<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $30 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $10.4 million . </Td> </Tr> <P> First Daughter is a 2004 American romantic comedy released by 20th Century Fox . It stars Katie Holmes as Samantha MacKenzie, daughter of the President of the United States, who enrolls at a college and develops a relationship with another student at the college played by Marc Blucas . The film follows Samantha as she is given a new sense of freedom during her time away from the White House, and the advantages and disadvantages of her college life and education . It co-stars Michael Keaton as the President of the United States and Amerie Rogers as Samantha's roommate, Mia Thompson . </P> <P> The film was directed by Forest Whitaker, written by Jessica Bendinger, Kate Kondell, and Jerry O'Connell, and produced by John Davis . Whitaker likened First Daughter to a fairy tale, characterizing it as "the story of a princess who leaves the' castle' (the White House) to go out in the world to discover who and what she is ." The film had languished in "development hell" for several years, and was further delayed even after its completion . The film was not a commercial success upon its eventual release, and received overwhelmingly negative reviews . </P>

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