What Melania reveals

Today, Explained

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Politics, Daily News, News

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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As a first lady, Melania Trump has kept a low profile. Until now. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Astead Herndon. First Lady Melania Trump at the world premiere of Melania at The Trump Kennedy Center. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When it comes to the new Melania movie, here are some important numbers to remember.
0:07.0	40 million.
0:08.9	That's how much Amazon paid Melania Trump's production studio for the rights to the film.
0:14.4	It's the highest price ever paid for a documentary.
0:18.9	35 million.
0:20.6	That's about how much Amazon spent marketing the film. $ 35 million.
0:20.9	That's about how much Amazon spent marketing the film.
0:24.9	28 million.
0:26.1	How much went to the First Lady?
0:28.2	And 7 million.
0:29.6	That's how much the Melania movie made on opening weekend, which is honestly pretty good,
0:34.5	and certainly more of the many box office insiders projected.
0:45.8	So, how did this movie get made? Who's it for? And if this is finally Melania Trump's side of the story,
1:01.7	what did she have to say? That's coming up on Today Explained from Vox. Support for Today Explain comes from BetterHelp.
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