The Devil Wears Prada 2 tops North American box office

14 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 10

Studio estimates put the sequel at $43m in its second weekend, ahead of Mortal Kombat II's $40m debut across US and Canadian cinemas.
Michael placed third with $36.5m, while newcomers The Sheep Detectives opened to $15.9m and Billie Eilish's concert film took $7.5m domestically.
Prada 2 has reached $433.2m worldwide in 12 days, lifting Disney past $2bn globally this year as the weekend outperformed the same period in 2025.

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