The much awaited sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 has made a powerful start at the global box office. The film, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, has crossed an impressive 200 million dollars worldwide in its opening weekend itself. What makes this even more remarkable is that the film recovered its budget and became profitable within just 24 hours of release.
In North America, the movie earned around 77 million dollars in its first three days, according to reports by Comscore. While this number was slightly lower than expected, it was still strong enough to take the top spot at the box office. The film pushed aside Michael, which had been leading earlier.
The real surprise came from international markets, where the film performed even better. According to Variety, it earned about 156 million dollars overseas in its first weekend. This brought its total worldwide collection to around 233 million dollars. This makes it one of the biggest openings of the year, second only to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and ahead of other big films like Project Hail Mary.
The film also performed exceptionally well in countries like Italy, which is known for its strong connection to fashion. Reports suggest that it recorded one of the biggest openings ever in the country. Experts believe it is rare for a drama comedy film to perform at this level, especially a sequel that does even better than the original.
The success of the sequel has also increased interest in the first film, The Devil Wears Prada. According to data from Nielsen, streaming numbers for the original movie have jumped by more than 400 percent recently, showing that audiences are revisiting the story.
The film was made on a budget of around 100 million dollars. It managed to earn that amount back on its very first day globally. Even after taxes and other costs, it had already started making profits by the next day. It is now expected to cross the total lifetime earnings of the first film, which made about 327 million dollars worldwide.
The sequel brings back familiar faces like Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt. The story follows Andy Sachs as she returns to the fashion magazine Runway and once again works with her tough boss Miranda Priestly.
With strong box office numbers and positive reviews, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is proving to be one of the biggest hits of the year.