Il Postino (1995)

Il Postino
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,812,813Details
International Box Office $30,977
Worldwide Box Office $21,843,790
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A shy postman didn’t stand a chance with the island’s most beautiful woman until the great poet of love gave him the courage to follow his dreams… and the words to win her heart.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$95,310 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:27.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/430 max. theaters, 16.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,186,813

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 14th, 1995 (Limited) by Miramax, released as The Postman
International Releases: October 14th, 1995 (Wide), released as O Carteiro de Pablo Neruda (Portugal)
November 24th, 1995 (Limited) (New Zealand)
May 1st, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
MPA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements
Running Time: 108 minutes
Award nomination: 1996 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Posthumous Release, Screenplay Written By the Star
Plot point: Exile, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Poet, Romance
Social setting: Life in a Small Town
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1950s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Italy, France, Belgium
Languages: Italian, Spanish

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 33 $95,310   10 $9,531   $123,842 1
Jun 23, 1995 16 $302,836 +218% 34 $8,907   $482,567 2
Jun 30, 1995 16 $489,742 +62% 80 $6,122   $1,127,815 3
Jul 7, 1995 17 $502,769 +3% 95 $5,292   $1,983,838 4
Jul 14, 1995 17 $525,902 +5% 98 $5,366   $2,724,150 5
Jul 21, 1995 21 $475,521 -10% 96 $4,953   $3,425,735 6
Jul 28, 1995 19 $418,647 -12% 91 $4,601   $4,048,204 7
Aug 4, 1995 24 $380,239 -9% 86 $4,421   $4,625,087 8
Aug 11, 1995 25 $333,915 -12% 90 $3,710   $5,132,510 9
Aug 18, 1995 30 $289,604 -13% 87 $3,329   $5,574,169 10
Aug 25, 1995 33 $260,109 -10% 81 $3,211   $5,972,459 11
Sep 1, 1995 31 $454,206 +75% 121 $3,754   $6,548,891 12
Sep 8, 1995 30 $243,271 -46% 112 $2,172   $6,884,545 13
Sep 15, 1995 29 $257,799 +6% 146 $1,766   $7,208,699 14
Sep 22, 1995 28 $265,766 +3% 184 $1,444   $7,565,012 15
Sep 29, 1995 33 $201,362 -24% 162 $1,243   $7,827,711 16
Oct 6, 1995 33 $137,532 -32% 11 $12,503   $8,048,351 17
Oct 13, 1995 34 $113,427 -18% 88 $1,289   $8,218,072 18
Oct 20, 1995 37 $109,431 -4% 66 $1,658   $8,368,915 19
Oct 27, 1995 44 $77,826 -29% 67 $1,162   $8,482,250 20
Nov 3, 1995 50 $65,161 -16% 48 $1,358   $8,570,134 21
Nov 10, 1995 45 $70,591 +8% 47 $1,502   $8,663,096 22
