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There is a difference between a movement and a movie audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n While the polls show Donald Trump has the voters, the advance ticket numbers for MELANIA<\/em><\/a> show something else entirely: his supporters are happy to vote for him, but they aren\u2019t willing to pay to watch a 104-minute transition vlog directed by Brett Ratner.<\/p>\n Despite the President\u2019s recent claims that tickets to the premiere at the newly renamed \u201cTrump-Kennedy Center<\/a>\u201c<\/strong> are a \u201cvery hard get,\u201d industry tracking tells a different story. Tracking models are currently projecting a domestic opening in the low single-digit millions\u2014a fraction of the $40 million Amazon paid for it. One source told Hollywood insider Rob Shuter that in New York, \u201conly a handful of seats have been booked,\u201d adding: \u201cThe studio was expecting a big turnout, but so far it\u2019s not materializing.\u201d<\/p>\n It turns out that even the most loyal base has a limit, and asking them to shell out $25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad might be crossing it. Amazon bet $40 million on a theatrical event; right now, it looks like they bought a very expensive flop.<\/p>\n Here is why the strategy for the MELANIA<\/em> documentary is fundamentally flawed.<\/p>\n