‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Struts to First Place with $77 Million Debut
The Disney sequel drew strong audience scores and nostalgia, with mostly female moviegoers helping push the film past its original debut.
- On Sunday, May 3, 2026, The Devil Wears Prada 2 debuted to $233.6 million globally, including $77 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during its opening weekend.
- Twentieth Century Studios produced the sequel for roughly $100 million, reuniting original cast members Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci twenty years after the 2006 film.
- Women comprised about 76% of ticket buyers according to PostTrak exit polls; 74% said they would 'definitely recommend' the film, earning an 'A-' CinemaScore.
- Launching in 4,150 locations, the film anchored the summer movie season and outperformed last year's kickoff, Thunderbolts, as audiences embraced 'pure, escapist entertainment,' Comscore's Paul Dergarabedian said.
- The studio expects the sequel to outgross the original's $326 million lifetime haul within weeks, while holdover titles like Lionsgate's Michael continue drawing viewers.
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'The Devil Wears Prada' struts to first place with $77 milli
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped the box office and bumped “Michael” to second place , though the musical biopic held well in its second weekend, falling only 44%. The Walt Disne…
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‘The Devil Wears Prada’ struts to first place with $77 million debut
Studio estimates on Sunday say "The Devil Wears Prada 2" has topped the box office with $77 million in the U.S. and Canada and $156.6 million internationally.
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ struts to first place with $77 million debut
Driven largely by women, "The Devil Wears Prada 2" earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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