Amazon spent $40 million for the rights to “Melania” at auction, and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on the marketing and theatrical release, an unusually high spend for a documentary.
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Brett Ratner, the controversial director behind Melania Trump’s new documentary, defended its massive, Amazon-backed price tag at the film’s premiere, calling criticism “silly” because the money also funds a forthcoming docuseries and allowed… [2892 chars]
Source: Forbes | Published: 2026-01-30T16:29:31Z
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