BREAKING NEWS: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dealt humiliating blow after box office flop
The Sussexes are in the throes of a box office flop after releasing Cookie Queens in US cinemas.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry released Cookie Queens last weekend (Image: Getty)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are facing criticism, following the release of their new film, Cookie Queens. Speaking with Fox News Digital, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield suggested that the couple had lost their footing in Hollywood and beyond. “There was a period when simply attaching their names to something guaranteed enormous curiosity. I’m not convinced that’s true anymore,” the YouTube host said.
Reflecting on the fact that Cookie Queens – a documentary about four teens selling Girl Scout Cookies – had earned approximately $354,000 (£261k) during its opening weekend (via Box Office Mojo); Schofield pointed out that the film had made less money than CatVideoFest 2026 – a fan-made compilation of cat videos.
Meghan pictured with Cookie Queens director Alysa Nahmias (Image: Getty)
“There was a period when simply attaching their names to something guaranteed enormous curiosity. I’m not convinced that’s true anymore,” the reporter continued. “And there’s no getting around the optics of finishing five places behind a 70-minute compilation of internet cat videos. Hollywood can forgive a lot, but being beaten by ‘CatVideoFest’ is the sort of indignity that writes its own punchline.”
Schofield concluded that while Meghan in particular holds a certain level of infamy, that doesn’t necessarily equate to commercial success. “People may click on a Meghan Markle headline because they’re fascinated by her or irritated by her. That doesn’t mean they’re going to buy a movie ticket because her name is attached to the project,” she concluded.
Kinsey Schofield has questioned the couples’ commercial appeal (Image: Getty)
“Cookie Queens’ gives us another interesting data point on that distinction.”
Schofield isn’t the only broadcaster who has reflected on Meghan and Harry’s box office flop. Fellow commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has weighed in, too, telling Fox News that the Sussexes “huge hits” stemmed from their “infamous betrayals” of the Royal Family, including their tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview, Netflix docu-series and Harry’s memoir, Spare.
Remarking that audiences weren’t interested in Meghan and Harry’s various Netflix series, such as With Love, Meghan, and Polo, Fitzwilliams mused that when it comes to the couple’s publicity, “It’s all about buzz and nothing else, save their link with real royalty.”
