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A-list movie star targeted by Melania Trump team with 'weird flex' about box office bomb
What happened
RawStory reports that Marc Beckman, Melania Trump’s senior adviser and a producer of her documentary, celebrated its per-theater opening performance by claiming it beat Tom Cruise’s Digger by about 67 percent. His comparison relied on a narrow metric: Digger opened in 1,543 more theaters.
The broader figures undercut the boast. According to reports cited by RawStory, Melania opened to just over $7 million and finished with roughly $16.6 million worldwide, while Amazon reportedly spent $75 million on production and marketing. Digger earned $8 million domestically and $20 million…
The skinny
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