Nov 17, 1995 45 $56,848 -19% 38 $1,496   $8,741,078 23
Nov 24, 1995 36 $81,306 +43% 31 $2,623   $8,851,754 24
Dec 1, 1995 45 $36,845 -55% 22 $1,675   $8,910,643 25
Dec 8, 1995 41 $30,881 -16% 28 $1,103   $8,950,530 26
Dec 15, 1995 48 $19,763 -36% 20 $988   $8,980,738 27
Dec 29, 1995 56 $19,473   23 $847   $9,026,521 29
Jan 5, 1996 23 $313,097 +1,508% 250 $1,252   $9,349,949 30
Jan 12, 1996 27 $415,883 +33% 250 $1,664   $9,895,382 31
Jan 19, 1996 32 $188,050 -55% 110 $1,710   $10,154,247 32
Jan 26, 1996 34 $169,182 -10% 103 $1,643   $10,381,016 33
Feb 2, 1996 39 $125,590 -26% 96 $1,308   $10,547,381 34
Feb 9, 1996 43 $94,791 -25% 72 $1,317   $10,679,050 35
Feb 16, 1996 24 $607,606 +541% 147 $4,133   $11,347,334 36
Feb 23, 1996 19 $675,101 +11% 260 $2,597   $12,188,933 37
Mar 1, 1996 19 $759,804 +13% 311 $2,443   $13,173,684 38
Mar 8, 1996 17 $706,986 -7% 300 $2,357   $14,192,445 39
Mar 15, 1996 16 $729,550 +3% 347 $2,102   $15,250,703 40
Mar 22, 1996 18 $804,591 +10% 430 $1,871   $16,338,084 41
Mar 29, 1996 23 $446,325 -45% 313 $1,426   $17,060,381 42
Apr 5, 1996 25 $352,125 -21% 234 $1,505   $17,574,314 43
Apr 12, 1996 31 $180,238 -49% 0     $0 44
Apr 19, 1996 33 $125,357 -30% 95 $1,320   $18,088,463 45
Apr 26, 1996 37 $73,564 -41% 62 $1,187   $18,210,876 46
May 3, 1996 44 $60,473 -18% 46 $1,315   $18,302,025 47
May 10, 1996 47 $56,363 -7% 43 $1,311   $18,385,195 48
May 17, 1996 53 $43,266 -23% 34 $1,273   $18,456,468 49
May 24, 1996 20 $387,612 +796% 356 $1,089   $18,865,332 50
May 31, 1996 26 $188,166 -51% 216 $871   $19,140,880 51
Jun 7, 1996 31 $113,824 -40% 133 $856   $19,327,749 52
Jun 14, 1996 39 $60,657 -47% 73 $831   $20,564,759 53
Jun 21, 1996 37 $57,474 -5% 52 $1,105   $20,654,025 54
Jun 28, 1996 42 $51,912 -10% 53 $979   $20,730,968 55
Jul 5, 1996 43 $47,454 -9% 27 $1,758   $20,783,899 56
Jul 12, 1996 42 $28,972 -39% 30 $966   $20,832,696 57
Sep 13, 1996 36 $170,197   205 $830   $21,167,074 66
Sep 20, 1996 31 $176,478 +4% 194 $910   $21,401,717 67
Sep 27, 1996 36 $122,291 -31% 142 $861   $20,472,869 68
Oct 4, 1996 39 $88,891 -27% 104 $855   $21,727,670 69
Oct 11, 1996 48 $52,596 -41% 75 $701   $21,812,813 70
Dec 20, 2002 76 $2,581   1 $2,581   $2,581 393
Dec 27, 2002 95 $203 -92% 1 $203   $6,137 394

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 34 $151,199   10 $15,120   $179,731 2
Jun 23, 1995 16 $458,342 +203% 34 $13,481   $638,073 3
Jun 30, 1995 16 $842,996 +84% 80 $10,537   $1,481,069 4
Jul 7, 1995 17 $717,179 -15% 95 $7,549   $2,198,248 5
Jul 14, 1995 19 $751,966 +5% 98 $7,673   $2,950,214 6
Jul 21, 1995 21 $679,343 -10% 96 $7,076   $3,629,557 7
Jul 28, 1995 21 $615,291 -9% 91 $6,761   $4,244,848 8
