Devil Wears Prada 2 estimated $233M global debut, $77M domestic opening
- Disney’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened to an estimated $77 million in the U.S. and $233 million worldwide over May 1-3. - The sequel cleared last year’s Thunderbolts* launch, which started at $74.3 million domestic and $160 million global, making it a stronger summer kickoff. - That matters because theaters badly need broad-audience hits — and this one was driven by women, not superhero franchise gravity.
Box office is the story here, not just nostalgia. The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened this weekend with an estimated $77 million domestic and $233 million worldwide, giving Disney and 20th Century Studios one of the biggest starts of 2026. That is a lot more than “people showed up for a sequel.” It means a fashion-comedy legacy follow-up just kicked off the summer season like an event movie. (thewrap.com) ### Why is this opening such a big deal? Because the original Devil Wears Prada was a hit, but not this kind of opening-weekend machine. The 2006 film finished with $326.5 million worldwide in its original run, and this sequel just grabbed $233 million in one weekend. That does not mean it will match the original’s full run after inflation, but it does mean the sequel started at a completely different commercial level. (thewrap.com) ### What did it actually make? The headline number is $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, plus roughly $156 million overseas, for a global debut around $233 million. The Thursday preview number was $10 million, which already hinted that tracking might be too low. Pre-release projections had the film landing in the mid(thewrap.com 1)(thewrap.com 2) ### Why are people comparing it to Thunderbolts*? Because the first weekend of May has usually belonged to Marvel, and last year’s summer kickoff title was Thunderbolts*. Prada 2 opened slightly above that film’s $74.3 million domestic launch and far above its $160 million global start. So the comparison is really about what kind of movie can now open the summer — not just which movie won a weekend. (thewrap.com) ### Who showed up for this movie? The useful detail is that this was not powered by the usual franchise playbook. Trade coverage around the release framed millennial women as the core audience, which helps explain why exhibitors were watching this opening so closely before release. Basically, the movie proved that a f(thewrap.com)ic-book brands. (thewrap.com) ### Does this fix the summer box office? Not by itself, but it helps immediately. TheWrap said the overall domestic weekend reached about $174 million, up 19% from the comparable kickoff frame a year ago, helped by Prada 2 and a strong second weekend for Michael. One hit cannot carry the whole season, but theaters care a lot about whether the first May weekend feels alive. This one did. (thewrap.com) ### Is the movie already a lock to be huge? Not automatically. Big openings create room, but the second weekend matters more than people think. A frontloaded sequel can still cool fast. The better sign for Disney is that this opening came from a broad, somewhat underserved audience rather than pure opening-night fando(thewrap.com) next question. (thewrap.com) ### What should you watch next? Watch the second-weekend drop, the overseas pace, and whether the movie keeps pulling adults who do not rush out on Thursday night. If it holds well, this stops being a fun surprise and turns into one of the clearest signs yet that post-superhero box office still has plenty of life — just in different genres than Hollywood got used to. (thewrap.com) ### Bottom line The surprise is not that Devil Wears Prada 2 opened well. The surprise is how much it looked like a true summer tentpole while doing it — and how little it needed a cape to get there. (thewrap.com)
