Melania Trump announced that the documentary MELANIA will open exclusively in theaters on Jan. 30 after an earlier trailer and reports that the film was shot over a concentrated 20-day period around the presidential inauguration.The 104-minute film, which Amazon MGM reportedly bought for $40 million, will screen across markets including North America, Europe, Israel and the United Arab Emirates and later move to Prime Video; reporting says Melania will receive about $28 million and her team has sought sponsorship offers starting at $10 million.Directed by
Brett Ratner with
Fernando Sulichin listed as an executive producer, the project — filmed with extended White House access and at Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower — has prompted debate over its tone, Ratner’s past allegations and reported appearances by
Elon Musk while online responses have ranged from derision to curiosity.