Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Harry and Meghan's 'Cookie Queens' Opens to $354,000, Trailing CatVideoFest's $569,000
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 15

Harry and Meghan's 'Cookie Queens' Opens to $354,000, Trailing CatVideoFest's $569,000

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15

Summary

  • $354,000 from 446 theaters left "Cookie Queens" with a weak opening weekend, despite Prince Harry and Meghan Markle executive-producing the documentary through Archewell Productions.
  • CatVideoFest 2026 outgrossed it with about $569,000 from just 255 screens, sharpening doubts that the Sussexes' headline power still translates into ticket sales.
  • Meghan personally promoted the film before release, but royal commentators said the result suggests audience curiosity about the couple does not automatically become commercial demand for projects not centered on royal-family drama.
  • The miss adds pressure on Archewell to deliver a mainstream hit as Harry and Meghan move further from the royal-focused projects that drove attention to their 2022 Netflix series and Harry's 2023 memoir "Spare."

Insights

Does losing at the box office to a cat video prove the public is finally exhausted by the Sussexes' media empire?
Will Hollywood studios drop Harry and Meghan's production deals if they cannot sell tickets without spilling royal secrets?
Could exposing the massive Girl Scout cookie empire actually be the hidden streaming goldmine Archewell desperately needs to survive?