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===Theater=== Moore's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut, ''The Terms of My Surrender'', an anti-Trump dramatic monologue, premiered on August 10, 2017, at the [[Belasco Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Jesse |title=Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in 'The Terms of My Surrender' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/theater/review-michael-moore-bragging-on-broadway-in-the-terms-of-my-surrender.htm |access-date=December 8, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817201322/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/theater/review-michael-moore-bragging-on-broadway-in-the-terms-of-my-surrender.html |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> Donald Trump tweeted his dislike for the show and falsely claimed that it closed early.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Michael |title=Donald Trump and Michael Moore Quarrel Over Broadway Show |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/theater/michael-moore-trump-broadway.html |access-date=December 8, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030014341/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/theater/michael-moore-trump-broadway.html |archive-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> In the first week the production earned $456,195 in sales and $367,634 in the final week, altogether grossing $4.2 million, falling short of its potential gross.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/356908-michael-moores-broadway-show-closes/ |title=Michael Moore's anti-Trump Broadway show closes |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025184515/http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/356908-michael-moores-broadway-show-closes |url-status=live }}</ref> It lasted 13 weeks with 96 performances until October 2017, grossing 49% of its potential.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/THE-TERMS-OF-MY-SURRENDER |title=THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER Broadway Grosses β 2017 |website=broadwayworld.com |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230740/https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/THE-TERMS-OF-MY-SURRENDER |url-status=live }}</ref> Fox News gave it a negative review, in line with Trump's comments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Moore's Broadway show fails to impress at the box office |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/michael-moores-broadway-show-fails-to-impress-at-the-box-office/ |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024215617/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/10/24/michael-moores-broadway-show-fails-to-impress-at-box-office.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The show was unenthusiastically praised by [[The Guardian]], which said he only wanted to "preach to the choir".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Terms of My Surrender review β Michael Moore takes on Trump by preaching to the choir |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/aug/10/the-terms-of-my-surrender-michael-moore-broadway-trump |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025132637/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/aug/10/the-terms-of-my-surrender-michael-moore-broadway-trump |url-status=live }}</ref> A spokesman for "The Terms of My Surrender" suggested that the production might have an engagement in San Francisco in early 2018, which didn't materialize.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Passy |first1=Charles |title=Michael Moore's Broadway Show Falls Short at the Box Office |url=https://wsj.com/articles/michael-moores-broadway-show-falls-short-at-the-box-office-1508805059 |access-date=December 14, 2019 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=October 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171024035211/https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-moores-broadway-show-falls-short-at-the-box-office-1508805059 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
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