Thursday, February 19, 2026

“Melania” Movie Stripped of Another 699 Theaters as Panned Film Kicked Out of Venues

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“Melania” is dying a quick death.

Brett Ratner’s infomercial loses another 699 theaters tonight. It will play perhaps a final week at 505 venues.

“Melania” is almost $16 million dollars. It cost $75 million to pay off the Trumps and market the movie to people who didn’t want it.

All the money is gone but is doesn’t matter. This was all about Jeff Bezos greasing the wheels for Amazon business endeavors.

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Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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