The Devil Wears Prada 2 Set to Steal the Summer Box Office Crown

Well, here’s something nobody saw coming: The Devil Wears Prada 2 seems to be shaping up as the surprise juggernaut of next summer’s box office. We’re talking about the sequel to that 2006 fashion dramedy that made a whole generation fear their boss and suddenly care a lot about cerulean sweaters. This time, all the big names are strutting back onto the runway—Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Anne Hathaway are reprising their roles, and, honestly, the hype is starting to get a little wild.

Box Office Buzz: High Heels, Even Higher Predictions

If you told me a few months ago that a Prada sequel would be giving Mario a run for his money at the summer box office, I’d laugh. Yet, here we are. The latest forecasts from BoxOffice Pro and BoxOfficeTheory (both updated as of April 10) are putting The Devil Wears Prada 2 on track for a massive opening in the US and Canada—second only to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

• As of April 10, BoxOffice Pro is projecting an opening between $85 million and $100 million (up from the $80–95 million range just a week before).
• BoxOfficeTheory sees slightly wider possibilities—$70 million on the low end, surging to $105 million at the high end. So, yeah, it could seriously overperform if audiences turn out.
• If you care about box office context, that could make it not just the “big female-driven blockbuster” of 2026, but one of the biggest debuts of the year—period.

So why’s everyone suddenly expecting Prada 2 to set cash registers on fire? Pretty simple: big reunion energy (the three stars, plus original director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna are all back), near-zero competition in early May, and, let’s not forget, the return of Meryl Streep to non-voiceover acting for the first time since 2019.

Streep got an Oscar nod last time for Miranda Priestly, so it’s fair to say moviegoers have been waiting for her to coolly destroy a new generation of assistants.

What’s the Story This Time?

We’re picking up years after Andy (Anne Hathaway) left the clutches of Runway magazine. Now she’s back—as a features editor—alongside her old nemesis Miranda Priestly, just as the fashion business is collapsing under the weight of social media. Print magazines? A dying breed. And to keep Runway alive, Miranda has to literally ask Emily (Emily Blunt)—now the head of a luxury brand, still chasing revenge for her old boss’s slights—for funding.

Meanwhile, Andy gets tempted to write an exposé on her former boss. (Good luck with that.)

By the way, this storyline doesn’t track with the book sequel the original was based on, so diehard fans are probably curious to see what the movie does with all this “fashion newsroom in decline” stuff. It could be a disaster or it could be brilliant—either way, at least it’s not a straight rehash.

Who’s in the Way?

As for competition, there really isn’t much in that early May slot. The Michael biopic hits a week before, but it’s going after a different crowd. Mortal Kombat 2 and The Mandalorian & Grogu will arrive a bit later—but they’re both in the action lane, not fighting for the same audience as Andy & co.

Dads, Bros, and the Rest of Us

You could ask—will guys even show up for a movie filled with power suits and cutting office banter? According to Deadline’s read (which, by the way, makes a lower prediction at $66 million for opening weekend), the answer is: actually, yeah, male interest is solid—better than what we saw for Barbie, The Little Mermaid, or It Ends With Us. The movie has strong multi-generational pull, especially among women over 25 (no shock there), but nobody’s counting out the rest of us. It’s trending broad, not niche.

If you’re curious where all this anticipation is coming from, Fandango’s summer 2026 poll puts Prada 2 at third most-anticipated movie—right behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey. I did not have that on my bingo card.

'The film could have a breakout debut with potential for legs through Mother’s Day in its second frame and beyond into early summer.'

To sum up: This may look like a film about Parisian coats, vengeful assistants, and magazine boardrooms. But if the predictions hold, come May 2026, The Devil Wears Prada 2 could be the movie everyone’s talking about—again.