The Devil Wears Prada 2 Just Crossed $600M Worldwide — And It's Beating Marvel at Their Own Game

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Just Crossed $600M Worldwide — And It's Beating Marvel at Their Own Game

If you thought superhero movies still ruled the box office, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has some news for you. David Frankel's fashion sequel just crossed a massive $608 million worldwide — and it did it in just 25 days. That makes it the fourth Hollywood release of 2026 to hit that mark, and honestly? It's one of the most impressive box office runs of the year so far.

By the Numbers: A $600M+ Global Smash

Released on May 1, the sequel has earned $200 million domestically (just barely crossed that line) and a whopping $408 million from international markets. To put that in perspective — the film was produced on a reported $100 million budget and has already made back its costs several times over.

Here's what really stands out: in just 25 days, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has outgrossed every single Marvel Studios release from 2025. Let that sink in for a second:

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps — $522 million
• Captain America: Brave New World — $415 million
• Thunderbolts* — $382 million

All three of those sit below David Frankel's fashion sequel on the worldwide earnings chart. The Devil Wears Prada 2 also surpassed Thunderbolts* domestically ($190.3M) and beat Anne Hathaway's own Les Misérables in worldwide totals.

What's Fueling the Success

The Memorial Day weekend was a major boost, pulling in $12.6 million over the three-day weekend and an estimated $16.5 million over the four-day holiday. The film's current domestic total stands at $200.02 million — making it only the fourth movie of 2026 to cross $600M globally, alongside releases like Michael, Obsession, and the Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie (which pulled in $102M in its first four days).

The star power is undeniable. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci all reprised their iconic roles as Miranda, Andy, Emily, and Nigel — nearly two decades after the original 2006 film that defined a generation of millennial cinema. That nostalgia factor, combined with genuinely positive word-of-mouth, has kept audiences coming back week after week.

What's Next?

Industry projections are placing the film's final global haul between $680 million and $710 million. The $700M mark looks absolutely within reach, which would put The Devil Wears Prada 2 in rarefied air — right up there with some of the biggest films of the decade.

Domestically, it currently sits fourth on the daily chart behind The Mandalorian and Grogu, Obsession, and Michael — but considering those are either a Star Wars tentpole or a massive new release, the fact that a fashion sequel is even in that conversation is remarkable.

One thing's clear: 2026 is proving that you don't need capes and CGI explosions to pack theaters. Sometimes all it takes is Meryl Streep giving one of those Miranda Priestly looks and saying, "That's all."