance in India . Tom Hanks has expressed disinterest in appearing at a potential White House screening for Donald Trump . </P> <P> The first official image from The Post was released on October 31, 2017 . The trailer for The Post premiered exclusively on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, on November 7, 2017, and the film's poster, designed by BLT Communications, was released the next day . The first TV spot, titled "Uncover the Truth", was released on November 21, 2017 . </P> <P> As of April 1, 2018, The Post has grossed $81.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $87 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $168.7 million, against a production budget of $50 million . </P> <P> During The Post's limited opening weekend, December 22 to 24, it grossed $526,011 (and a total of $762,057 over the four - day Christmas weekend) from nine theaters . The following weekend, the film grossed $561,080 for a per - theater average of $62,342, one of the highest of 2017 . The film had its wide release alongside the openings of The Commuter, Paddington 2 and Proud Mary, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 2,819 theaters over the weekend . It made $5.9 million on its first day and $18.6 million over the weekend (and a four - day MLK weekend total of $23.4 million), finishing second at the box office behind holdover Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. 66% of its opening weekend audience was over the age of 35 . It dropped 37% the following weekend to $12.2 million, finishing 4th behind Jumanji and newcomers 12 Strong and Den of Thieves . It dropped to 5th in its third week of wide release, grossing $8.9 million . </P>

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