Amazon reportedly paid an estimated $40 million to acquire "Melania" and spent an additional $35 million on marketing.

The Melania Trump documentary did not just quietly slip into theaters. It arrived with a full political spotlight and walked out of its first weekend with a cool $7 million in ticket sales, instantly ...

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The Melania Trump documentary was intended as a prestige statement. It has landed as an embarrassing case study in how MAGA’s anti-elite posture collapses when confronted with its own ambitions. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/Christopher Smith for TheWrap The $7 million opening weekend for First Lady profile film “Melania ...

Before most audiences have even had a chance to see it, Melania - the new documentary centered on first lady Melania Trump - has already become one of the most debated films of the year. The Amazon ...

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It’s a first for a first lady. Melania Trump’s documentary, “Melania: Twenty Days to History,” got a lavish Washington, D.C., premiere at the Kennedy Center on Thursday before rolling out on more than ...

The $7 million opening weekend for First Lady profile film "Melania" looks absolutely paltry when stacked against its $40 million acquisition fee -- making it the most expensive documentary in ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the premiere of "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026. Credit - Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg via Getty Images Melania has ...