Brett Ratner calls Melania Trump hiring him ‘divine intervention’ after box office win

Brett Ratner calls directing the "Melania" documentary "divine intervention" after its $7.1 million opening weekend beat industry expectations nationwide at theaters.

"I mean, the validation was undeniable, but honestly, I felt like I won just when Melania called me and asked me to direct the film. When I saw the president for the first time, and after I was hired, I said to him, ‘that bullet that missed you, I think was a divine intervention,’" Ratner began. "He said, ‘Yeah, I think you're right.’" 

He went on to explain that his own divine intervention was when the first lady hired him to do the documentary. "That was my divine intervention. So, for me, I got to pinch myself. I mean, the access that they gave me, the opportunity that they gave me was just beyond my wildest imagination. So, I already felt like I won," Ratner said.