'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Struts to $32.5 Million
Key Points:
- "The Devil Wears Prada 2" led the box office on Friday with $32.5 million from 4,150 theaters, aiming for a $75-$90 million debut weekend, surpassing the original film's 2006 opening weekend earnings.
- The sequel reunites original director David Frankel, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, and stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, following Hathaway's character as a fashion journalism authority reuniting with Streep's Miranda Priestly.
- "Michael," the King of Pop biopic, dropped to second place with $14.4 million on its second Friday, projecting a $51 million weekend and a domestic total around $180 million, with potential to challenge "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" records.
- Other new releases include "Animal Farm," which earned $1.1 million in sixth place, directed by and starring Andy Serkis, and "Hokum," a horror film that took fourth place with $2.6 million, targeting $6 million by Sunday.
- "The Super Mario Galaxy" movie and "Project Hail Mary" placed third and fifth respectively, with projected weekend totals of $12 million and $8.9 million, bringing their domestic totals to $402 million and $318 million.