"The dress code for Lisa Copeland's big night out: what would Melania wear? The 60-year-old real estate entrepreneur and nine other friends were headed to Amazon's new documentary Melania, which debuted in theaters nationwide last week. We all brought our best power suit, Copeland said, nodding to Melania Trump's penchant for neat, tailored menswear-inspired looks. But since she lives in Austin, Texas, Copeland put her own country-glam spin on it: black leather pants and a pearl jacket with diamond and pearl beading."
"As Copeland and her friends settled into their seats on opening night, they noticed members of a security detail lining the aisle of their AMC theater. Just before the film started, Cecilia Abbott, wife of Texas governor Greg Abbott, slipped into the front row, just ahead of them. It was an event for us, Copeland said. If you're a Republican, this is girls' night."
"The opening weekend of Melania Trump's documentary, about the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump's second inauguration and nothing beyond, told a tale of two Americas. Many film critics panned the film (the Guardian's own zero-star review called it a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest). For some, the project's astronomical price tag came off as a naked attempt by Amazon head Jeff Bezos to buy the support of Donald Trump."
Melania Trump's documentary focuses on the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump's second inauguration and stops coverage afterward. Opening-night audiences included supporters who treated screenings as social events, with tailored menswear and visible security present at some theaters. Critics largely panned the project and questioned the film's value and motives, with some viewing its high budget as an attempt by Amazon leadership to court political favor. Despite poor reviews and a $70m production and marketing cost, the movie earned about $7m on opening weekend, becoming the top-performing documentary at the box office in a decade.
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