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Devil Wears Prada 2 Opens $234M, Critics Call It Slow

5/9/2026

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Miranda Priestly Returns

The Devil Wears Prada 2 earned $234 million in its opening weekend, nearly tripling the 2006 debut.
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return, with Patrick Brammall cameo.
Critics say the sequel runs ten minutes longer, feels slower and saps energy.
Miranda Priestly loses her fangs and declares, “I love working so much, don’t you just love it?”

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Prada Stars Earn

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt earned $12.5 million in The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Box-office bonuses could lift their total pay above $20 million each.
The sequel’s $100 million budget was spent largely on the cast, unlike the original’s $35 million budget.
Streep’s $12.5 million fee is not highest, having earned more for the 2021 Netflix film Don’t Look Up.
The three actors will only consider a third Prada film if their characters stay alive.

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Frankel Hints Sequel

Director David Frankel said a third Devil Wears Prada film is not ruled out.
The sequel reassembled the original crew, bringing back screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and producer Wendy Finerman.
Author Lauren Weisberger added two books—Revenge Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons—that could inspire future plots.
Fan buzz over the sequel’s box-office milestone has sparked talk of Disney greenlighting other classic franchises.

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Andy Faces AI

The sequel shows Andy navigating a digital-first fashion world, reflecting anxieties about technology’s career impact.
Anne Hathaway told The New York Times the sequel mirrors Andy’s struggle for job security and home, likening the two-decade cast reunion to forming a supergroup and recording another album.
Reviewers noted the film’s AI and digital disruption portrayal highlights risks for fashion journalism, while fans praised nostalgia but called the story unnecessary.

History

Historical Context

In 2006 Disney’s 20th Century Fox released *The Devil Wears Prada*, earning $326 million on a $35-million budget and establishing a female-lead box-office model. After Disney’s 2024 decision to develop a sequel, director David Frankel returned and a $100 million budget was set. The 2026 sequel, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, continues the studio’s franchise-revival strategy.

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Miranda Priestly Returns

The Devil Wears Prada 2 earned $234 million in its opening weekend, nearly tripling the 2006 debut.
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return, with Patrick Brammall cameo.
Critics say the sequel runs ten minutes longer, feels slower and saps energy.
Miranda Priestly loses her fangs and declares, “I love working so much, don’t you just love it?”

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