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Miles Archer

(22,114 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 12:37 PM 5 hrs ago

It's a MOVIE MANDATE! The U.K. "HEARTS" the MELANIA MOVIE! SINGLE DIGIT TICKET SALES! Take THAT, LIBS! USA! USA!

Melania humiliated as UK premiere of her movie gets single-digit ticket sales

https://www.rawstory.com/melania-trump-2675058423/

UK cinema chain Vue's will premier "Melania" at 3:10 p.m. at its flagship Islington theater in London, but so far only one person has bought a ticket and just two tickets have sold for a 6 p.m. showing – undercutting President Donald Trump's hype claims, reported LBC.

"MELANIA, the Movie, is a MUST WATCH," Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social. "Get your tickets today — Selling out, FAST!"

In truth, according to Vue chief executive Tim Richards, UK ticket sales are "soft," and the film – for which Amazon MGM Studios paid a reported $40 million – is projected to make just $5 million during its opening weekend, and trade publication Boxoffice Pro projects less than half that haul.

"I’d be amazed if box office gets reported on this title," one industry insider told The Mirror, adding that the film’s distributors might be paying a fee to cinemas to screen the movie, an established practice known as “four-walling.”

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It's a MOVIE MANDATE! The U.K. "HEARTS" the MELANIA MOVIE! SINGLE DIGIT TICKET SALES! Take THAT, LIBS! USA! USA! (Original Post) Miles Archer 5 hrs ago OP
Nobody is paying for propaganda. live love laugh 4 hrs ago #1
Not when it's available for free on the intertubes EYESORE 9001 4 hrs ago #5
I assume these are critics. Johonny 4 hrs ago #2
I'm sure they'll be critics alright EYESORE 9001 4 hrs ago #6
Hopefully Ken Burns will have a "Citizen Trump" oasis 4 hrs ago #3
Can we assume Melania 2 won't get greenlit? leftstreet 4 hrs ago #4
Single digits, WOW! No movie has ever accomplished that! tanyev 4 hrs ago #7
I suspect Donald expects Melania's Oscar. gordianot 4 hrs ago #8
I would literally rather watch grass grow Hey Joe 4 hrs ago #9

EYESORE 9001

(29,494 posts)
5. Not when it's available for free on the intertubes
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 12:47 PM
4 hrs ago

I’m reminded of something I heard a few years ago: if something is free, then YOU are the product. Probably referencing Facebook.

EYESORE 9001

(29,494 posts)
6. I'm sure they'll be critics alright
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 12:49 PM
4 hrs ago

Probably have a scathing review after watching only ten minutes.

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