First lady Melania Trump and Amazon MGM Studios face a high-stakes test this week with the release of the “Melania” documentary: Will the multimillion-dollar investment pay off?

At the splashy Kennedy Center premiere for Melania, the Amazon MGM documentary opening this weekend, the movie’s director, Brett Ratner, and First Lady Melania Trump defended the cost of the project,

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With Amazon as distributors, MELANIA is expected to stream on Prime Video. For now, you can buy tickets online to watch the documentary in theaters.

Melania, however, cost significantly more than a typical documentary, at $40m to make and $35m to promote

Melania Trump is making major waves in the streaming world with a deal that’s honestly staggering. She’s set to receive a massive payout for her upcoming biographical documentary on Amazon.

Kimmel then threw to a clip of Melania promoting the documentary on Fox News, where the First Lady sent a message to divided Americans by saying: “We need to unify. I am calling for unity.” “Oh, good, Melania’s calling for unity,” Kimmel quipped. “Either that, or she is ordering tea. ‘You need tea?'”

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.

Amazon faces backlash after mass layoffs as critics rage over millions spent on a Melania Trump documentary tipped to flop.