Cookie Queens
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| Directed by | Alysa Nahmias |
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| Cinematography | Antonio Cisneros |
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| Music by | Amanda Jones |
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| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $643,529[2] |
Cookie Queens is a 2026 American documentary film directed and produced by Alysa Nahmias. It explores the joys, pains, and pressures of the Girl Scout Cookies season. It had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2026, and was released on August 7, 2026, by Roadside Attractions.
Premise
[edit]Cookie Queens follows four young women striving to be a top-seller of Girl Scout Cookies.[3]
Production and release
[edit]The film was produced by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Alysa Nahmias and Jennifer Sims. It was a Beautiful Stories & AJNA Films production, in association with Archewell Productions, Good Gravy Films and Artemis Rising Foundation.[4]
The film was one of 32 receiving support in 2025 from the Sundance Documentary Fund.[5]
It had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2026.[6] In March 2026, Roadside Attractions acquired U.S. distribution rights.[7] It was released on August 7, 2026.[8] It is scheduled to be released on Paramount+ on January 6, 2027.[9]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 56 critics' reviews are positive, though viewers were less positive. The website's consensus reads: "Cookie Queens is as much an insightful inquiry into adolescence as it is a tour through a time-honored tradition, making for a documentary that's chock-full of feel-good crumbs."[10] The Hollywood Reporter praised Nahmais' direction and called it an "irresistible doc".[11] POV Magazine said it was "terrific" and "emotionally rich".[12] Patrick Gibbs for SLUG Magazine wrote "It’s likely to be a big crowd pleaser, and it achieves most of its goals quite splendidly."[13] However, Variety argued that Cookie Queens is a shallow, reality-show-style look at Girl Scout cookie sales that misses the broader history and meaning of the tradition, ultimately seeing the girls' entrepreneurship as "cold hard cash".[14]
Despite receiving a U.S. wide launch in 446 theaters, its opening weekend box office was under £250,000 ($327,000) and total domestic was $513,148 according to Box Office Mojo.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cookie Queens". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Cookie Queens". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Cookie Queens". AJNA Films. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Cookie Queens". Cookie Queens. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (September 24, 2025). "Sundance Institute Sets 32 Projects For Documentary Fund Grants". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2025). "Sundance 2026 Lineup Includes Films With Jenna Ortega, Charli XCX, Seth Rogen, Russell Crowe, Ethan Hawke & More In Park City Finale". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (March 12, 2026). "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry-Backed Doc 'Cookie Queens' Lands at Roadside Attractions". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ Smart, Jack (May 7, 2026). "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Girl Scouts Doc Cookie Queens Unveils Adorable Trailer". People. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ "PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES UPCOMING SLATE OF LICENSED DOCUMENTARY FILMS". Paramount Press Express. September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Cookie Queens". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
- ↑ Felperin, Leslie (January 26, 2026). "'Cookie Queens' Review: Girl Scouts Hit the Streets to Sell the American Dream Via Baked Goods in Irresistible Doc". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ Gorber, Jason (January 31, 2026). "Cookie Queens Review: This Doc Never Crumbles". POV Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Angela (January 25, 2026). "Cookie Queens Follows Four Girl Scouts with Thin Mints and Thick Skins - SLUG Magazine". www.slugmag.com. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (August 8, 2026). "'Cookie Queens' Review: A Doc About Girl Scout Cookies, Produced by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Is Too Much of a Reality-Show Ramble". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Cookie Queens". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ Mills, Eleanor (August 11, 2026). "The Sussexes' latest flop proves they only have one talent – telling tales about the royals". Telegraph. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
