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'The Devil Wears Prada 2' bests ‘Mortal Kombat II’ at the box office

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'The Devil Wears Prada 2' bests ‘Mortal Kombat II’ at the box office
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“The Devil Wears Prada 2” edges out “Mortal Kombat II” at the North American box office this weekend.

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" Meryl Streep, from left, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and Anne Hathaway attend"The Devil Wears Prada 2" world premiere at David Geffen Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026, in New York. Martyn Ford, from left, Tati Gabrielle, Adeline Rudolph, Lewis Tan and Mehcad Brooks pose for photographers upon arrival at the European Fan Event of the film 'Mortal Kombat II' on Thursday, April 30, 2026, in London.

James Cameron, left, and Billie Eilish pose for photographers upon arrival a the screening of the film 'Hit me Hard and Soft: The Tour' on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in London. This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows sheep character Lily, voiced Julia-Louis Dreyfus, left, with Hugh Jackman as George Hardy, in a scene from"The Sheep Detectives.

" This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Meryl Streep in a scene from"The Devil Wears Prada 2. " had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates Sunday, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned a chart topping $43 million in its second weekend, while “Mortal Kombat II” took in $40 million in its first.

But it was the holdover that triumphed.

“The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which has grossed $433.2 million worldwide in its first 12 days in release, helped push The Walt Disney Studios over $2 billion globally for the year. It’s also surpassed the total grosses of the first film, which earned $327 million globally in 2006, not accounting for inflation.. Warner Bros. opened the movie in 3,503 locations where it drew a heavily male audience. According to PostTrak, 75% of the ticket buyers were men.

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” had almost the exact opposite gender breakdown on The first movie in this series, “Mortal Kombat,” was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in April 2021 as a part of Warner Bros. ’ pandemic-era day-and-date strategy. Reviews have been mixed for the sequel, as was its B CinemaScore.

It also earned $23 million from 78 markets internationally, adding up to a $63 million global debut.landed in third place in its third weekend with another $36.5 million over the weekend, down only 33% from last weekend. The Michael Jackson biopic has now earned $240.5 million in North America, surpassing the total domestic grosses of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and $577.4 million globally.

Fourth place went to Amazon MGM Studios' “The Sheep Detectives” which brought in $15.9 million in its first weekend in 3,457 theaters. Theand Nicholas Braun, as well as the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Patrick Stewart as the sheep who try to figure out who murdered their shepherd. Audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore. The movie cost a reported $75 million to produce.

Rounding out the top five was “Billie Eilish—Hit Me Hard & Soft: The Tour ” an immersive concert experience which Cameron shared co-directing credits on with Eilish. Paramount released the movie in 2,613 theaters, where it earned $7.5 million in North America and $12.6 million internationally. The movie was very well reviewed by critics and audiences, who gave it an A CinemaScore. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press.

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