The First Lady posted that “Melania” is projecting the best weekend debut in 10 years for a documentary (excluding concert films) and received an “A” score from movie pollster “CinemaScore.” Variety confirmed both accolades.
Melania, the film.
#1 Highest Opening In 10 Yrs (Doc)
Loved By All – “A” CinemaScore pic.twitter.com/HTVM0Cu2Jv
— Melania Trump (@Melaniatrump) January 31, 2026
While audiences were keen on “Melania,” critics were not. The film has a brutal 6% critic score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience score is at a glowing 99%. Top markets for the film include Dallas, Orlando, Tampa, Phoenix, Houston and Atlanta.
Variety’s film critic, Owen Gleiberman, was among the dissatisfied critics. In his review, he wrote that “Melania” feels like “a piece of state-sanctioned propaganda out of 1960s Communist China,…
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