The movie, Melania, was financed at an eyebrow-raising $US75 million ($NZ123 million) by Amazon MGM Studios. US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania at the premiere. Asked at the event if the Amazon film deal was to curry favour with him and the White House, Trump said that was fake news. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, head of documentary film at the University of California Los Angeles, said the promotional budget was well above a typical budget for marketing documentary films, which often rely on reviews and word-of-mouth to attract viewers. Box office forecasters predict Melania could bring in as much as $US5 million on opening weekend.