VOL. I · NO. 8565THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026
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Harry and Meghan

Filed 1w ago · Via express.co.uk · The Buffoon Desk
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary 'Cookie Queens,' about girls competing to be top Girl Scout cookie sellers, earned less than £250,000 across 446 US cinemas in its opening weekend, averaging roughly £540 per showing. It was outperformed by 'CatVideoFest 2026,' a compilation of internet cat videos.

Distributor Roadside Attractions called the numbers 'encouraging' and said the film 'has a long life ahead,' while a source told The Times the results were a 'pitiful return.' The film premiered at Sundance 2026 and follows four girls navigating an $800 million cookie-selling industry.

Reviews were unkind: Variety called it 'too much of a reality-show ramble,' and the San Francisco Chronicle said it was 'about as staged as it is sweet.'

The full dispatch is available from the source below.

✒ FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK
Losing a box office battle to a cat video compilation is the kind of humiliation no publicist's statement can fully paper over, though 'encouraged by the response' is a valiant attempt. Sundance premieres and celebrity producers apparently cannot make Girl Scout cookies as compelling as an hour of cats knocking things off counters. The market has spoken, and it purred.
Source: Read the original at express.co.uk → Scored: Hyperfun · Kevin MacLeod · CC BY 4.0
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