Aug 4, 1995 24 $553,747 -10% 86 $6,439   $4,798,595 9
Aug 11, 1995 26 $485,970 -12% 90 $5,400   $5,284,565 10
Aug 18, 1995 30 $427,785 -12% 87 $4,917   $5,712,350 11
Aug 25, 1995 33 $382,335 -11% 81 $4,720   $6,094,685 12
Sep 1, 1995 31 $546,589 +43% 121 $4,517   $6,641,274 13
Sep 8, 1995 32 $309,626 -43% 112 $2,765   $6,950,900 14
Sep 15, 1995 29 $348,346 +13% 146 $2,386   $7,299,246 15
Sep 22, 1995 29 $327,103 -6% 184 $1,778   $7,626,349 16
Sep 29, 1995 32 $284,470 -13% 162 $1,756   $7,910,819 17
Oct 6, 1995 32 $193,826 -32% 11 $17,621   $8,104,645 18
Oct 13, 1995 34 $154,839 -20% 88 $1,760   $8,259,484 19
Oct 20, 1995 37 $144,940 -6% 66 $2,196   $8,404,424 20
Oct 27, 1995 46 $100,549 -31% 67 $1,501   $8,504,973 21
Nov 3, 1995 48 $87,532 -13% 48 $1,824   $8,592,505 22
Nov 10, 1995 44 $91,725 +5% 47 $1,952   $8,684,230 23
Nov 17, 1995 45 $86,218 -6% 38 $2,269   $8,770,448 24
Nov 24, 1995 34 $103,350 +20% 31 $3,334   $8,873,798 25
Dec 1, 1995 39 $45,851 -56% 22 $2,084   $8,919,649 26
Dec 8, 1995 39 $41,326 -10% 28 $1,476   $8,960,975 27
Dec 29, 1995 54 $29,804   23 $1,296   $9,036,852 30
Jan 5, 1996 22 $442,647 +1,385% 250 $1,771   $9,479,499 31
Jan 12, 1996 27 $486,698 +10% 250 $1,947   $9,966,197 32
Jan 19, 1996 31 $245,637 -50% 110 $2,233   $10,211,834 33
Jan 26, 1996 32 $209,957 -15% 103 $2,038   $10,421,791 34
Feb 2, 1996 37 $162,468 -23% 96 $1,692   $10,584,259 35
Feb 9, 1996 37 $155,469 -4% 72 $2,159   $10,739,728 36
Feb 16, 1996 24 $774,104 +398% 147 $5,266   $11,513,832 37
Feb 23, 1996 19 $900,048 +16% 260 $3,462   $12,413,880 38
Mar 1, 1996 18 $1,071,579 +19% 311 $3,446   $13,485,459 39
Mar 8, 1996 16 $1,035,694 -3% 300 $3,452   $14,521,153 40
Mar 15, 1996 16 $1,012,340 -2% 347 $2,917   $15,533,493 41
Mar 22, 1996 16 $1,080,563 +7% 430 $2,513   $16,614,056 42
Mar 29, 1996 22 $608,133 -44% 313 $1,943   $17,222,189 43
Apr 5, 1996 50 $0 -100% 234 $0   $0 44
Apr 12, 1996 42 $0   0     $17,963,106 45
Apr 19, 1996 30 $174,206   95 $1,834   $18,137,312 46
Apr 26, 1996 35 $104,240 -40% 62 $1,681   $18,241,552 47
May 3, 1996 42 $87,280 -16% 46 $1,897   $18,328,832 48
May 10, 1996 46 $84,370 -3% 43 $1,962   $18,413,202 49
May 17, 1996 42 $64,518 -24% 34 $1,898   $18,477,720 50
May 24, 1996 19 $474,994 +636% 356 $1,334   $18,952,714 51
May 31, 1996 26 $261,211 -45% 216 $1,209   $19,213,925 52
Jun 7, 1996 10 $1,290,177 +394% 133 $9,701   $20,504,102 53
Jun 14, 1996 33 $92,449 -93% 73 $1,266   $20,596,551 54
Jun 21, 1996 37 $82,505 -11% 52 $1,587   $20,679,056 55
Jun 28, 1996 40 $57,389 -30% 53 $1,083   $20,736,445 56
Jul 5, 1996 40 $67,279 +17% 27 $2,492   $20,803,724 57
Sep 13, 1996 34 $228,362   205 $1,114   $21,225,239 67
Sep 27, 1996 12 $1,288,201   142 $9,072   $21,638,779 69
