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Meryl Streep (left) and Anne Hathaway bring Miranda Priestly and Andy Sachs back to theaters as ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ continues its strong box-office run
The Devil Wears Prada 2 withstood a strong challenge from Mortal Kombat II to remain atop the North American box office for a second week running, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The hotly anticipated sequel to the 2006 smash hit about the cutthroat world of high fashion, starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, earned $43 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, Exhibitor Relations reported.
That puts the worldwide total for the Disney/20th Century film at a whopping $433 million.
Streep won a Golden Globe and received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for her initial turn as the imperious magazine editor Miranda Priestly, who is not so subtly based on longtime Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
Mortal Kombat II, a Warner Bros. sequel based on the popular martial arts fantasy video game, debuted in second place with $40 million.
Michael, the biopic about late music superstar Michael Jackson, dropped to third place but still took in $36.5 million.
The Lionsgate movie, which chronicles the legendary artist’s rise from child star to one of the world’s most famous pop icons but does not include any material about allegations of sexual abuse, has earned more than $575 million at the global box office. Jaafar Jackson, the singer’s nephew, stars as his uncle in his first acting role.
The Sheep Detectives, a family-friendly mystery film from Amazon MGM, debuted in fourth place with $15.9 million. The film stars Hugh Jackman as a shepherd who reads mysteries to his flock in an English village. When he is found dead, the sheep, voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Patrick Stewart, among others, band together to solve the crime.
James Cameron’s concert documentary Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D opened in fifth place with $7.5 million. The Paramount film follows the Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer during her shows in Manchester.
Rounding out the top 10 were The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with $6.6 million, Project Hail Mary with $6.1 million, Hokum with $3.3 million, Deep Water with $779,000 and Animal Farm with $664,000. — Agence France Presse
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