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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Melania Opens to $7 Million on Budget of $75 Million

Melania opened domestically at $7 million — the biggest non-concert documentary debut in a decade — despite poor critical reception and heavy promotional spending.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Melania film earns $8m in US, strongest documentary debut in over a decade

Melania Trump documentary grossed over $8m opening weekend but failed to recoup $75m combined production and promotion costs, drawing political criticism.
#documentary
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fromWIRED
1 week ago

'She Has a Presence': The 'Melania' Superfans Who Turned Up for Opening Weekend

Melania Trump’s immigration journey and enigmatic public persona anchor a high-profile documentary that generated partisan screening parties and controversy over its director.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Melania Documentary Is "Exceedingly Mid"

Melania Trump’s self-executive-produced documentary reads as a poorly made promotional film portraying her as brittle, materialistic, and visually slick but self-defeating.
fromWIRED
1 week ago
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'She Has a Presence': The 'Melania' Superfans Who Turned Up for Opening Weekend

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fromThe Independent
6 days ago

Rotten Tomatoes addresses 'fake' user score claims for Melania movie

Rotten Tomatoes confirmed no manipulation of the Melania documentary's high audience score despite a 99% audience rating contrasting with an 8% critics' score.
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fromFortune
1 week ago
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'Melania' documentary debuts with $7 million in ticket sales after Amazon MGM Studios spent $75 million for rights and marketing | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
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'Melania' documentary debuts with $7 million in ticket sales after Amazon MGM Studios spent $75 million for rights and marketing | Fortune

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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

How Melania Trump's style has evolved, from her modeling days to first lady life

Melania Trump's fashion evolved from 1990s modeling and girlfriend roles to a subdued, black-focused first lady aesthetic by 2026.
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fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Michelle Obama's documentary surges on Netflix after Melania releases in theaters

Melania Trump's film release coincided with a huge spike in Netflix streams of Michelle Obama's Becoming, while Melania's film underperformed relative to its $40M cost.
#documentary-promotion
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Thank You, Press!' Melania Aide Shuts Down Reporter Asking First Lady About Ghislaine Maxwell

Melania Trump’s White House press event ended abruptly after a reporter asked about her past relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, following revelations in released Epstein files.
fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 week ago

Decoding "Melania": An Expert Reads Between the Lines - Washingtonian

Brett Ratner's new documentary about Melania Trump is long and glossy yet largely unrevealing-critics have said it has " the feel of a soothingly looped AI screensaver" and that it is " compelling as dental floss," " short on substance," and " a personality-study of a person who doesn't actually have one." They've used words like " hagiographic," "unimaginative," " Sphinxlike," and " stultifying." The Bulwark called it a "pure and naked instrument of graft and propaganda" that "preaches to the faithful with great reverence."
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Fox News host thinks Melania Trump should win an Oscar for Melania' movie

The movie featuring Melania Trump as herself surprised critics by making back roughly $7 million of the reported $75 million Amazon MGM Studios paid to launch the globally over the weekend, according to the studio. Melania is listed as a producer on the documentary that focuses on the days leading up to her becoming the nation's first lady for the second time.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Snarky marquee costs cinema its right to show Melania'

An Oregon theater canceled Melania Trump documentary screenings after Amazon objected to the theater's marquee jokes, prompting public complaints and manager explanations.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Dowd: Solving the riddle of first lady Melania Trump

Melania Trump projects a luxurious, aloof persona while revealing little personal depth and showing acceptance of her role alongside strict image control.
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

The Indo Daily: Melania: The Movie - We saw it, so you don't have to...

A Melania Trump film bought by Amazon for $75m drew poor box-office returns, scathing reviews, controversy over timing and director Brett Ratner, and questions about its intent.
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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

The Melania in "Melania" Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine

Melania Trump embraces and benefits from her wealthy, public role, enjoying luxury, attention, and control over her image.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago
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Melania Is Too Stupid and Shallow to Be Effective Propaganda: Review

The film documents 20 days of Melania Trump's life with superficial, wardrobe-focused scenes, baffling music choices, and little meaningful insight.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago
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Melania Trump Says Her Documentary Is Not a Documentary

Melania Trump presents a nonfiction film labeled a 'creative experience,' linked to director Brett Ratner, faces low box-office expectations and mixed public reactions.
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Movie Review: Does Melania Dream of AI-Generated Sheep?

The primary question in all matters concerning Melania Trump is " What is she thinking?" The First Lady is an endless font of utterly puzzling behavior. So it's fitting that at the premiere of her film on Thursday night she stood before the audience and declared, basically, "Ceci n'est pas une documentary." "Some have called this a documentary. It is not," she said.
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fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

What Critics Are Saying About the Melania Documentary

Melania Trump's film is a vanity project funded by wealthy interests, functioning as a protection racket and tone-deaf amid national crises.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
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I endured the Melania film so you don't have to my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
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I endured the Melania film so you don't have to my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy

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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
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Brett Ratner Was the Worst Part': Melania' Crew Members Dish About Very Chaotic' Set Most Didn't Want Their Names in Credits

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
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Brett Ratner Was the Worst Part': Melania' Crew Members Dish About Very Chaotic' Set Most Didn't Want Their Names in Credits

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fromCurbed
1 week ago

Melania Is Actually a Movie About Hallways

Melania Trump appears confined to backstage corridors and curated appearances, demonstrating limited visible agency and influence beyond tightly managed social presentation.
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fromJezebel
1 week ago

Charli xcx's 'The Moment' and 'Melania': A Comparative Analysis (I've Seen Neither)

Charli XCX's star-studded mockumentary premiere contrasted with Melania Trump's politicized, high-budget documentary premiere attended by Trump allies and criticized as propaganda.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Melania Trump Kennedy Center premiere attracts MAGA VIPs

