{"id":607,"date":"2026-05-02T21:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-stomps-to-no-1-on-first-day-in-theaters\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T21:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:01:39","slug":"the-devil-wears-prada-2-stomps-to-no-1-on-first-day-in-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-stomps-to-no-1-on-first-day-in-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Devil Wears Prada 2&#8217; stomps to No. 1 on first day in theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/126867286.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It stomped its way to the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d landed in the No. 1 spot on its first day in theaters Friday, raking in $32.5 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/29\/entertainment\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-review-heavier-solid-sequel-proves-miranda-priestly-is-still-in-vogue\/\">The Post praised<\/a> the sequel to the 2006 film -\u2014based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger, former <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/25\/media\/former-fashion-assistant-at-vogue-recalls-anna-wintour-throwing-shade\/\">assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour <\/a>\u2014 as \u201clikable and thankfully not the garish embarrassment that it could have so easily become.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway reprised their roles in \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Meryl Streep, who plays icy magazine editor Miranda Priestly, based on Wintour, revealed that she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/why-meryl-streep-initially-refused-devil-wears-prada-role\/\">asked for double the salary<\/a> she was originally offered to reprise the role \u2014 and her wish was granted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew it was going to be a hit, and I wanted to see if I doubled my ask,\u201d she told host Jenna Bush Hager on Wednesday\u2019s \u201cToday with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they went right away and said sure. And I thought, I\u2019m 50, 60 \u2014 it took me this long to understand that I could do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cMichael,\u201d based on the life of Michael Jackson, has already become the second-highest-earning biopic in history. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Lions Gate\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The biopic \u201cMichael,\u201d based on the life of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson \u2014 which <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/21\/entertainment\/michael-review-michael-jackson-biopic-is-painfully-bad\/\">The Post called<\/a> \u201ca cheap and embarrassing bore\u201d \u2014 dropped one spot to second, with sales of $14.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>The film surpassed the $300 million mark in global sales yesterday to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/box-office-michael-worldwide-1236878600\/\">second-highest earning biopic <\/a>in history after \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d which chronicled the life of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d moved down a notch to third, earning $2.72 million on its fifth Friday in theaters. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d is the highest-earning movie of 2026 so far. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The animated adventure sequel, based on the hit Nintendo game franchise, is currently the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/releasegroup\/gr513036805\/?ref_=bo_ydw_table_1\">highest-grossing movie of the year<\/a>, with a worldwide haul of over $1.8 billion. <\/p>\n<p>The supernatural horror flick \u201cHokum,\u201d starring Adam Scott, took fourth, with a $2.6 million take on its first day at the box office. <\/p>\n<p>In fifth was \u201cProject Hail Mary,\u201d which took home just over $2.2 million on its seventh Friday in theaters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/entertainment\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-stomps-to-no-1-on-first-day-in-theaters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It stomped its way to the top. \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d landed in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/126867286.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}