Well, she could smear shit in her face as a half time show during the Super Bowl and it wouldn’t make a dent in her humiliation total, all things considered.
That’s because it’s a bribe, and not a documentary that’s supposed to make money, lol.
“I’d be amazed if box office gets reported on this title,” one industry insider told The Mirror, adding that the film’s distributors might be paying a fee to cinemas to screen the movie, an established practice known as “four-walling.”
Documentary filmmaker Stefano Da Frè, who was not involved in the film, told CNN that “data-driven” Amazon would not have invested that much expecting to lose money.
“With all their tools, all their AI, Amazon Web Services — they didn’t just come up with that number randomly,” Da Frè said. “They believe, through their metrics, that it’s worth that amount.”
“With all their tools, all their AI, Amazon Web Services — they didn’t just come up with that number randomly,” Da Frè said. “They believe, through their metrics, that it’s worth that amount.”
Having worked at Amazon for a couple years this is the most hilarious thing I’ve read.
If someone L10+ wants something to happen its gonna happen metrics be damned. Lemmings will fudge numbers and just make it work. For all the bluster about LPs and such it’s a very top down culture and what VPs and above want they fucking get it.
What’s an L10?
TL;DR it’s a way of indicating VP level positions at Amazon. It’s someone really high up the chain. To put in perspective Andy Jassy is an L12.
Longer answer. At Amazon every position has a level. I was a software engineer so that’s what I’ll speak to here but these apply to non engineering positions as well.
L1-3 are non engineering positions.
L4 is junior engineer
L5 is mid-senior IC (individual contributor) and the lowest rung for Engineering management.
L6 is Senior IC and middle rung for managers.
L7 is Principal engineer and Senior Manager. For context only about 1-2% of the company ever get this high.
L8 is Senior principal and Director level management.
L9 you skip because that was Bezos’ level and everyone just doesn’t use it.
L10 are VP level management. You occasionally get an IC this high when Amazon wants to poach talent from another company but generally this is reserved for management.
40M is nothing to Bezos, and it’s a good investment if it wins him a few favors from Trump.
Really depends whether Trump can handle the humiliation.
Personally, I was eager to see it and super pumped to finally learn more about this fascinating and enigmatic woman, but while I was waiting in line with hundreds of other culture lovers George Soros came strolling along and paid each of us a thousand quid to go and watch something better instead. I hear he’s going to all the cinemas with these bundles of cash.
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I bet if you posted this on truth.social, orange monkey would re-tweet you.
Do it!
There is a downside. You would have to sign up for truth social.
He can always just throw her under the bus. He’s had plenty of practice.
I like to think that Donnie knew it would bomb.
Melania has been treating him like garbage for years.
This way he could get a little money and have petty vengeance
Melania has been treating him like garbage for years.
Not sure if serious.
If true, then she’s right because he is absolute garbage
Back in 2017 she refused to leave New York and join him in the White House.
It’s widely reported that her bedroom is on a different floor.
On January 6 she was as far away from him as she could get.
There are plenty of photos of her refusing to hold his hand in public.
Rumors abound that she was sleeping with her security staff
I don’t consider her a ‘victim,’ because she’d met him before they got married. Two terrible people who hate each other
Trump gets doctored reports that say it’s a tremendous success
His brain is so mushy that he’ll either hallucinate its success or completely forget the movie exists by next week.
With narcissism, I think their goal is always both. They deserve the bribe and the adoration, in their minds
It shows a really quite astounding lack of self awareness to even think that it’s worth having a premier in the UK.
Had she been even remotely aware of how we (I’m from the UK) feel about her husband over here, she would know that this was inevitable.
Her husband is universally despised in this country. Even by the Right.
What about the far right though?
Some on the far right praise him, yeah. That’s true. “Universally” was my use of hyperbole.
The vast majority of UK residents despise him though, to the point that any political leader coming out in support of him would effectively be killing their career. Hence why Nigel Farage is dancing around the topic like maypole.
Easy there. Reform dipshits love him.
She should be despised too, she’s not a victim.
As you said, it’s only worth that amount as a bribe. Paying Trump directly would definitely be a problem if we had a functioning Supreme Court and Congress (or if he were a Democrat), but why not make sure that bribe has a thin veil of deniability by wrapping it up in a pretty package that’s labelled “Movie.”
Apparently you can just give him a Rolex and a gold bar and it’s all good.
Yeah. Get an idiot, add a full set of tools and chatgpt, and they will still do idiotic things.
If it gets them a new tax bill or something, it’ll be worth billions. Trump is the cheapest presidential bribe of the last 100 years, and that’s just because of inflation.
That’s because it’s a bribe
You misspelled, “public money laundering”.
He’s half right. Bezos is getting what he paid for. He couldn’t care less if anyone sees that movie.
They believe they’ll get something back out of this via corruption for sure.
I think ultimately Trump will blame Amazon for messing up the movie defeating the whole point of the exercise though.
Amazon should have let Ellison’s companies make it because the backlash won’t have been worth it.
Sure. Humiliated all the way to the bank.
Hi, I’d like to withdrawal the $38 from my ticket sales please?
And luckily she didn’t even have to have sex with a monster this time to make these millions
That you know of
Let’s be honest. The only people who are seeing it are people who want to make a video about how awful it was.
I almost feel bad for her, then I remind myself she’s a terrible person
She’s an Einstein Genius™ Visa holder!
this comment has more viewers than her movie
Worldwide even.
Honestly do not understand why it’s in cinemas. At least if it was streaming only they could just lie about it’s viewership figures and stick it at no 1
This could be the perfect first date movie though. Assess your compatibility with prospective companion(s) by the quality of their roasts and, if nothing else, have a good time while ruining the evening for MAGAts who are there to worship their idol’s crush’s stepmother.
Maybe when it hits prime. Rather not give them the money in theaters.
UK cinema chain Vue’s will premier “Melania” at 3:10 p.m. at its flagship Islington theater in London, but so far only one person has bought a ticket
So Barron is in London right now?
“We licensed the film for one reason and one reason only — because we think customers are going to love it," the Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson said.
Karoline Leavitt has got a new job then I reckon?
Her life is a joke so that tracks.
UK cinema chain Vue’s will premier “Melania” at 3:10 p.m. at its flagship Islington theater in London, but so far only one person has bought a ticket and just two tickets have sold for a 6 p.m. showing – undercutting President Donald Trump’s hype claims
“MELANIA, the Movie, is a MUST WATCH,” Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social. “Get your tickets today — Selling out, FAST!”
Lmao, one person… probably a critic who has to watch it too.
He probably doesn’t even understand that movies in theaters are not “while supplies last” and there is no need to act fast. “Sold out” doesn’t mean you won’t be able to watch it next week, it even increases your chances to do so.
Supply might not last long, though. I wouldn’t be surprised if theaters pulled it early.
On the other hand they’re probably getting payed to show the movie anyway…
The book is ALWAYS better.
Melania is a manananggal? Melananggal?
I read it yesterday, don’t regret it.
It’s that the one the writer made free for a few days to make it show up when ppl searched melania?
Yep
Yes, it is. When I read about it, it was the fifth result as per the comments, when I searched for it to “buy” it, it was already the second result, so, it actually was working :)
Wait is she supposed to be a floating torso?
It’s a Manananggal, a Filipino monster.
It’s so you can’t grab her by the pussy.
Now that’s a shirt that goes hard!
Well said.
I don’t care, do u?
I would have humiliated her for FREE.
Where is DOGE when you need it?