Melania Trump premiered a high-cost documentary at the Kennedy Center attended by Trump allies and VIPs amid uncertain box-office prospects.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Eggs, hats and unfettered ambition: what we learned about Melania Trump from her documentary

Melania maintains an isolated, meticulously staged public life focused on tightly controlled fashion, interior aesthetics and ceremonial presentation, while displaying disinterest in routine details.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

From ICE to Melania's black carpet, are Trump's techlords getting pangs of buyer's remorse? | Marina Hyde

Prominent tech figures, including Jeff Bezos, skipped the Melania documentary premiere while the event foregrounded commercial branding and curated Trump public image.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Melania Trump says adult son Barron needs nonstop' support

Melania Trump says her son Barron still needs nonstop maternal attention while attending NYU and maintaining a low public profile.
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#donald-trump
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fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

Making the Melania Movie Sounds Like a Nightmare

Melania Trump documentary faced chaotic, last-minute logistics, poor box-office prospects, and controversy over a White House private screening amid national tragedy.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Photos of Melania Trump's Slovenia hometown show her humble beginnings

Melania Trump grew up in Sevnica, Slovenia, a small town of around 17,670 people. Her father was a car salesman, and her mother worked in a local textile factory. Sevnica's tourism doubled when she became first lady for the first time. Before Melania Trump became a fashion model and first lady of the United States, she was Melanija Knavs, the Slovenian daughter of a car salesman and a textile factory worker.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Amazon Actually Dropped $75 Million On Melania Doc: Report

Amazon MGM Studios is spending $75 million on a Melania Trump documentary, including $35 million for marketing, despite modest box-office projections.
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fromDailycaller
3 weeks ago

Melania Trump's Movie Rolls Out With Major Premiere Blitz

Melania Trump's film will open theatrically January 30 with a coordinated 20-venue nationwide premiere and a global marketing campaign personally overseen by Melania.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Kennedy Center to Host Premiere of New Melania Trump Documentary

In the wake of a slew of artist cancellations, Kennedy Center leadership says it wants to book "performers who aren't political." Apparently, that ethos doesn't extend to its film programming, as the Washington, DC venue is set to host the premiere of a new Melania Trump documentary on January 29th. The film, simply titled Melania, will be released in theaters worldwide by Amazon MGM on January 30th, 2026, reportedly as part of a $40 million licensing deal.
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fromIndependent
1 month ago

Nia-Malika Henderson: 2025 showed why Melania Trump comes dead last in the league of first ladies

Melania Trump signed a $40 million documentary deal portraying the daily responsibilities and transition work of the first lady while returning to the White House.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Melania Trump Makeup Artist Says She's Been 'Cancelled'

Nicole Bryl faced industry cancellation and pressure for working with Melania Trump but refused to abandon her clients.
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Donald and Melania Trump Have Themselves an Awkward Little Christmas

Hosting the Congressional Ball seems like it should be one of the easiest tasks on the Trumps' agenda. The annual party is a bipartisan event where members of the House of Representatives and Senate gather to celebrate the holidays at the White House. All the president and First Lady have to do is show up in something festive, issue some generic holiday well-wishes, and smile.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Melania Trump, America's Creepy-Christmas Queen, Has Done It Again This Year

Melania Trump minimizes first lady duties but increases holiday public appearances to oversee White House Christmas decorations while often appearing disengaged.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
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I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas decorations. The East Wing is no more, but the display was still dazzling.

fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
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I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas decorations. The East Wing is no more, but the display was still dazzling.

fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

After East Wing demolition, White House tours are back just in time for the holidays

White House tours are set to resume Tuesday, just in time for the holidays - and with a much smaller footprint than before this year's East Wing demolition. The tours were on a three-month hiatus because of President Trump's decision to build an estimated $300 million ballroom, which resulted in the East Wing's removal. Images of the demolition sparked controversy and outrage with some suggesting the excavators tearing into the East Wing were a metaphor for Trump's approach to the government since returning to office.
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fromVulture
2 months ago
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Melania Trump Announces New Production Company

Melania Trump launched Muse Films and will release a Brett Ratner-directed documentary "Melania" in 2026, with Amazon paying $40 million for streaming rights.
fromConsequence
2 months ago
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Melania Trump Launches Production Company Muse Films

Melania Trump launched Muse Films and will release the documentary Melania on January 30, 2026, directed by Brett Ratner, who faces sexual misconduct accusations.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Tim Miller Pitches A Wild Idea To Kick Off Trump's Denaturalization Process

Tim Miller urged denaturalizing First Lady Melania Trump after President Trump proposed denaturalizing migrants and pausing migration from Third World countries.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Trump Admits He Could've Built Ballroom Without Destroying the East Wing, But It Looked Like Hell'

The East Wing was demolished to make way for a superior White House ballroom, characterized as 'looking like hell' and claimed to be funded privately.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

One way to redefine the first lady role: demolish Melania's office to build a folly

The White House East Wing was demolished to make a $300 million ballroom, reflecting a diminished, atypical role for First Lady Melania Trump.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump over effort to kill tell-all book

Wolff, who has penned four best-selling books about President Trump, accuses Melania Trump of launching a campaign of threats to intimidate him from digging deeper into the first couple's friendship with Epstein, according to legal papers obtained by The News. These threatened legal actions are designed to create a climate of fear in the nation so that people cannot freely or confidently exercise their First Amendment rights, Wolff's 17-page claim reads. The threats are also intended to shut down legitimate inquiry into the Epstein matter.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Michael Wolff Vows to Open Dark Curtain' and Put Trumps Under Oath' With Epstein Suit: I'd Like Nothing Better'

Michael Wolff sued Melania Trump to obtain subpoena power after a threatened $1 billion lawsuit over his reporting on her alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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