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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt'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 saleshttps://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.
"Id be amazed if box office gets reported on this title," one industry insider told The Mirror, adding that the films 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
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live love laugh
(16,238 posts)1. Nobody is paying for propaganda.
EYESORE 9001
(29,494 posts)5. Not when it's available for free on the intertubes
Im reminded of something I heard a few years ago: if something is free, then YOU are the product. Probably referencing Facebook.
Johonny
(25,692 posts)2. I assume these are critics.
EYESORE 9001
(29,494 posts)6. I'm sure they'll be critics alright
Probably have a scathing review after watching only ten minutes.
oasis
(53,398 posts)3. Hopefully Ken Burns will have a "Citizen Trump"
documentary ready to roll by 2028.
leftstreet
(39,307 posts)4. Can we assume Melania 2 won't get greenlit?
tanyev
(48,800 posts)7. Single digits, WOW! No movie has ever accomplished that!
gordianot
(15,752 posts)8. I suspect Donald expects Melania's Oscar.
Hey Joe
(474 posts)9. I would literally rather watch grass grow
Or clouds passing
Or paint dry
Or
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