'Melania' broke a box office record. Here's why it's still not a success — yet

Amazon's Melania Trump documentary overperformed at the box office, but Amazon has a long way to go before breaking even.

Amazon Uses Creative Math to Crown ‘Melania’ a Success

Amazon is somehow celebrating Melania‘s opening box office numbers as a success, even though the movie is still down nearly $68 million. Melania earned roughly $7 million on opening weekend, a feat for the documentary genre,

"Melania" documentary opens with better ticket sales than expected, despite criticism

Promoted by President Trump as "a must watch," the Melania Trump documentary "Melania" debuted with $7 million in ticket sales, according to estimates Sunday.
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What Critics Are Saying About the Melania Documentary

The brutal reviews are in. Here’s an updating roundup highlighting the sharpest (and meanest) commentary about Melania Trump’s new film.
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New documentary celebrates the success of women-led music festival Lilith Fair

Music festivals are often filled with dudes, dudes and more dudes. In the late '90s, a group of organizers tried something different - put women first. Industry insiders said, not a chance this will work. But Lilith Fair was a smash. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM ...
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Netflix looks for latest sports documentary success around 1980 Miracle on Ice

Rogal gave a lot of love to Gershberg for finding those gems for the players. “He killed himself to find some of this stuff and he would go above and beyond to make sure that we found clips with parents,
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National documentary on Indian River County schools' success gets local preview

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The school district's successful rise to the top of the state over the last five years hits the big screen this week. A 10-part documentary produced by the Children's Literacy Project, a national organization, tells the school ...