5 Reasons ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Slayed at the Box Office, From Nostalgia to Meryl Streep’s Big Screen Return

May 4, 2026 1:35pm PT 5 Reasons ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Slayed at the Box Office, From Nostalgia to Meryl Streep’s Big Screen Return

By Rebecca Rubin

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Rebecca Rubin

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“The Devil Wears Prada 2” certainly made a compelling case that cinemas are once again en vogue after the long-anticipated sequel opened to $77 million in North America and $233 million globally over the weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the second-best worldwide start of the year, ahead of the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” ($217 million) and behind Universal’s animated “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($372.5 million). Initial revenues were also way above the domestic start of 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada,” which launched to $27.5 million, not adjusted for inflation.

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