Oct 4, 1996 37 $121,438 -91% 104 $1,168   $21,760,217 70
Dec 20, 2002 68 $5,934   1 $5,934   $5,934 394

Synopsis

A shy postman didn’t stand a chance with the island’s most beautiful woman until the great poet of love gave him the courage to follow his dreams… and the words to win her heart.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$95,310 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:27.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/430 max. theaters, 16.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,186,813

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 14th, 1995 (Limited) by Miramax, released as The Postman
International Releases: October 14th, 1995 (Wide), released as O Carteiro de Pablo Neruda (Portugal)
November 24th, 1995 (Limited) (New Zealand)
May 1st, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
MPA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements
Running Time: 108 minutes
Award nomination: 1996 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Posthumous Release, Screenplay Written By the Star
Plot point: Exile, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Poet, Romance
Social setting: Life in a Small Town
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1950s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Italy, France, Belgium
Languages: Italian, Spanish

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 33 $95,310   10 $9,531   $123,842 1
Jun 23, 1995 16 $302,836 +218% 34 $8,907   $482,567 2
Jun 30, 1995 16 $489,742 +62% 80 $6,122   $1,127,815 3
Jul 7, 1995 17 $502,769 +3% 95 $5,292   $1,983,838 4
Jul 14, 1995 17 $525,902 +5% 98 $5,366   $2,724,150 5
Jul 21, 1995 21 $475,521 -10% 96 $4,953   $3,425,735 6
Jul 28, 1995 19 $418,647 -12% 91 $4,601   $4,048,204 7
Aug 4, 1995 24 $380,239 -9% 86 $4,421   $4,625,087 8
Aug 11, 1995 25 $333,915 -12% 90 $3,710   $5,132,510 9
Aug 18, 1995 30 $289,604 -13% 87 $3,329   $5,574,169 10
Aug 25, 1995 33 $260,109 -10% 81 $3,211   $5,972,459 11
Sep 1, 1995 31 $454,206 +75% 121 $3,754   $6,548,891 12
Sep 8, 1995 30 $243,271 -46% 112 $2,172   $6,884,545 13
Sep 15, 1995 29 $257,799 +6% 146 $1,766   $7,208,699 14
Sep 22, 1995 28 $265,766 +3% 184 $1,444   $7,565,012 15
Sep 29, 1995 33 $201,362 -24% 162 $1,243   $7,827,711 16
Oct 6, 1995 33 $137,532 -32% 11 $12,503   $8,048,351 17
Oct 13, 1995 34 $113,427 -18% 88 $1,289   $8,218,072 18
Oct 20, 1995 37 $109,431 -4% 66 $1,658   $8,368,915 19
Oct 27, 1995 44 $77,826 -29% 67 $1,162   $8,482,250 20
Nov 3, 1995 50 $65,161 -16% 48 $1,358   $8,570,134 21
Nov 10, 1995 45 $70,591 +8% 47 $1,502   $8,663,096 22
Nov 17, 1995 45 $56,848 -19% 38 $1,496   $8,741,078 23
Nov 24, 1995 36 $81,306 +43% 31 $2,623   $8,851,754 24
