MOVIE FANS prove HOW MUCH THEY HATE AMERICA by not lining up for the First Nude's $40 M Bezos Documentary

[Miles Archer]

Melania Trump's $40 Million Documentary Gamble Is Headed for Empty Chairs and Low Streams
Olamide Oloro
Sat, January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM EST

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/melania-trumps-40-million-documentary-212744769.html

There is a difference between a movement and a movie audience.

While the polls show Donald Trump has the voters, the advance ticket numbers for MELANIA show something else entirely: his supporters are happy to vote for him, but they aren't willing to pay to watch a 104-minute transition vlog directed by Brett Ratner.

Despite the President’s recent claims that tickets to the premiere at the newly renamed "Trump-Kennedy Center" are a "very hard get," industry tracking tells a different story. Tracking models are currently projecting a domestic opening in the low single-digit millions—a fraction of the $40 million Amazon paid for it. One source told Hollywood insider Rob Shuter that in New York, "only a handful of seats have been booked," adding: "The studio was expecting a big turnout, but so far it's not materializing."

It turns out that even the most loyal base has a limit, and asking them to shell out $25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad might be crossing it. Amazon bet $40 million on a theatrical event; right now, it looks like they bought a very expensive flop.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/melania-trumps-40-million-documentary-212744769.html

[marble falls]

1. Too bad Bezos has too much money to be hurt financially by this turd.

[azureblue]

40. It's a tax deduction

NT

[marble falls]

41. A minor one, to be sure.

[maxsolomon]

2. BS. The studio was not "expecting a big turnout."

They knew it was a loss leader. The movie is clearly a bribe to keep MFer off Bezos' ass.

Ratner probably got 10 million to do the dirty work.

[IA8IT]

6. Yes $40,000,000 to go away and leave Amazon alone. won't work, he always wants more.

[Brother Buzz]

3. I assumed this film would have gone directly to television

You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.

[calimary]

44. Oooooooo! That's a GOOD one!

I’ve got to remember that one!

“You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.“
-Brother Buzz

OMG!!! An all time CLASSIC!!! Just might be The All Time BEST - um - “accolade” that he’s ever earned!

Belongs on his tombstone, or above the front entrance of whatever official display or museum or institution or medal is set up as some sort of “honor” to his “legacy”.

[Avalon Sparks]

4. Doesn't help that

A lot of his male cult members really hate women and believe women are less then.

[Miles Archer]

8. I'm not sure what they think of her, but you're right

I haven't been on Musk's Twitter since shutting down my account last year. Every time there was a whiff of controversy, the bots would spew out tweets that featured some kind of smiley face Mar-a-Lago party photo of her, calling her "OUR Jackie Kennedy," the most classy and glamourous first lady of all time, etc etc etc.

And, of course, she's none of that. She's a racist, foul mouthed, passive-aggressive, moody, slit eyed scowling creep.

[Marie Marie]

26. She's one of those "Klassy with a K" losers that make others snicker and roll their eyes.

[3catwoman3]

38. That is an impressive array of adjectives that I thoroughly enjoyed reading!

I tip my hat to you -

[Miles Archer]

59. I was an English major, got my B.A....it's a blessing and a curse sometimes.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[3catwoman3]

61. I was the odd mix of liking science and language arts (formerly known as English)...

...and am definitely a "word nerd." I often suspect I must have been an English teacher or editor or writer in a past life, as sloppy language use makes me crazy.

I spent almost 50 years in nursing. I was always fanatic about my charting/documentation, and was regularly praised by record review folks for my clarity and thoroughness.

I remember spending about an hour laboring over the very subtle differences among the verbs imbue, indue, and endow when trying to choose which one best described how an author had created one of his characters. I no longer remember which author or which book, but I remember the debate I had with myself.

[mercuryblues]

58. Mara-Loco-two faced

She had better hope she doesn't go to Hell. Her face will melt off and her implants will start boiling.

[Avalon Sparks]

67. They are the biggest hypocrites

If you can lie to yourself that insanely, you are definitely and easily lying to other people whenever it suits you.

I rarely ever lie, and if I do it’s only white lies. Like telling someone I love their outfit, or new hair style. Never, ever, ever to escape perceived negative consequences. Mainly because I learned early on being 100% truthful makes life and really any situation less stressful. Owning up to mistakes or occasional hurtful actions is respected by most people, and telling lies and trying to keep up with them is freaking stressful.

Anyway, it also has made it almost impossible for me to be a hypocrite about anything.

