Melania (Movie)

I have noticed critics of Donald Trump claiming that the documentary on his wife has been a failure. So, I checked, and found this is not the case.

Melania (the movie) has been out three days. According to Box Office Mojo, it debuted third, despite being in half the number of theatres of its two competitors with bigger numbers. After three days it has grossed $7 million dollars, making it the biggest documentary of the last ten years. Bear in mind that documentaries generally do not do well. However, across America, Melania (the movie) debuted third, then went to fifth, and now back to third. This is a strong performance, and given it will no doubt be released to television and other platforms, it may actually recoup budget.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/melania-trump-documentary

Amazon’s Melania Trump documentary has reportedly beaten box office expectations and recorded the strongest start of any documentary in over a decade, taking $7m at the US box office during its lavishly-promoted opening weekend. But it also cost quite more than a typical documentary, at $40m to make and $35m to promote.