Disney's sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, continues to impress at the box office and recently reached a major milestone within the DCEU. Since its May 1st release, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has garnered a massive audience, proving its relevance even 20 years after the original film. Disney placed significant bets on the film, increasing the budget and funding a massive marketing campaign, and these efforts have now paid off.
Even five weeks after its release, The Devil Wears Prada 2 continues to perform strongly, with recent figures allowing it to surpass the box office gross of one of the most prominent DCEU films. The Disney film recently surpassed $448 million at the international (not domestic) box office, putting it on pace to reach the all-important $450 million mark. This also allowed it to surpass $663 million worldwide, officially surpassing the box office gross of the most expensive DCEU superhero film: Justice League.
Joss Whedon's Justice League, released in 2017, was the culmination of four years of development in the DCEU, bringing together the stories of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Cyborg, Aquaman, and The Flash in a live-action film for the first time. With a reported budget of $300 million, Justice League is the most expensive DCEU film, and its worldwide box office gross was more than double that, reaching $661 million. Internationally, the film grossed $432 million.
Justice League currently still leads The Devil Wears Prada 2 in the US box office, with the former having grossed $229 million and the latter $214 million, but The Devil Wears Prada 2 hasn't finished its run yet, so it still has a good chance of surpassing that figure.
The Devil Wears Prada 2's latest box office performance means it has not only surpassed Justice League, but also other DCEU superhero films, including Black Adam, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and Wonder Woman 1984. The Devil Wears Prada 2's international gross also allowed it to surpass the DCEU's latest blockbuster, Superman, which grossed $618 million worldwide (versus $663 million for The Devil Wears Prada 2).
The Devil Wears Prada 2 returns with the original cast of Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci. The sequel follows the legendary fictional fashion publication Runway in the turbulent new era of digital media.
«The Devil Wears Prada 2 is Disney's biggest hit of 2026.
The box office success of The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a true success for the Disney franchise. It currently ranks fourth among the highest-grossing films of the year, behind only Super Mario Galaxy, Michael, and The Ave Maria Project, but surpassing other Disney box office hits such as The Mandalorian, Grog, and Hoppers.
While female-led films and comedies are typically considered risky projects for studios, The Devil Wears Prada 2 proves its worth. Having grossed over $600 million worldwide, The Devil Wears Prada 2 significantly exceeded its reported $100 million production budget, demonstrating that the risk was worth it. The combination of the love for the original The Devil Wears Prada and the participation of key original cast members like Hathaway and Streep makes The Devil Wears Prada 2 a cinematic event (worthy of its own limited-edition popcorn bucket), and audiences are proving it by flocking to theaters.
«The Devil Wears Prada 2 isn't the only sequel released in recent years; films like Freaky Friday, Legends of the Karate Kid, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny have all struggled at the box office. The Devil Wears Prada 2 isn't even the only sequel Disney has planned for this year, but its continued massive success has set a high bar that will be hard to surpass, even for future superhero films.