{"id":787929,"date":"2026-05-11T03:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/787929\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T03:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:33:13","slug":"the-devil-wears-prada-2-bests-mortal-kombat-ii-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/787929\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ bests \u2018Mortal Kombat II\u2019 at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a box office battle of the sequels, \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d<\/a> had the slight edge over \u201cMortal Kombat II\u201d in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates Sunday, \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d earned a chart topping $43 million in its second weekend, while \u201cMortal Kombat II\u201d took in $40 million in its first.<\/p>\n

This weekend had wide variety of newcomers playing in wide release, including the family-friendly whodunnit \u201cThe Sheep Detectives\u201d<\/a> and a James Cameron co-directed Billie Eilish concert film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it was the holdover that triumphed. \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2,\u201d which has grossed $433.2 million worldwide in its first 12 days in release, helped push The Walt Disney Studios over $2 billion globally for the year. It\u2019s also surpassed the total grosses of the first film, which earned $327 million globally in 2006, not accounting for inflation.<\/p>\n

Paul Dergarabedian, the head of marketplace trends for Comscore, said Mother’s Day might have helped \u201cPrada\u201d get the advantage over the newcomer and have such a modest 44% dip in weekend two. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe release date was perfect,\u201d Dergarabedian said. \u201cThis may be the new blueprint for how to start a summer.”<\/p>\n

\u201cMortal Kombat II\u201d provided some gendered counterprogramming in the second weekend of Hollywood’s summer movie season<\/a>. Warner Bros. opened the movie in 3,503 locations where it drew a heavily male audience. According to PostTrak, 75% of the ticket buyers were men. \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d had almost the exact opposite gender breakdown on its first weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first movie in this series, \u201cMortal Kombat,\u201d was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in April 2021 as a part of Warner Bros.\u2019 pandemic-era day-and-date strategy. Reviews have been mixed for the sequel, as was its B CinemaScore. It also earned $23 million from 78 markets internationally, adding up to a $63 million global debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael\u201d<\/a> landed in third place in its third weekend with another $36.5 million over the weekend, down only 33% from last weekend. The Michael Jackson biopic has now earned $240.5 million in North America, surpassing the total domestic grosses of \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d and $577.4 million globally.<\/p>\n

Fourth place went to Amazon MGM Studios’ \u201cThe Sheep Detectives\u201d which brought in $15.9 million in its first weekend in 3,457 theaters. The quirky, all-ages murder mystery<\/a> features a starry ensemble including Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson<\/a> and Nicholas Braun, as well as the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Patrick Stewart as the sheep who try to figure out who murdered their shepherd. Audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore. The movie cost a reported $75 million to produce. <\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five was \u201cBillie Eilish\u2014Hit Me Hard & Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)\u201d an immersive concert experience which Cameron shared co-directing credits on with Eilish. Paramount released the movie in 2,613 theaters, where it earned $7.5 million in North America and $12.6 million internationally. The movie was very well reviewed by critics (93% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences, who gave it an A CinemaScore.<\/p>\n

\u201cProject Hail Mary,\u201d in its eighth weekend, and \u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie,\u201d in its sixth weekend, are still going strong as well \u2014 adding up to a weekend that is up significantly from the same weekend last year. Dergarabedian said the films that seem to be doing well and drawing new and repeat audiences week after week are the ones offering \u201cpure, escapist entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is playing out very well for movie theaters right now,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:<\/p>\n

1. \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2,\u201d $43 million.<\/p>\n

2. \u201cMortal Kombat II,\u201d $40 million.<\/p>\n

3. \u201cMichael,\u201d $36.5 million.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cThe Sheep Detectives,\u201d $15.9 million.<\/p>\n

5. \u201cBillie Eilish\u2014Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,\u201d $7.5 million.<\/p>\n

6. \u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie,\u201d $6.6 million.<\/p>\n

7. \u201cProject Hail Mary,\u201d$6.1 million.<\/p>\n

8. \u201cHokum,\u201d $3.3 million.<\/p>\n

9. \u201cDeep Water,\u201d $780,274.<\/p>\n

10. \u201cAnimal Farm,\u201d $663,624.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a box office battle of the sequels, \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d had the slight edge over…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":787930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,57,53,61,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-787929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-general-news","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-u-s-news","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116553843103381330","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}