[Dulcinea]

5. "$25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad"

Did they really think anyone was going to pay $25 to see this drivel? Most people won't spend that for something good!

[Wednesdays]

53. It will become after-midnight fodder for obscure cable channels in a few years. nt

[Conjuay]

7. I HATE having to read English subtitles.

[AverageOldGuy]

23. As we all know . . .

. . . for the first few years she was in the US, about the only English she knew was two phrases:

"Leave the cash on the bedside table."

"Anal is $500 extra."

[PatSeg]

9. Well, in all fairness

His supporters have already shelled out big bucks for golden shoes, Trump phones, hats, trading cards/NFTs, political donations, etc. Maybe they've just ran out of disposable income?

[Luz]

68. Its not Melania they're in love with. She just decorates

his arm sometimes. But him? MAGAs would pay premium to watch him sleep in his chair.

[PatSeg]

69. Which is so bizarre to me

Way before he went into politics, all I saw was a slimy snake oil salesman. I've really tried to see what they do, but it is like they are as delusional as he is whenever he looks in a mirror.

[Americanme]

10. I've seen a few movies where I hated all the characters,

but I think this one would be the worst. They'd have to pay me a lot of money to waste my time watching this trash.

[Conjuay]

11. Free popcorn 🍿 might help...

[TNNurse]

17. Free popcorn, chocolate and margaritas with nachos would not work for me

and many others.

[generalbetrayus]

19. Maybe, maybe not.

[Crowman2009]

14. I'd prefer to watch either "Manos: The Hands of Fate" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" as opposed to high-fashion hamburglar

[fmdaddio]

37. The MST3K Version

Manos is a classic favorite with MST3K fans. Appalling bad movie. Joel and the bots had a feild day with it. Maybe someday the first nudes movie can get the same treatment.

[Crowman2009]

47. I have the restored version of Manos on Blu-ray.

Definitely nowhere near as blurry as the vhs transfer shown on mst3k. Plus there in the nightgown brawl scene, one of the wives is throwing dirt at the camera.

[drmeow]

12. Wasn't intended to be a money maker

bribes never are.

[LR3]

15. Exactly

Saying "Amazon bet $40 million on a theatrical event" is either journalistic malpractice and/or written by an idiot.

It was a payoff. Bezos is scum.

[NewHendoLib]

13. Why pay? They can get their porn free on the intertubes

[Roy Rolling]

16. My Prediction for the Future

This turd of a movie will be a multiple award winner at the 2026 Razzie Awards honoring the worst movie-making effort by an individual, studio, or vial of injectable Botox.

[Marie Marie]

28. And then Donnie will whine and stomp his feet and claim TDS is being unfair to his wife who

deserves an Oscar for her performance and eventually, some one or group (are you listening FIFA?) will present her with some award of the highest honor ever bestowed on anybody. Or do you think that is too much effort for him to spend on his wife?

[Roy Rolling]

70. *cue James Woods

“You can have my Academy Award, Sir. If I ever win one.”

[dalton99a]

18. Malaria should have taken her clothes off

[generalbetrayus]

20. Hopefully Orange Julius Caesar didn't.

[Marie Marie]

29. OMFG!

[The Madcap]

33. Obviously a fake...

In real life, he's twice that big.

[ShazzieB]

45. MY EYES, MY EYES!

[spanone]

21. Bezos giving trmp's wife a Forty Million Dollar vanity film...

How billionaire of him.

[Cha]

25. And how Nazi Fascist Fuck of Bezos.

[Initech]

22. Well, duh! Who would want to pay money to watch what's essentially state sponsored propaganda?

[BaronChocula]

24. Do people still go to the theater to watch porn???

They could have just released it on OnlyFans.

[Crowman2009]

51. Last person I recall doing that was the late great Fred Willard.

Some people still prefer to get their porn offline, or they just want feature length porn like the old days.

[BaronChocula]

57. I forgot about Fred Willard

The only reference that popped into mind was the late great Paul Rubens. More power to our comic icons.

[bluedigger]

27. You need a few flops to shield the profits from the revenuers.

The house always wins, unless Trump owns it, of course.

[wcmagumba]

30. I wouldn't go if they paid me to see it...

[Traildogbob]

31. I would live to see

All the Late night TV host’s do a Mystery Science Theater evaluation sitting in front of a big screen, just blasting her dumb ass. That I would pay for with proceeds going to legal fees for people fucked by ICE to sue their fat asses. MAGA!

