The Devil Wears Prada 2 Gets a Scintillating Start, Overperforms at Box Office

The Devil Wears Prada 2 strutted past expectations with a scintillating start at the box office, leaving the original film’s debut far behind. The high-fashion sequel overperformed against pre-release projections in an opening weekend that broke a career record for one of its stars.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 does well at domestic and global box office

The Devil Wears Prada 2 owned the box office runway this weekend, earning $77 million domestically and $233.6 million globally in its opening weekend, per Box Office Mojo.

Notably, the sequel, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, overperformed against pre-release projections that placed its domestic opening at $73 million on the lower end. The film opened across 4,150 theaters domestically, with Friday contributing $32.5 million, Saturday adding $25 million and Sunday rounding out at $19.5 million.

Furthermore, the sequel’s domestic opening dwarfs the original 2006 film’s $27.5 million start, which would equate to roughly $48 million adjusted for inflation. The first Devil Wears Prada earned $124.7 million domestically and $326.5 million globally across its entire theatrical run. As a result, the sequel’s $233.6 million global debut puts it on pace to surpass the original’s worldwide total as early as next weekend.

Additionally, the $77 million domestic opening marks the highest-earning premiere in Meryl Streep’s career. However, her costars have headlined bigger openers elsewhere. Emily Blunt starred in Oppenheimer, Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises and Stanley Tucci in the Hunger Games films. Despite its $100 million production budget, the sequel has already positioned itself for profitability.

Meanwhile, The Devil Wears Prada 2 lands at No. 7 on the global list of 2026’s highest-grossing films. It beat Scream 7, GOAT and Send Help, all of which had weeks-long head starts. The sequel sits just $8 million behind Wuthering Heights at No. 6. Still, it remains roughly $200 million behind the Michael Jackson biopic Michael at the top.

Elsewhere, Michael held No. 2 domestically this weekend with $54 million in its second week. Its global total now stands at $423.9 million. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie took third place, adding $12 million domestically in its fifth week.

Source: Comingsoon.net