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struggle4progress

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18. Melania Lands Single-Digit

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 10:16 PM

Jan 31

ByPaul Tassi
Jan 31, 2026, 09:28am EST

No doubt Melania will prove to be one of the most bizarre stories in film in 2026, the documentary about the First Lady that was purchased by Amazon for an exorbitant fee, $40 to acquire and $35 million to market. Now, the movie is live, and the gap between critic scores and audience scores is vast. Assuming you believe those audience scores are real, however.

As it stands, Melania has a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, meaning only 6% of critics liked the film. In this case, that’s…one of them. Even more impressively, Melania has a 6 on Metacritic, but that’s a 6/100, because that’s a site that takes into account the actual review scores, not just a thumbs up or thumbs down ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/01/31/melania-lands-single-digit-rotten-tomatoes-metacritic-scores/

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Jan 31 OP

Both can't be true. Blue Full Moon Jan 31 #1

If this is real...big if...US movie goers have very poor taste. walkingman Jan 31 #2

If true, I'm guessing Trump flunkies bulk bought hundreds/thousands of tickets. flvegan Jan 31 #3

Didn't it cost eighty million to make? senseandsensibility Jan 31 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 31 #20

True, but there were other costs involved I'm sure senseandsensibility Feb 1 #21

No. It cost about 5 million to make, 40 million for the "rights", and 35 niyad Feb 1 #22

A lot of empty seats watching this shit Johonny Jan 31 #5

well then dweller Jan 31 #6

Mildly curious... are you going to self-delete this OP like all the other OP's you have self-deleted? demmiblue Jan 31 #7

The economy must be booming! Americanme Jan 31 #8

documentaries rarely get released in theaters Takket Jan 31 #9

There have been a fair number of RW cult Johonny Jan 31 #12

Pretty sure this ratings system musette_sf Jan 31 #10

The media is giving it free coverage Yagoberto Jan 31 #11

What they are not telling you... jmowreader Jan 31 #13

Do we even trust these numbers? JHB Jan 31 #14

Big donors buying tickets, but not attending? surfered Jan 31 #15

a theater worker reported seeing older women, dressed in sparkly patriotic garb, seeing the movie in groups. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 31 #16

Off point, but my favorite pseudo documentary is "The Hellstrom Chronicle" (1971) John1956PA Jan 31 #17

Melania Lands Single-Digit struggle4progress Jan 31 #18

What critics are saying struggle4progress Jan 31 #19

Interesting, since I am seeing multiple reports of only a single ticket niyad Feb 1 #23

That $8 million includes the $50 they're paying people to sit through it. GoCubsGo Feb 1 #24