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The Devil Wears Prada 2 <\/em>narrowly defeated Mortal Kombat 2 <\/em>in the weekend’s box office brawl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The fashion-centric sequel scored $43 million domestically in its second weekend in theaters, while the fantasy fight film drummed up $40 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Next week, both films will have to contend with a new fighter from a dangerous genre, when horror film Obsession <\/em>challenges Prada<\/em>‘s box office dominance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Raiden may be the god of thunder and all the skies. But he’s no match for Miranda Priestly.<\/p>\n Mortal Kombat 2<\/em><\/a> fought valiantly, but not even the buzzing enthusiasm of the action sequel’s premiere could outdo the enduring fervor for The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em><\/a>, which topped a second weekend at the box office<\/a>.<\/p>\n But the mid-May battle of the sequels was a close match. The fashion-centric comedy 20 years in the making clinched its victory with $43 million in its second weekend in theaters, per box office tracker Comscore. Simon McQuoid’s follow-up to his 2021 adaptation of the gruesome, fantasy fighting games, meanwhile, drummed up $40 million in its premiere.<\/p>\n Globally, Prada <\/em>added an astounding $118.8 million, for a cumulative $433.2 million on a $100 million budget. It’s here where the gap between the two significantly widens. Mortal Kombat <\/em>only garnered $63 million globally \u2014 a fine start for a film made on an estimated $55 million budget, but not enough to hold onto the No. 2 on the global leaderboard, a spot that went to Michael Jackson biopic Michael<\/em><\/a>, which added $95 million in week three for a $577.3 million gross.<\/p>\n