"The Devil Wears Prada 2" Opens w/ $77 Million

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Dazzles with $77 Million Domestic Debut; Powers to $233 Million Worldwide
by Rebecca Rubin
May 3, 2026


Movie theaters are en vogue again — at least based on the blockbuster turnout for The Devil Wears Prada 2.

Disney’s star-studded sequel has defied box office expectations with $77 million in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales tower above the original, which launched to $27.5 million domestically in 2006. They also rank as the fourth-best start of the year, behind Michael ($97.5 million), The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($131 million) and Project Hail Mary ($80 million).

The film racked up another $156.6 million at the international box office, bringing global ticket sales to $233.6 million for the weekend.




Second place went to Michael with a massive $54 million in its second weekend, down just 44% from its debut.

Lionsgate’s musical biopic about Michael Jackson has been a major draw with $183.8 million in North America and $423 million globally.




Universal’s animated The Super Mario Galaxy Movie landed in third place with $12.1 million.

After four weekends of release, the family film has earned $402.67 million domestically and more than $900 million globally.




Project Hail Mary was No. 4 with $8.5 million, another solid hold for the space epic in its seventh weekend of release.

So far, the Ryan Gosling-led blockbuster has generated $318 million in North America and $638.4 million worldwide.




New to theaters is Neon’s indie thriller Hokum, which debuted in fifth place with $6.4 million from 1,855 theaters.

Adam Scott stars as a writer who travels to an Irish inn to spread the ashes of his parents, unaware that the estate is haunted by an ancient evil. The film earned a “B” grade on CinemaScore, which is strong for the horror genre.




Animal Farm, this weekend’s final newcomer, opened at No. 6 with $3.3 million.

Angel Studios backed the animated Orwellian remake, which has been saddled with lousy reviews and a weak “C-“ grade on CinemaScore.

https://variety.com/2026/film/box-of...el-1236732410/





May 1-3, 2026: Weekend Studio Estimates

1. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $77,000,000
2. Michael $54,000,000 / $183,803,832
3. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $12,100,000 / $402,676,935
4. Project Hail Mary $8,554,000 / $318,342,784
5. Hokum $6,412,500
6. Animal Farm $3,400,000
7. Lee Cronin's The Mummy $2,230,000 / $27,447,454
8. Deep Water $2,152,273
9. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea $1,000,000
10. The Drama $908,305 / $46,948,216

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[Chocolate Moose]

nice! looking forward to seeing it when it's streaming someplace for free