{"id":2411991,"date":"2026-05-11T18:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2411991"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:30:14","slug":"the-devil-wears-prada-2-beats-out-original-film-at-the-box-office-in-just-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-beats-out-original-film-at-the-box-office-in-just-2-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d Beats Out Original Film at the Box Office in Just 2 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The Devil Wears Prada 2 has already surpassed the original film&#8217;s entire box office gross in just two weeks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The movie revisits Andie Sachs and Miranda Priestly 20 years later, exploring a changing media landscape<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and the director are open to the possibility of a third installment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>People love The Devil Wears Prada like never before \u2014 and the numbers prove it.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/devil-wears-prada-2-box-office-record-1236888479\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a>, the sequel film starring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Meryl Streep;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/meryl-streep\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Meryl Streep<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anne Hathaway;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/anne-hathaway\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Anne Hathaway<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stanley Tucci;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/stanley-tucci\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stanley Tucci<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emily Blunt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/emily-blunt\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Blunt<\/a> earned $101.8 million nationally and $222.2 million overseas during its premiere week, for a whopping $324 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>After its second weekend, the movie has grossed over $433 million at the box office, significantly outpacing the $326.5 million the original 2006 film grossed during its entire theatrical run.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:960px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2Credit: 20th Century Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/9430A14DE6E6BF472A6F71D8F6D6B543087A8560CEF203AD3A9A58F6966B04E3\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960_h640;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_people_articles_471%2Fc925665306ffd1eadb68c6eb035214c8\"\/><\/div>\n<p><i>Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2<br \/>Credit: 20th Century Studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Packed with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:star-studded cameos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/devil-wears-prada-2-discover-142307457.html\">star-studded cameos<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:high-end fashion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/devil-wears-prada-2-costume-192520769.html\">high-end fashion<\/a>, the new movie, which hit theaters on May 1, picks up 20 years from where the original left off, with Andie Sachs (Hathaway) once again working alongside Miranda Priestly (Streep) at iconic fashion magazine Runway, this time in a new role amid a changing media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive chat with PEOPLE, Streep, 76, said that she &#8220;liked discovering [Miranda] again,&#8221; and that returning to the character for a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:third time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/meryl-streep-anne-hathaway-emily-140200847.html\">third time<\/a> would come down to the script.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A good script. It&#8217;s all about the script,&#8221; Blunt, 43, agreed, with Hathaway, 43, adding that &#8220;then, everybody has to say yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even the movie&#8217;s director, David Frankel, isn&#8217;t ruling out making a third movie in the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It took us 20 years to do [Devil Wears Prada 2]. And I said, &#8216;Never again,&#8217; [previously], and here we are,&#8221; he told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/features\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-easter-eggs-third-movie-last-supper-1236737081\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Variety <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in a recent interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/features\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-easter-eggs-third-movie-last-supper-1236737081\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">in a recent interview<\/a>. &#8220;So, I certainly would never say, &#8216;Never again,&#8217; again. Let\u2019s see what happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there was an opportunity to revisit the characters and to share a few months with these wonderful actors again, obviously, I\u2019d love it,&#8221; Frankel added.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-beats-out-original-film-box-office-11971530\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW The Devil Wears Prada 2 has already surpassed the original film&#8217;s entire box office gross in just two weeks The movie revisits Andie Sachs and Miranda Priestly 20 years later, exploring a changing media landscape Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and the director are open to the possibility of a third installment People [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2411992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[471920,312153,471922,412008,344030,313617,471921,59570,346252,318526],"class_list":["post-2411991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-andie-sachs","tag-anne-hathaway","tag-box-office-gross","tag-david-frankel","tag-devil-wears-prada","tag-emily-blunt","tag-media-landscape","tag-meryl-streep","tag-miranda-priestly","tag-stanley-tucci"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Devil-Wears-Prada-2-Beats-Out-Original-Film-at.com2Fen2Faol_people_articles_4712Fc925665306ffd1eadb68c6eb035214c8.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411993,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411991\/revisions\/2411993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}