‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Triumphs with $32.5 Million on Opening Day

The Devil Wears Prada 2 topped the box office charts on Friday with $32.5 million from 4,150 American theaters.
The fashion-forward sequel is targeting $75 million to $80 million by Sunday, but some box office projectionists have earnings climbing even higher to around $90 million over its debut weekend.
The first “Devil Wears Prada” premiered in June 2006, grossing $27.5 million domestically over its opening weekend and $125 million domestically by the end of its box office run ($45 million and $204 million when adjusted for inflation).
If “Michael” can hold strong, it has a shot at usurping 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time. That film topped out at a $910 million at the end of its box office run. Even if it falls short of that figure, “Michael” has an even better chance of legging out “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” as the highest-grossing Lionsgate film of all time ($865 million).
“The Super Mario Galaxy” movie took third with $2.7 million domestically on Friday, and it looks to add $12 million by Sunday. That would put the video game sequel at $402 million domestically through five weekends of release.
Neon’s newcomer “Hokum” took fourth place, earning an estimated $2.6 million domestically. It’s targeting around $6 million by Sunday. Damian McCarthy wrote and directed the horror film, which follows a writer who goes to an Irish inn to spread the ashes of his parents, unaware that the estate is haunted by an ancient evil. Adam Scott leads the cast, which includes Peter Coonan, David Wilmot and Mallory Adams.
“Project Hail Mary” landed at No. 5, grossing $2.2 million. Its North American total should hit $318 million by Sunday after adding $8.9 million through the weekend.





