The Post
“Truth be told”
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.
Genres
Drama, History
Studio
20th Century Fox
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Post performed
Budget
$50.0M
Worldwide Gross
$179.8M
Gross Profit
$129.8M
Return
3.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$26M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Kay Graham
Meryl Streep
Kay Graham
Ben Bradlee
Tom Hanks
Ben Bradlee
Tony Bradlee
Sarah Paulson
Tony Bradlee
Ben Bagdikian
Bob Odenkirk
Ben Bagdikian
Fritz Beebe
Tracy Letts
Fritz Beebe
Arthur Parsons
Bradley Whitford
Arthur Parsons
Robert McNamara
Bruce Greenwood
Robert McNamara
Daniel Ellsberg
Matthew Rhys
Daniel Ellsberg
Lally Graham
Alison Brie
Lally Graham
Meg Greenfield
Carrie Coon
Meg Greenfield
Roger Clark
Jesse Plemons
Roger Clark
Howard Simons
David Cross
Howard Simons
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