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 Hollywood history.

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

Melania Trump’s $75 million documentary reveals how MAGA’s anti-elite posture collapses when it seeks elite money, platforms, and cultural validation. The post Melania’s $75 Million Documentary Exposes the Folly of MAGA’s Anti-Elite Act first appeared on Mediaite.

'Melania' purports to be a 'documentary,' but it's really just old-fashioned, through-the-looking-glass propaganda.

The private White House screening of a new Melania Trump documentary was supposed to be a carefully choreographed soft launch for a big budget film. Instead, it turned into a culture‑war flashpoint, with Mike Tyson’s presence in the front row lighting up social feeds and comment sections.

At the 2025 Variety & Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit presented by Paramount+, keynote conversations and panel discussions with documentary filmmakers, journalists and cultural trendsetters explored the art and nuances of documentary, investigative and ...

More than 140 University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor community members gathered at the Michigan Theater Sunday afternoon for the viewing of “A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant,” a documentary detailing the life of Pulitzer Prize ...