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

The industry expected a modest niche debut, but the Melania Trump documentary quietly rolled into theaters and walked out with about $7 million in domestic ticket sales over its first weekend. That ...

You’d think a high-budget look into one of the most private women in the world would be a guaranteed Friday night hit. But ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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A documentary about a sitting first lady is unusual. A $40 million documentary, released theatrically while its subject occupies the White House and retains full editorial control, is something else ...

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 ...