The Devil Wears Prada 2: Box Office Smash

0:00On April 30th, this weekend, the devil wears Prada, two kicks off summer box office as the first rom-com in ages to take that top spot, usually owned. By Marvel's superhero flicks, projections put its North American opening between $68 million and $75 million, with studios eyeing $70 to $75 million. Million. Overseas, it's set to grab at least $100 million, pushing a global debut near $200 million. Here this year, the only other non-superhero try was the fall guy, with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, which stumbled to $27.7 million domestically but climbed to almost $200 million worldwide. Prada 2's advanced sales are surging fast, feeding hopes it smashes those numbers right out the gate. Nostalgia's one of the few trends propping up theaters post-COVID, and this sequel taps right into it after two decades since the original dropped in. 2006. That first film pulled in $326.5 million and became a generational classic.

1:01Getting it made wasn't easy. Had to lure back director David Frankel, writer Alene Brosch McKenna, and stars like Meryl Streep and Hathaway, Emily, Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Disney's buy-out of Fox complicated things, but execs, like Steve Aswell, kept the momentum, green lighting a $100 million net budget, doubled the original's $40 million before marketing. The story picks up with Streep's Miranda Priestly fighting to hold runway amid media chaos, while Hathaway's Andy Sachs returns after her journalism. Dreams hit rough waters. Early Buzz says it delivers on fashion flair and sharp vibes, setting up what could be a major box office boost this summer. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.