Overview
- The film debuted with an estimated $7 million domestic weekend in 1,778 theaters, the strongest non-concert documentary opening in years and third place overall.
- Amazon MGM reportedly paid about $40 million for rights and around $35 million on marketing, a scale that industry coverage says makes theatrical recoupment unlikely.
- Reception split sharply, with an A CinemaScore and near‑unanimous audience praise contrasted by roughly 10% on Rotten Tomatoes and single‑digit Metacritic scores.
- Turnout skewed older and conservative, with strongest sales in states like Florida and Texas, while overseas demand lagged with reported lows in the U.K. (≈$45,000) and Italy (≈$7,700), and some markets scaling back plans.
- The project premiered at the White House and the Kennedy Center, was directed by Brett Ratner in his first feature since 2017 allegations, and is set to stream on Prime Video after its theatrical run, with a companion docuseries planned.