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bmichaelh

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Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:52 PM Monday

Melania documentary continues to flop [View all]

Melania is a box office flop; regardless of what Trump says.

Worldwide it has made $15,817,179.

Unfortunately, the link below is company owned by Amazon.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt35291758/?ref_=bo_se_r_1

They have not even recouped the costs they paid Melania.
Some internet reports, she was paid around $28 million.

The total cost of the documentary is $40 million for production and $35 million for marketing ($75 million)

A rule of thumb is that a movie has to make 3 times its production cost, to make a profit.
This is for marketing cost, percentage points, and theater share of tickets, etc.

Now, Amazon execs are hoping Amazon Prime viewers will see it on Prime Video.

https://www.rawstory.com/melania-movie-flop/

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