The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens with $77M U.S. debut

moviesMay 3, 2026671,290

The Devil Wears Prada 2, a 20-year sequel starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, opened to an estimated $77 million in the U.S. and Canada and roughly $234 million worldwide in its opening weekend. It topped the weekend box office, beating newcomer Michael ($54 million) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($12.1 million). The strong launch shows that nostalgia-driven, star-led sequels can be event films outside blockbuster action franchises, giving studios a lucrative model for legacy comebacks.

Forbes

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The sequel to the 2006 Meryl Streep hit is already on track to quickly surpass the original film’s lifetime gross at theaters.

2586h ago

Deb Bakes13

Hey Forbes, Don’t you feel the need to mention that the ticket price has doubled in 20 years???? It was roughly $9.00 in 2000 and we paid $18.00 yesterday.

John Novio4

This fact is valid if 2006 dollars were adjusted 2026 dollars. As a side note, when world and times are bad, people need to find a little escape.

Todd in the Shadows

@shadowtodd.bsky.social

The premise of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is that in 2026 there's really no way to see Miranda Priestly as anything but a hero, which is pretty funny social commentary, I will admit

1926h ago

Michael Flinn21

That stern bitch at least has an ethos. Something she believes in. That's more than most.

jeffreyb43.bsky.social13

To be fair, a huge portion of the original movie's fanbase is made up of corporate bootlickers who already thought Miranda was the hero. Yes, Andy's boyfriend was a douchebag too. Yes there would be assholes defending her if she was a man. Neither of those things make her the hero character.

Michael Schulman

@michaelschulman.bsky.social

Which lesser-known words have benefited from being in a movie as much as “cerulean” did from “The Devil Wears Prada”?

915h ago

Michael Schulman36

This may speak to me being 11 years old in 1992 but “Wayne’s World” was major for “sphincter.”

Jill Twiss30

Not JUST the word, but I still think about how weird everyone got about Merlot after "Sideways"

Jon Sternfeld 20

The only thing I can think of is velociraptor

Jon Sternfeld 13

“Plethora” in Three Amigos was big back then.

Benjamin Dreyer11

I can’t ever see or say “unspeakable” without thinking of Rosemary’s Baby, but perhaps that’s just me. Also “charlatan,” courtesy of Juarez.

HauntedSink9

Cerulean already has a strong spot in my brain from the X-Files episode Pusher. "Cerulean blue is like a gentle breeze." but i do agree that DwP is the modern generation's X-Files.

Myles 🥸8

How about “obtuse” and The Shawshank Redemption?

Caro Townsend6

Parlay in Pirates of the Caribbean

Lloyd Mair5

"Inconceivable" from The Princess Bride

Bea Leiderman4

Fragile Not a new word but I always pronounce it in my head the way I heard it in the movie.

Beth Campbell3

From Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: quintessence (Though some could not pronounce it)

ajsegal50.bsky.social2

Chianti and fava beans from Silence of the Lambs

Gavin Edwards2

"serpentine," in The In-Laws (1979).

Sarah Archer2

That and “tragic” paired with “casual corner” which is chef’s kiss

SamMeyerCNN2

"How can you be so obtuse?" - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Rubber Gryff

@gryffinrubber.bsky.social

Going to see the Devil Wears Prada 2… in rubber. Groundbreaking.

787h ago

The Associated Press

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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.

673h ago

Kousen

@kousenzephyr.bsky.social

I will aggressively nod to every second of The Devil Wears Prada 2 that calls out techbros and VCs for the empty, soulless, self-centered douchebags they are, and the rot of journalism as they sink their greedy hands in it.

354h ago

Jesse Hawken

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It would be funny, to me, if THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 makes a billion dollars worldwide www.wsj.com/business/med...

262h ago

Jesse Hawken18

Last summer I was subjected to a trailer for a FREAKY FRIDAY legacy sequel and I think they thought they had the appeal that a DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 movie actually does have

daryl "trans iniquity" b 🏳️‍⚧️2

would almost make up for audiences letting ella mccay down

mini‼️

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the devil wears prada 2: yuri always finds a way #sachston

Fanart of Emily and Andy from The Devil Wears Prada 2. Emily is telling Andy she's divorced, to which Andy concludes, "which means you're single, right?" Emily adds that she has two children, and Andy puts on a cap that reads "MILF Hunter" and she says, "Okay, mama! Still single, right?"

191h ago

Stephen Bush

@stephenkb.bsky.social

21) The Devil Wears Prada 2. Terrific sequel that retains everything that was wonderful about the original - the campness, the fabulous quips - and bolts onto it “what if Andi and her friends weren’t obnoxious?”. Great fun.

252h ago

Steve Klabnik

@steveklabnik.com

Anyway just saw The Devil Wears Prada 2, one theme of which was private equity sucking the life out of every enjoyable social institution. So. There’s that.

244h ago

Jonathan Cohn

@jonathancohn.bsky.social

The existence of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” signals the rise of millennials into decision-making roles in Hollywood. In this essay, I will…

192h ago

The Atlantic

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The nostalgia-baiting sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2” doesn’t shy away from the woes of modern media—but the glitz and glamour are still there, David Sims writes:

204h ago

Scott Mendelson

@scottmendelson.bsky.social

The Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep-led decades-later sequel is yet another example that an event movie need not just be a fantastical action franchise flick aimed at boys. (@scottmendelson.bsky.social's weekend #boxoffice punditry for #TheDevilWearsPrada2)

145h ago