Donald Trump is not a box office star.
Two movies about Trump have failed at the box office. One was for him, the other against him.
But no one apparently wanted to pay to see Trump on the big screen. You can’t blame them.
The one ‘for’ him is called “Vindicating Trump.” It’s made by former felon and disgraced journalist Dinesh D’Souza, a well known conspiracy theorist. The “documentary” has made just $1.4 million in four weeks of release. He went to jail in 2014 for making illegal political contributions on one felony count. In 2018, Trump pardoned him.
The film ‘against’ Trump is “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong. Released to much fanfare by Briarcliff Entertainment, the highly praised narrative film has made only $3.2 million in two weeks. There were high hopes for “The Apprentice,” which depicts Donald sexually attacking his then wife, Ivana, among other things. (This was based on a statement she made years ago and was then retracted.)
The lesson? Trump is a box office dud, for better or worse. “The Apprentice” is still in theaters.
