Good news!

There is indeed a “Melania” popcorn bucket!

Regal Cinemas will sell it at concession stands in their theaters.

The “Melania” bucket, unlike other popcorn buckets, is pretty straightforward. It’s a bucket, but it looks like it can also be used for ice, or for waste. Or for vomiting once you’ve seen the movie or think about the subject.

The good news is that you don’t have to see the movie to get the bucket. Presumably it can purchased a la carte. You can go in and see another film, one that people like.

The “Melania” bucket should be an instant collector’s item. Like “Marty Supreme” merch, the black and white bucket — which features a photograph by heavily criticized photographer Ellen von Unwerth — has already hit ebay for $29.99.

I know I will cherish mine!

Also, alternative use — as a hat, a la Melania’s many bucket hats.

It’s that time of the year.

Oscar slagging season.

Now that the Academy Awards nominations have been announced, Oscar campaigns are in full tilt.

That means the slagging season, whisper campaigns to derail movies and nominees, get them out of the way.

This is a long, honored tradition. And today. it’s more than ever evident.

In the New York Post, you can read not one but two such cases.

The biggest one is about an alleged rift between “Marty Supreme” director Josh Safdie and brother Benny. The latter directed The Rock in “The Smashing Machine.”

Josh’s movie is a hit, with several Oscar noms. Benny’s is not.

The new California Post edition from Rupert Murdoch makes it seem like the two brothers don’t speak and won’t make movies together again. The reason? Says the Post, Josh allowed bad things to happen to a young girl on the set of the brothers’ movie, “Good Time” in 2017.

Not so fast. I’ve been to two different events for “Marty Supreme” this winter. Josh and Benny were both there. They enthusiastically supported each other.

What’s the point of slagging Josh Safdie? To ruin his chances for a screenplay win? To derail Timothee Chalamet? Come on.

The Post also runs a tired old story today about the Neil Diamond-infused movie, “Song Sung Blue.” The movie is based on the story of married couple and singers Mike and Claire Sardina. There was already a documentary about them. Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman play the real life couple.

The Sardinas were a blended family, so there were a lot of characters. The film’s writers dramatized the Sardinas’ story as singers, but eliminated one of the couple’s children to streamline the story. Now Mike Sardina’s son is going around griping that he doesn’t exist in “Song Sung Blue.”

This always happens when films are based on real life people. Someone’s nose is out of joint because they feel slighted. They’re not getting the recognition they think they deserve, or they want more money.

The Post picks up Mike Sardina Jr’s story from the Daily Mail. He calls out Kate Hudson’s performance as “disgusting.” I’d love to know who arranged this interview with the Mail, which pays subjects to sensationalize even the most mundane things.

Is someone trying to knock Hudson out of the running for Best Actress? Forget about it. She has an Oscar nom and one from BAFTA. Claire Sardina, who Hudson plays, loves the movie and the performance. Hudson is terrific in “Song Sung Blue.”

So what’s next? Songwriter Lorenz Hart’s heirs complaining about “Blue Moon”? A member of the Weather Underground claiming infringement from “One Battle After Another”? Vampires asking for a bite of “Sinners”?

You’ve got to love it. Academy voters are too smart for this stuff.

In the movie world, box office is the final answer.

Critics scores and word of mouth count, but in the end it’s all about waking up to the hard numbers from movie theaters.

These days, streaming services like Netflix, Apple, Amazon, etc may put a film in theaters for limited release. But they don’t report the box office numbers like other studios since the films in question are headed to their platforms.

Amazon Studios has an unusual situation because they are teamed in ownership with MGM theatricals. They often do report the numbers because they’re still in the movie theater game.

This Friday, Amazon/MGM opens “Melania,” the infomercial documentary about Melania Trump, in about 1400 theaters. What will they do on Saturday morning when all studios report in?

According to my sources in the company, Amazon/MGM will dutifully report the Friday night box office for “Melania.”

This news should break the internet since the company has reportedly spent $75 million to gain favor with Melania’s husband, Donald Trump.

Right now, the estimates for the three day weekend are around $5 million. After an influx of curiosity seekers on Friday in some conservative areas, “Melania” is mostly unsold. Hundreds of theaters have either one or two, or no, tickets sold at all.

The rush Saturday morning to report the film’s failure will be massive. It’s brave of Amazon/MGM to be so transparent, knowing this will not end well. But good for them. They can always put an asterisk next to the film’s ranking when this is all over. They have plenty of real movies coming down the line.

Meantime, “Melania” posters at bus stops, etc have been heavily vulgarized by non believers. It’s quite stunning that Melania herself is being promoted as the person who wanted this film in the first place. She must be very insulated from reality. The fallout is going to be worse than anything to do with ICE or Greenland!

PS I can’t believe no one thought of a popcorn bucket made from the hat Melania wears. It would have been perfect!