The Regal Theater in Times Square, with its posh recliner seat chairs, sold only 25 tickets on opening night of <i>Melania, </i>the eponymously named documentary starring first lady Melania Trump.
The Regal Theater in Times Square, with its posh recliner seat chairs, sold only 25 tickets on opening night of Melania, the eponymously named documentary starring first lady Melania Trump. ( Photo: Christian Spencer)

The movie received a hefty $35 million marketing push from Amazon, but even on opening day on Friday, Jan. 30 in Manhattan, there were many empty seats in the dozen theaters checked by Straus News.

Melania Played to Many Empty Theater Seats in Manhattan
31 Jan 2026 | 08:33
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Melania Trump’s new documentary has opened to tepid reviews and a weak box office showing, raising a question many New Yorkers were already asking— just how badly did it bomb in Manhattan?

The pre-release publicity was huge-ly. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “Get your tickets today–Selling...

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