<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/melania-trump-box-office-documentary-ticket-sales-brett-ratner-donald-trump-news/efdf3b30-6f00-4ebb-ac88-2cade92d018b" rel="" target="" title="Film studio Amazon MGM"><span>Film studio Amazon MGM</span></a><span> has pulled the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/melania-trump-box-office-bomb-session-times-australia-usa-politics-news/83eb9bc0-fd79-4667-bba5-6caef958fcab" rel="" target="" title="documentary Melania"><span>documentary </span><em><span>Melania</span></em></a><span> from being screened at a cinema in the US after it was wryly mocked on the marquee.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Lake Theatre and Cafe in Lake Oswego, Oregon, was screening the documentary about </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melania-trump" rel="" target="" title="First Lady Melania Trump"><span>First Lady Melania Trump</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the cinema lost the rights to the movie after Amazon was informed of the message on the sign outside the cinema.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/melania-trump-box-office-bomb-session-times-australia-usa-politics-news/83eb9bc0-fd79-4667-bba5-6caef958fcab" rel="" target="" title="Melania Trump's movie bombs at the Australian box office"><strong><span>Melania Trump's movie bombs at the Australian box office</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Does Melania wear Prada? Find out Friday!" the marquee read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another sign read: "To defeat your enemy, you must know them."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a blog post, cinema manager Jordan Perry revealed how much the movie had made for the Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon at his theatre.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/melania-lake-oswego-oregon-theatre-marquee-pulled-from-screens-amazon-mgm/fe1b954f-a6b9-4fa8-8659-c2b8fa4e37f2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We contributed $196 to the Jeff Bezos Trust Fund this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jeff Bezos won't notice the $196. He wouldn't notice $1960, though someone on his team noticed our marquee."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The marquee now reads: "Amazon called. Our marquee made them mad. "All </span><em><span>Melania</span></em><span> shows cancelled. Show your support at Whole Foods instead."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Whole Foods is a grocery chain also owned by Amazon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-bruised-hand-explanation-davos-switzerland-us-president-usa-news/cfa12d4a-ebc8-4f26-9558-72a9c00e6ee4" target="" title=""><strong><span>Enormous bruise spotted on Donald Trump's hand</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perry's blog post also defended screening the film in the first place, to the chagrin of people in the very progressive town south of Portland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perry said he thought the notion of a documentary about Melania Trump being released funny.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If Kamala won, imagine </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/douglas-emhoff-kamala-harris-husband-everything-to-know-explainer/748a2ca7-dc4f-4b63-a551-9defd6964e0f" rel="" target="" title="Douglas"><em><span>Douglas</span></em></a><span> being released this week — I mean, that's also funny, right?" he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I did not find </span><em><span>Melania</span></em><span> boring! The woman, yes. The movie, no."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cinema has a long history of wry jokes on its marquee. It described </span><a href="https://celebrity.nine.com.au/movies/leonardo-dicaprio-robert-de-nior-new-role-fan-movie/ab3f0ee1-ee75-422e-95e9-49d99a2c1c2c" rel="" target="" title="Killers of the Flower Moon"><em><span>Killers of the Flower Moon</span></em></a><span>, a film with Leonardo Di Caprio and Robert De Niro, as "Starring Lily Gladstone (and some other guys)".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/has-trump-ended-eight-wars-donald-trump-usa-world-news/a5e5ebc0-f2e9-4f17-9966-1e94b299dcf3"><strong><span>Has Trump really ended eight wars? Fact-checking the president's claim</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Current release </span><em><span>Hamnet</span></em><span> is described as "</span><em><span>Hamnet's</span></em><span> about Hamlet (Sort of)."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perry said the marquee debacle may put the cinema on "Amazon's black list for a while".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Melania debuted in third place in the US box office with $10 million in takings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This makes it the highest debut for a documentary in years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Melania has a steep hill to climb if it intends to be profitable for the studio.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Amazon paid $57 million for the rights to the movie, much of which went into the First Lady's pocket.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It also reportedly spent a further $50 million on promoting the movie.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/melania-trump-threatens-to-sue-hunter-biden-for-1bn-over-epstein-claim/58122b07-dd5a-4d19-9b64-7aff3c91fd00" rel="" target="" title="Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over Epstein claim"><strong><span>Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden over Epstein claim</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Melania has also shown an enormous divide between critical reception and how general audiences responded.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Critics reviews gathered by Rotten Tomatoes showed just 7 per cent of them liked the movie.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>By contrast, 98 per cent of audience members on the site said they liked the movie.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Australia, Melania debuted on its opening weekend at 31st at the box office, selling just $22,284 worth of tickets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In its first three days in release, it sold just $675 per screen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=9news.com.au"><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></a></p></li></ul></div></div>