Harry and Meghan’s Cookie Queens flops at box office after being beaten by cat videos and Anthony Bourdain biopic

HARRY and Meghan’s documentary film Cookie Queens has crumbled at the box office. The 91-minute film from their Archewell Productions banner made £379,364 at 446 cinemas in its first week of release in the US. Harry and Meghan’s film Cookie Queens has crumbled at the box office Credit: Cookie Queens The doc banner made £379,364 at 446 cinemas in its first week of release in the US Credit: Getty It was beaten by Tony, the biopic of chef Anthony Bourdain’s early life, which took £389,756 — despite only being shown in six cinemas. The figures were revealed by film industry outlet Box Office Mojo. Sign up for the Royals newsletter Thank you! The Sussexes were also beaten by CatVideoFest 2026 — a compilation of cat videos sourced from submissions and animations, music videos and internet content. On its opening day, Cookie Queens, which had Harry and Meghan as executive producers, took around £500 in each screening in all the cinemas it was shown in READ MORE ON HARRY & MEGHAN But by August 13, ticket sales had fallen, with around £50 per viewing. The film, directed by Alysa Nahmias, follows the story of four young women who are trying to be the one to sell the most Girl Scout cookies.Cookie Queens does not yet have a UK release date. Comment now