Yes, really. Here are the receipts.
In early 2026, Amazon MGM paid $40M for Melania documentary rights, part of a $75M project with $35M marketing. Reports said Melania could receive $28M. Critics called the unusually large deal an attempt to gain favor with the Trump administration.
Amazon reportedly bid $26 million above the next-highest offer — Disney's — for a documentary, a genre that almost never earns back sums like this. The question Warren says Amazon still won't answer...
Per the Wall Street Journal, the first lady's cut exceeds 70% of the $40 million rights fee — over $28 million. What director Brett Ratner, in his first job since 2017, says he spent it on...
The most expensive documentary ever made opened in 1,778 theaters with the president promoting it as a must watch. What the critics said versus what the red-state box office did...