Dec 1, 1995 45 $36,845 -55% 22 $1,675   $8,910,643 25
Dec 8, 1995 41 $30,881 -16% 28 $1,103   $8,950,530 26
Dec 15, 1995 48 $19,763 -36% 20 $988   $8,980,738 27
Dec 29, 1995 56 $19,473   23 $847   $9,026,521 29
Jan 5, 1996 23 $313,097 +1,508% 250 $1,252   $9,349,949 30
Jan 12, 1996 27 $415,883 +33% 250 $1,664   $9,895,382 31
Jan 19, 1996 32 $188,050 -55% 110 $1,710   $10,154,247 32
Jan 26, 1996 34 $169,182 -10% 103 $1,643   $10,381,016 33
Feb 2, 1996 39 $125,590 -26% 96 $1,308   $10,547,381 34
Feb 9, 1996 43 $94,791 -25% 72 $1,317   $10,679,050 35
Feb 16, 1996 24 $607,606 +541% 147 $4,133   $11,347,334 36
Feb 23, 1996 19 $675,101 +11% 260 $2,597   $12,188,933 37
Mar 1, 1996 19 $759,804 +13% 311 $2,443   $13,173,684 38
Mar 8, 1996 17 $706,986 -7% 300 $2,357   $14,192,445 39
Mar 15, 1996 16 $729,550 +3% 347 $2,102   $15,250,703 40
Mar 22, 1996 18 $804,591 +10% 430 $1,871   $16,338,084 41
Mar 29, 1996 23 $446,325 -45% 313 $1,426   $17,060,381 42
Apr 5, 1996 25 $352,125 -21% 234 $1,505   $17,574,314 43
Apr 12, 1996 31 $180,238 -49% 0     $0 44
Apr 19, 1996 33 $125,357 -30% 95 $1,320   $18,088,463 45
Apr 26, 1996 37 $73,564 -41% 62 $1,187   $18,210,876 46
May 3, 1996 44 $60,473 -18% 46 $1,315   $18,302,025 47
May 10, 1996 47 $56,363 -7% 43 $1,311   $18,385,195 48
May 17, 1996 53 $43,266 -23% 34 $1,273   $18,456,468 49
May 24, 1996 20 $387,612 +796% 356 $1,089   $18,865,332 50
May 31, 1996 26 $188,166 -51% 216 $871   $19,140,880 51
Jun 7, 1996 31 $113,824 -40% 133 $856   $19,327,749 52
Jun 14, 1996 39 $60,657 -47% 73 $831   $20,564,759 53
Jun 21, 1996 37 $57,474 -5% 52 $1,105   $20,654,025 54
Jun 28, 1996 42 $51,912 -10% 53 $979   $20,730,968 55
Jul 5, 1996 43 $47,454 -9% 27 $1,758   $20,783,899 56
Jul 12, 1996 42 $28,972 -39% 30 $966   $20,832,696 57
Sep 13, 1996 36 $170,197   205 $830   $21,167,074 66
Sep 20, 1996 31 $176,478 +4% 194 $910   $21,401,717 67
Sep 27, 1996 36 $122,291 -31% 142 $861   $20,472,869 68
Oct 4, 1996 39 $88,891 -27% 104 $855   $21,727,670 69
Oct 11, 1996 48 $52,596 -41% 75 $701   $21,812,813 70
Dec 20, 2002 76 $2,581   1 $2,581   $2,581 393
Dec 27, 2002 95 $203 -92% 1 $203   $6,137 394

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 34 $151,199   10 $15,120   $179,731 2
Jun 23, 1995 16 $458,342 +203% 34 $13,481   $638,073 3
Jun 30, 1995 16 $842,996 +84% 80 $10,537   $1,481,069 4
Jul 7, 1995 17 $717,179 -15% 95 $7,549   $2,198,248 5
Jul 14, 1995 19 $751,966 +5% 98 $7,673   $2,950,214 6
Jul 21, 1995 21 $679,343 -10% 96 $7,076   $3,629,557 7
Jul 28, 1995 21 $615,291 -9% 91 $6,761   $4,244,848 8
Aug 4, 1995 24 $553,747 -10% 86 $6,439   $4,798,595 9
Aug 11, 1995 26 $485,970 -12% 90 $5,400   $5,284,565 10