[jmowreader]

50. Please, no

Trump will invade Belgium as retaliation for that.

"But Belgium had nothin' to do with it!"
"Do you think Mr President cares about that?"

[allegorical oracle]

32. What possibly could she say or do for a full hour and a half? The trailers seem to show

her expressionless activities before and during the inauguration a year ago. Big whoop.

[calimary]

46. It's probably because of all the plastic surgery she's had, through the years.

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You can slow down (or fool) Father Time, but not for too long.

[Johonny]

34. Just a little 40 million dollar bribe

The trailer makes it look like they spent 400 bucks max on the making of the movie

[GoCubsGo]

35. Wow!!!! Who saw that coming?

Besides pretty much everybody?

[Maru Kitteh]

36. It was never more than an open bribe. Still, funny to

see the first consort and Bezos choke on it.

[Jimvanhise]

39. WHAT I ALWAYS FOUND HILARIOUS. . .

If a Democratic party presidential first lady had frequently posed nude in the past, conservatives and Fox News would have gone insane about this being an insult to America. But about Melania they never said a word. She is there but was never popular. I'm unaware there was ever a groundswell of interest in there being a film about her.

[Wednesdays]

42. Saying "Polls show Donald Trump has the voters" is very generous. nt

[melm00se]

43. The Box Office numbers will

be inflated.

I remember when Pia Zadora had a sugar daddy, he bought out theaters and cinema houses to make it appear that she was some great talent.

[allegorical oracle]

48. Good point. He'll pay people to make it a sell-out. Like he did at T Tower when they came

down the escalator in 2015. That's why he figures Dem protesters are paid (by Soros, of course).

[Crowman2009]

52. When in reality, she'll always be Girmar from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

Hooray for Santy Claus!

[ShazzieB]

49. Hilarious!

Bezos doesn't care about the money, of course. It's chump change to him. He also may not care about looking like a complete and utter ass clown when this movie is the colossal, epic failure that it's shaping up to be. But that's okay. We can all have fun laughing our asses off at him, Ratner, and Malaria herself regardless!

[flvegan]

54. A film about Dollar Store Lurch's mom. Meh.

No interest? Imagine that.

[NeoTrajan]

55. Um ... what was that?

Olamide Oloro says, "While the polls show Donald Trump has the voters"

WHICH polls are those?

The polls tell the opposite

These little tidbits slide past as if they are true ... Even here on this thread, nobody questioned it

No, Donald Trump does NOT 'have the voters'

Stop with the lies, Olomide ....

ALWAYS question and demand proof for these asides

[Hassler]

56. News flash: the people interested in Melaria

Would only watch it if she was nude for the entire movie.

[Beaverhausen]

60. It's not opening until the 30th

I’m sure it won’t make much money but I think magats will show up.

[Norbert]

62. Bending a knee is gonna cost ya, Jeffy

[William Gustafson]

63. Breaking News!!!

Washington DC... 10:45 pm

"President Donald Trump signed an executive order tonight, requiring every citizen in the United States to go watch the First Ladies documentary in theaters around the country."
"Any person not viewing the film, will be severely punished and sent to our reassignment camps scattered around the country."
"You will be expected to buy the First Ladies items as you enter... $100. low limit... ID's will be checked at the door, and anybody with skin lighter than white, will be deported."
"Anyone hooting or howling durn the nude scenes, will be removed and forced to work at Mor-a-logo in the sauna, giving massages to old rich guys"
"Thank you for your attention on this"

thought runs through my mind -- (Thank God this is distracting from the Trump/Epstein Files)

The Great Anointed One -

[Ilsa]

64. If they wanted a hit, they would have featured the

nude photos, and have her do a similar scene. (Lying around maralago naked which is something Don-old would be proud of.

[Joinfortmill]

65. Good. It was a bribe, anyway. She thinks she's Jackie, God forbid.

She's also jealous, hence the destruction of the Rose Garden. These two horrible people destroy everything they touch.

[Miles Archer]

66. True, but we have to at least give her credit for her mission to end cyberbullying

I can only IMAGINE the waves of suppressed SNICKERING that went around the room when she announced that "initiative."

Living under the same roof (occasionally) with the world's most high-profile cyberbullying.

And the vague, undefined, grammatically dubious branding of "Be Best."

She's basically sold her $150 Christmas ornaments on her Website while screeching about how much she hates Christmas, and children, and YOU. And ME. And EVERYONE.