Twenty years after the original, the sequel to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ made a splash in theaters in its first weekend. Driven mostly by women, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ earned $77 million in the US and Canada and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates on Sunday.The film cost $100 million to produce, a significant increase from the first film’s $35 million production budget.
Hollywood’s biggest global opening weekends
According to reports, the film’s worldwide box office sales reached $233.6 million over the weekend, placing it second on the list of the biggest opening weekends for Hollywood films. The fashion drama is second only to “Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which earned $372.5 million. Meanwhile, the films ‘Michael’ take third place with USD 217 million and ‘Project Hail Mary’ in fourth place with USD 141 million.
About ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
Stars Streep, Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci have been on a global fashion publicity blitz for weeks, with spectacular stops in Tokyo, London and New York. Critics were a bit mixed on the sequel, which finds it Anne HathawayAndy Sachs is at it again Meryl StreepMiranda Priestly is the fictional media landscape of Runway magazine.The first film was released in June 2006 and would gross over $326 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. And, perhaps more importantly, it became firmly a part of the culture, thanks in part to the ever-presentable delights (“gid your solos,” “disruptive,” “that’s all”). Basic sequels are never a sure thing, but anticipation was high this time around: According to Nielsen, streaming viewership for ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ jumped 428% from March 2026 to April 2026.It rose easily at the box office and pushed ‘Michael’ into second place, although the musical biopic held up well in its second weekend, dropping only 44%.
“Michael” earns USD 54 million in its second weekend
Second place went to Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael,’ which earned $54 million in its second weekend in North America, where it played on 3,955 screens. It’s already at $423.9 million worldwide. Universal Pictures is doing the international release.
Hollywood summer movie season
This weekend marks the start of Hollywood’s summer movie season, a crucial 18-week stretch that runs through Labor Day and often accounts for about 40% of the year’s box office. Marvel blockbusters are usually scheduled as the beginning of the season, but the combined power of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and ‘Michael’ was not a bad substitute.
The US box office sees an increase of $2.8 billion
‘Prada’ alone did better business than last summer’s opening Marvel film, ‘Thunderbolts’. This weekend also saw several new movies in theaters, including the Adam Scott-directed horror film ‘Hokum’, Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of ‘Animal Farm’ and the Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley-directed survival film ‘Deep Water’.They opened behind ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, which earned $12.1 million in its fifth weekend, and ‘Project Hail Mary’, which earned $8.6 million in its seventh weekend. Neon’s ‘Hokum’ earned $6.4 million as a newcomer, rounding out the top five, followed by the much-maligned ‘Animal Farm’ with $3.4 million. ‘Deep Water’ opened to $2.2 million.The annual box office is running about 14% from last year, with domestic ticket sales of about $2.8 billion so far.
Top 10 movies at the domestic box office
As final domestic figures are released on Monday, this list takes into account estimated Friday-Sunday ticket sales at theaters in the US and Canada, according to Comscore:1. The Devil Wears Prada 2 – USD 77 million.2. Michael – USD 54 million.3. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – US$12.1 million.4. Hail Mary project – USD 8.6 million.5. Hokum – USD 6.4 million.6. Animal Farm USD 3.4 million.7. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – US$2.2 million.8. Deep Water – USD 2.2 million.9. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea – 1 million USD.10. Drama – $908,303.
