{"id":2705,"date":"2026-01-31T02:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T02:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2026-01-31T02:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T02:00:21","slug":"2700-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/?p=2705","title":{"rendered":"Embarrassing plan to save Melania\u2019s new film as she is mocked online over empty theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Embarrassing plan to save Melania\u2019s new film as she is mocked online over empty theaters<\/h1>\n<p>Melania Trump\u2019s upcoming film is set to premiere on January 30. While Donald Trump has promoted it as a \u201cmust-see,\u201d early ticket sales tell a very different story. The numbers have fallen short of expectations, and the lackluster response has sparked online ridicule aimed at the former First Lady.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1940813\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just weeks before Donald Trump\u2019s presidential inauguration last year, Melania Trump announced the project as her next major venture. The documentary, titled Melania, was produced with significant backing\u2014reports say Amazon paid roughly $40 million to her production company for the licensing rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I had an idea to make a movie, to make a film about my life. My life is incredible. It\u2019s incredibly busy, and I told my agent I have this idea so please go out and make a deal for me. We started the production in November and we are shooting right now. So it\u2019s a day-to-day life. What I\u2019m doing, what kind of responsibilities I have, people they don\u2019t really know and they will see it,\u201d Melania told Fox at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary was originally slated for release in the fourth quarter of 2025 but was later fast-tracked. Starting January 30, Melania will be shown in movie theaters across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The film has generated strong interest among certain audiences\u2014particularly supporters of Donald Trump. Just days ago, the president took to social media to actively promote his wife Melania Trump\u2019s new documentary, encouraging followers to watch it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1940813\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMELANIA, the Movie, is a MUST WATCH,\u201d Trump wrote on X. \u201cGet your tickets today \u2013 Selling out, FAST!\u201d<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Republican clubs \u2018forced\u2019 to buy tickets to the Melania Trump documentary as sales struggle<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>But the \u2018selling out fast\u2019 bit doesn\u2019t seem to be true. Interest in Melania Trump\u2019s documentary is low, as ticket sales have been struggling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ai-viewport-1\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-6-70512130\" data-insertion-no-dbg=\"\" data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"6\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div id=\"ADOP_V_N4uVgACJog\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Social media users have shared pictures of screening layouts in different cities, revealing that many movie theaters haven\u2019t sold a single ticket to the documentary.<\/p>\n<div data-cptid=\"1539521_timelesslife.info_300x600_Carpet\">\n<div id=\"1539521_timelesslife.info_300x600_Carpet\" data-gninstavoid=\"\"><iframe id=\"gnpbad_1539521\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-aladdin-format=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-256190 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-104409.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-104409.png 453w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-104409-216x420.png 216w\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"879\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, the story has taken a different turn. While sales are projected to be way lower than expected, the film could end up making a huge loss. Journalist Rob Shuter claims the damp ticket sales have forced Republican clubs across several conservative-leaning areas to quietly buy out screenings in order to save Melania\u2019s documentary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1940813\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t organic demand,\u201d one insider told Rob Shuter\u2019s Substack. \u201cIt\u2019s about optics. Empty theaters look terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources tell the journalist that clubs are buying out large blocks of seats, or even sometimes entire showings. In some cases, tickets are even offered for free or at a \u201csteep\u201d discount on GOP-affiliated websites.<\/p>\n<p>Still, that does not do the trick either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re struggling to give the tickets away,\u201d another source told Shuter. \u201cSome screenings barely sell unless the party steps in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One more insider said, \u201cIt feels less like a movie night and more like a loyalty check.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1940813\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>What do cinemas do if not a single person buys tickets to a screening<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>So what do cinemas do when no one is buying tickets for a particular screening? The question has been brought up on the online forum Reddit, where one user asked, \u201cIf no one buys a ticket to a movie, do they still run it or just call it off?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One user replied, \u201cWhen I worked at a theater they would play any movie that was on in the middle of the day but if it was the end of the night they\u2019d let it go 15 minutes then shut er down. They would sometimes turn the lamp off on the projector to save teh bulb until someoen called up to the projectionist that the show was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-256197 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-105401.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-105401.png 655w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-105401-637x420.png 637w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-105401-640x422.png 640w\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A second added, \u201ci worked at a cinema and what they did was start the movie and let it play for twenty minutes, so if anyone showed up to buy last-minute tickets they would still be able to see it. if no one came, they shut it off. on a related note, those were my favorite auditoriums to clean.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Melania Trump says documentary is \u201chistoric moment\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Even though the sales are slow, Melania appears not be affected by it. On January 25, after an in-house screening at the White House, she took to X, writing, \u201cMELANIA, the film A Historic Moment\u2026 I am deeply humbled to have been surrounded by an inspiring room of friends, family, and cultural iconoclasts at the White House last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady added, \u201cEach of these individuals each brought their unique vision to the world, making a lasting impression. Our personal stories endure time and serve as a reminder of our mutual obligation to one another. It was an honor to present my new film, MELANIA, ahead of its global launch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell whether ticket sales for Melania\u2019s documentary take off.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see Melania Trump\u2019s new documentary, and why\/why not? Please share your opinion in the comment section on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-256199 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/vftt.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/vftt.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/vftt-371x420.jpg 371w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"680\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embarrassing plan to save Melania\u2019s new film as she is mocked online over empty theaters Melania Trump\u2019s upcoming film is set to premiere on January 30. 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