The Devil Wears Prada 2 cost $100 million to produce, excluding marketing, and finished with about $220.6 million domestically and $693.2 million worldwide. The sequel is the follow-up to the 2006 fashion comedy about Miranda Priestly and her former assistants.
20th Century Studios released the film in the U.S. on May 1, 2026. It reunited Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.
Table of Contents
- How much did the sequel cost?
- How big was opening weekend?
- Where did the domestic run finish?
- What does $693 million mean for Disney?
How much did the sequel cost?
The production budget was $100 million, excluding marketing and distribution, up from $35 million for the original, according to WDW News Today in its opening-weekend report. The director said most of the increase went to the returning cast.
That figure covers shooting, talent, sets and post-production only. It does not include prints, advertising or theater splits.
How big was opening weekend?
The film opened to $77 million domestically in 4,150 North American locations. The total included $10 million in Thursday previews and $32.5 million on Friday.
That start tripled the original film's $27.5 million opening. Worldwide, the launch reached $233.6 million, with $77 million domestic plus $156.6 million international, beating pre-release tracking of $175-190 million, according to AMC Entertainment in its opening-weekend announcement.
Where did the domestic run finish?
Box Office Mojo records a final run of about $220.6 million domestic and $472.6 million in other territories for a $693.2 million worldwide total, according to Box Office Mojo in its title page. Domestic demand held well past opening, nearly tripling the first weekend. The contrast with the original is sharp:.
- Original global haul: $326.6 million
- Sequel global haul: $693.2 million
- Time to pass the original: about nine days
What does $693 million mean for Disney?
At roughly $688-693 million worldwide, trade coverage placed the film fourth to sixth among 2026 releases. That result made Disney and 20th Century Studios the financial beneficiaries of a fashion sequel with broad family and adult appeal.
Read the headline total with care. Trackers varied by date from $664.8 million to $693 million, and the $100 million budget excludes marketing and distribution, according to Film-Book in its May box-office report. A common rule puts break-even near 2.5 times production cost before profit begins.