Critics have their say on self-titled Melania doco |
Melania Trump’s self-titled documentary has debuted with better-than-expected ticket sales, according to studio estimates.
Melania took in $US7 million ($10 million) in ticket sales for its opening weekend – a flop for most films solid by documentary standards.
Amazon MGM Studios paid $US40 million ($57 million) for the rights, plus $US35 million ($50 million) to market it, making it the most expensive documentary ever.
Critics, however, have weighed in on Melania, and their verdicts are overwhelmingly negative.
According to review aggregation website Metacritic, Melania, as of Monday, had received a collective score of just seven out of 100 from critics, which indicates “overwhelming dislike.”
Similarly, Melania scored a mere 10 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes’ “Tomameter,”........