Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend
In Brief Posted: 2:41 PM PST · February 8, 2026 Image Credits:SAUL LOEB/AFP / Getty Images Anthony Ha Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania” fell 67%, to an estimated $2.37 million, in its second weekend. The documentary about First Melania Trump has grossed a total of $13.5 million so far (almost all of that in the United States), which means it’s extremely unlikely the film — which Amazon spent $40 million to acquire and $35 million to market — will break even in theaters. Before “Melania”’s release, a former Amazon film executive asked how the price tag could be motivated by anything other than “currying favor” with the…
