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delisen

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17. They are going for the Oscar.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:26 PM

2 hrs ago

So they collect bribes in the form of ticket sales and then will strong arm the Academy for a best documentary
by threatening fake fraud investigations. If that fails, an Epstein Billionaire will invent an AmBest Fillm award to present to the First ****. The ceremony will be held on top of the ruins of the ****Kennedy Center.

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'Melania,' panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentary [View all] Omaha Steve 15 hrs ago OP

and how many actual butts in seats nt msongs 14 hrs ago #1

correct. we've been down this road before Javaman 6 hrs ago #14

So..... they expected no one FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #2

pretty much panned by ALL critics. NewHendoLib 14 hrs ago #3

If it's a documentary, why are they renting raincoats at the front door? usonian 14 hrs ago #4

"for a documentary" doing heroic heavy lifting there... RockRaven 14 hrs ago #5

Did Tr**p Get His Rich Friends To Stack The Deck?..... global1 14 hrs ago #6

How many tickets did guys like musk buy? Klarkashton 14 hrs ago #7

All of them. Ray Bruns 6 hrs ago #12

A lot of those sales were to journalists and movie critics, since no free screenings were given to the press. SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #8

Only $215 million more BeyondGeography 14 hrs ago #9

Dollars to donuts those ticket-sale numbers Seinan Sensei 12 hrs ago #10

I'd like to see vending sales. Better measure of attendance (and is where theaters make their margins) n/t Cheezoholic 8 hrs ago #11

What a load of horseshit. Ray Bruns 6 hrs ago #13

Melania is getting $75 million out of the deal PCB66 3 hrs ago #15

That's the $35 million for shilling speaking... Hugin 3 hrs ago #16

They are going for the Oscar. delisen 2 hrs ago #17

Put in perspective: onenote 2 hrs ago #18

Return to the Blue Lagoon! got a big fat Zero from Critics. (1992) chouchou 1 hr ago #19

OMG! Was just reading a critic's "Take" on Melania. Rather Funny. chouchou 1 hr ago #20