The Devil Wears Prada 2 Outgrosses Original Film's Worldwide Box Office Of $326 Million In 9 Days

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its second weekend, The Devil Wears Prada 2 starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, has already outpaced the original 2006 film. Directed by David Frankel, the first film had a lifetime earnings at the worldwide box office of $326.5 million. The sequel has flown past that number in just nine days. With Mother's Day on May 10, expect the Hollywood film to get a healthy boost at the global box office for the second week in a row. Find out how The Devil Wears Prada 2 is faring worldwide.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 surpasses original's worldwide earnings in 9 days

According to a report in Deadline, the legacy sequel earned $101.8 million in its first week in the US and $222.2 million globally. For its second weekend, it is trailing another sequel, Mortal Kombat II, which opened on Friday, May 8. However, the largely female audience for The Devil Wears Prada 2 is returning to see the film multiple times, which could rise on Mother's Day and earn around $40 to $50 million in its second weekend. In addition to the worldwide earnings, on May 9, the sequel will also beat the first film's entire 124.7 million domestic run in just 9 days.

Director Frankel, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and the main cast of Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci all waited for the right time to make the sequel. According to a report in Variety, Streep, Hathaway, and Blunt all earned $12.5 million each as part of a “favoured nations” deal for their fees. It also means that the trio could earn significant bonuses thanks to the milestones the sequel keeps breaking. The first film, which is said to have been made on a budget of $35 million, ended up grossing $326 million globally. Meanwhile, the sequel's budget was more than double at $100 million, which the director shared was spent largely on the cast.

More about The Devil Wears Prada 2

The sequel was released worldwide on May 1, 2026. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman reprised their roles from the 2006 film. Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Simone Ashley, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen and Rachel Bloom were added to the cast.

Donatella Versace, Lady Gaga, Ciara, Heidi Klum and Law Roach all have cameos in the second film. Oscar winner Gaga also performs live in the second film during a sequence set in Milan, Italy.