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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: ‘Melania’ Humiliates Media‘
Date: 01/31/26 2:38 PM
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“Nolte: ‘Melania’ Humiliates Media, Exceeds Expectations with Best Documentary Box Office Opening in Decade”

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“ The legacy media are eating crow once more now that Melania has scored the best box office opening for a documentary in a decade.

Over and over, Trump supporters were taunted by the corporate media about empty theaters, an imminent box office humiliation, and zero advance ticket sales.

Well, reality has once again debunked these serial liars.

The far-left Deadline reports that Melania will close the weekend box office in third place with an $8 million opening, a “result that would mark the best start for a docu in the last decade.”

EntTelligence showed Melania presales overindexing in rural areas with populations under 500,000. Again, license fees plus marketing on this pic equals $75M, but Amazon can afford it, even though those figures don’t make sense for a traditional motion picture studio’s P&L. Are MAGA groups driving sales? Maybe, but that will be sussed out as the weekend goes on. Know this: This isn’t an Angel Studios release fueled by some semblance of fan sales or an Amazon Prime super-ticket.

Or, as the old Variety might have put it, “Stix Hix Nix MSM Prix Lift Melania Pix.”

Within the context of a documentary, Melania is unquestionably and already a success.

But let’s look at feature films from 2025…

You’re gonna love this…

Domestically, Melania has already outgrossed Jennifer Lawrence’s most recent movie.

Domestically, Melania has already outgrossed this Stephen King movie.

Domestically, Melania has already outgrossed the latest from a Coen brother.

Melania drew a bigger opening weekend on fewer screens (1,500) than this Dwayne Johnson movie did on 3,345 screens.

Melania drew more opening weekend ticket sales than this Russell Crowe (nothing against Russell Crowe) movie did opening on 1,802 screens.

Melania sold more opening weekend tickets than this Benedict Cumberbatch/Olivia Colman remake did on 2,700 screens.

Melania scored a better opening weekend than the combined power of Darren Aronofsky and Austin Butler did for this title, which opened on 3,578 screens.

breitbart.com - Nolte melania humiliates media exceeds expectations with best documentary box office opening in decade

The far-left Deadline reports
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“In a recent report, the industry trade publication Deadline Hollywood provided an unexpectedly optimistic box office forecast for the documentary film Melania.
Key Details from the Report
Contrasting Coverage: While many media outlets have characterized the film's early box office performance as weak, Hollywood in Toto notes that Deadline—which the site labels as "far-left"—reports the film could still achieve significant earnings.
Box Office Outlook: The report suggests the film has the potential to reach a substantial financial milestone, despite critical reviews or political framing from other sources.”

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