{"id":2261699,"date":"2026-02-01T23:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2261699"},"modified":"2026-02-01T23:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:11:02","slug":"melania-movie-opening-weekend-box-office-numbers-are-in-find-out-how-much-money-it-made-box-office-melania-melania-trump-movies-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-pho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/melania-movie-opening-weekend-box-office-numbers-are-in-find-out-how-much-money-it-made-box-office-melania-melania-trump-movies-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-pho\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Melania\u2019 Movie Opening Weekend Box Office Numbers Are In: Find Out How Much Money It Made | Box Office, Melania, Melania Trump, Movies | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>The opening weekend box office results are in for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/melania\/\" title=\"Melania\"><strong>Melania<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon MGM\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/brett-ratner\/\" title=\"Brett Ratner\"><strong>Brett Ratner<\/strong><\/a>-helmed documentary about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/melania-trump\/\" title=\"Melania Trump\"><strong>Melania Trump<\/strong><\/a>, the First Lady of the United States, brought in $7 million from 1,778 locations in its first weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\">Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/strong><span id=\"more-2177368\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It had been projected to bring in about $3-5 million, surpassing those projections.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s now the highest opening for a non-music documentary in the past decade, fueled largely by older woman from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"Donald Trump\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s support base, per analysis via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/melania-surprise-7-million-box-office-success-has-trumps-older-female-supporters-to-thank\/?wtid=\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/melania-surprise-7-million-box-office-success-has-trumps-older-female-supporters-to-thank\/?wtid='); return false;\">The Wrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The movie currently has a 10% Rotten score on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/melania\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/melania'); return false;\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, with a 99% audience score.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MELANIA | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dxXJAqOU00g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Amazon reportedly bought the movie for $40 million, then spent an estimated $35 million on promotion, including popcorn buckets and marketing on the Sphere in Las Vegas, meaning the film is a long ways away from breaking even.<\/p>\n<p>Find out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/30\/melania-documentary-reviews-critics-slam-melania-trump-movie\/\">what critics have said about the film.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/26\/celebrities-public-figures-who-supported-melania-trump-at-her-white-house-documentary-screening\/\">stars attended a screening at the White House.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.justjared.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening weekend box office results are in for Melania. Amazon MGM\u2019s Brett Ratner-helmed documentary about Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, brought in $7 million from 1,778 locations in its first weekend. Keep reading to find out more\u2026 It had been projected to bring in about $3-5 million, surpassing those projections. 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