The Melania documentary’s monumental flop has some industry professionals wondering why Amazon accepted the project in the first place. The ecommerce giant’s film studio shelled out a whopping $40 million to make the motion picture, which was produced by Melania Trump herself and directed by accused Hollywood abuser and profoundly cancelled filmmaker Brett Ratner. Some $35 million was set aside to promote Melania , nearly double the initial budget, squeezing advertisements into television