Aug 18, 1995 30 $427,785 -12% 87 $4,917   $5,712,350 11
Aug 25, 1995 33 $382,335 -11% 81 $4,720   $6,094,685 12
Sep 1, 1995 31 $546,589 +43% 121 $4,517   $6,641,274 13
Sep 8, 1995 32 $309,626 -43% 112 $2,765   $6,950,900 14
Sep 15, 1995 29 $348,346 +13% 146 $2,386   $7,299,246 15
Sep 22, 1995 29 $327,103 -6% 184 $1,778   $7,626,349 16
Sep 29, 1995 32 $284,470 -13% 162 $1,756   $7,910,819 17
Oct 6, 1995 32 $193,826 -32% 11 $17,621   $8,104,645 18
Oct 13, 1995 34 $154,839 -20% 88 $1,760   $8,259,484 19
Oct 20, 1995 37 $144,940 -6% 66 $2,196   $8,404,424 20
Oct 27, 1995 46 $100,549 -31% 67 $1,501   $8,504,973 21
Nov 3, 1995 48 $87,532 -13% 48 $1,824   $8,592,505 22
Nov 10, 1995 44 $91,725 +5% 47 $1,952   $8,684,230 23
Nov 17, 1995 45 $86,218 -6% 38 $2,269   $8,770,448 24
Nov 24, 1995 34 $103,350 +20% 31 $3,334   $8,873,798 25
Dec 1, 1995 39 $45,851 -56% 22 $2,084   $8,919,649 26
Dec 8, 1995 39 $41,326 -10% 28 $1,476   $8,960,975 27
Dec 29, 1995 54 $29,804   23 $1,296   $9,036,852 30
Jan 5, 1996 22 $442,647 +1,385% 250 $1,771   $9,479,499 31
Jan 12, 1996 27 $486,698 +10% 250 $1,947   $9,966,197 32
Jan 19, 1996 31 $245,637 -50% 110 $2,233   $10,211,834 33
Jan 26, 1996 32 $209,957 -15% 103 $2,038   $10,421,791 34
Feb 2, 1996 37 $162,468 -23% 96 $1,692   $10,584,259 35
Feb 9, 1996 37 $155,469 -4% 72 $2,159   $10,739,728 36
Feb 16, 1996 24 $774,104 +398% 147 $5,266   $11,513,832 37
Feb 23, 1996 19 $900,048 +16% 260 $3,462   $12,413,880 38
Mar 1, 1996 18 $1,071,579 +19% 311 $3,446   $13,485,459 39
Mar 8, 1996 16 $1,035,694 -3% 300 $3,452   $14,521,153 40
Mar 15, 1996 16 $1,012,340 -2% 347 $2,917   $15,533,493 41
Mar 22, 1996 16 $1,080,563 +7% 430 $2,513   $16,614,056 42
Mar 29, 1996 22 $608,133 -44% 313 $1,943   $17,222,189 43
Apr 5, 1996 50 $0 -100% 234 $0   $0 44
Apr 12, 1996 42 $0   0     $17,963,106 45
Apr 19, 1996 30 $174,206   95 $1,834   $18,137,312 46
Apr 26, 1996 35 $104,240 -40% 62 $1,681   $18,241,552 47
May 3, 1996 42 $87,280 -16% 46 $1,897   $18,328,832 48
May 10, 1996 46 $84,370 -3% 43 $1,962   $18,413,202 49
May 17, 1996 42 $64,518 -24% 34 $1,898   $18,477,720 50
May 24, 1996 19 $474,994 +636% 356 $1,334   $18,952,714 51
May 31, 1996 26 $261,211 -45% 216 $1,209   $19,213,925 52
Jun 7, 1996 10 $1,290,177 +394% 133 $9,701   $20,504,102 53
Jun 14, 1996 33 $92,449 -93% 73 $1,266   $20,596,551 54
Jun 21, 1996 37 $82,505 -11% 52 $1,587   $20,679,056 55
Jun 28, 1996 40 $57,389 -30% 53 $1,083   $20,736,445 56
Jul 5, 1996 40 $67,279 +17% 27 $2,492   $20,803,724 57
Sep 13, 1996 34 $228,362   205 $1,114   $21,225,239 67
Sep 27, 1996 12 $1,288,201   142 $9,072   $21,638,779 69
Oct 4, 1996 37 $121,438 -91% 104 $1,168   $21,760,217 70
Dec 20, 2002 68 $5,934   1 $5,934   $5,934 394