The fashion world officially has its queen back.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” debuted at No. 1 this weekend, pulling in $77 million domestically and $233.6 million worldwide. That also makes it the biggest global opening of Meryl Streep’s entire career. The sequel didn’t just meet expectations. It obliterated them.
It also ranked as the fourth-best opening of 2026. Only “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($131 million), “Michael” ($97.5 million) and “Project Hail Mary” ($80 million) topped it. Fans waited 20 years for this one, and they showed up.
Miranda Priestly Takes the Crown
Just how staggering is that $233.6 million figure? The original “The Devil Wears Prada” earned $326 million over its entire theatrical run. In other words, the sequel hit 72% of that total in a single weekend.
Disney spent a reported $100 million on the production, more than double the original’s estimated $40 million. The studio banked on nostalgia and a cast Hollywood had tried to reassemble for years. That bet paid off spectacularly.
Every original lead came back: Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. All four reprise their iconic roles: Miranda Priestly, Andy Sachs, Emily Charlton and Nigel Kipling. Director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna returned too. New faces include Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux and B.J. Novak. The film also features a slate of memorable cameos.
Box office analyst David A. Gross put it plainly: “Very few dramedies do this kind of business once, let alone a second time that’s bigger. Audiences, mostly female, can’t get enough.”
The Numbers Behind the Magic
The enthusiasm didn’t stop at ticket sales. According to Disney, the film earned an “A-” CinemaScore and a 4.5 out of 5 on PostTrak. It also pulled an 87% Verified Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics landed in mixed territory, but fans delivered an unmistakable verdict.
Meanwhile, Nielsen tracked a 428% surge in streaming viewership for the original between March and April 2026. Audiences clearly rewatched before heading to theaters.
Internationally, the numbers were just as strong. Italy delivered the biggest offshore opening at $16.6 million. Europe added $78 million, Asia-Pacific contributed $40 million and Latin America brought in $38.5 million.
The sequel picks up 20 years after the original. Andy has since become a respected investigative journalist, but her paper fires the entire newsroom via text during an awards gala. She then lands back at Runway as features editor under Miranda. There, she faces a corporate takeover threat, a sweatshop scandal and an ambitious Emily Charlton angling for the top job. The film hits every note fans love: sharp fashion, sharper dialogue and Meryl Streep doing things only Meryl Streep can do.
The original “Devil Wears Prada” launched in June 2006 and grossed $326 million. Still, it never really left the cultural conversation. It became the movie women quote at jobs they resent and wear as Halloween costumes they deeply relate to. That nearly two decades of staying power built the audience that showed up this weekend.
If this opening says anything, Miranda Priestly runs this town for a few more weekends at least.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” is in theaters now.
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