India, Feb. 1 -- The documentary Melania, directed by Brett Ratner and profiling U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, opened in theatres on Friday, January 30, with box office results that exceeded modest expectations.

Amazon MGM Studios reportedly paid $40 million to acquire the documentary and an additional $35 million in marketing.

Brett Ratner's documentary Melania, which follows the First Lady in the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, made $2.9 million from 1,778 theatres on its opening day on Friday, which exceeded box office projections.

The controversial documentary was predicted by analysts to earn between $1 million and $5 million during its first weekend of release.

Rather, according to Variety...