It was time to celebrate for Emily Blunt on Sunday as her latest movie The Devil Wears Prada 2 scored an incredible $233million opening weekend at the box office.
The sequel to the 2006 movie, which also sees Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles, more than doubled the original film’s debut.
Emily, who returns as former First Assistant turned Dior powerhouse Emily Charlton, was in great spirits as she headed out in New York City with her husband John Krasinski on Sunday night.
The British actress, 43, mirrored her character’s sense of style in a white, draped shirt with a matching pencil skirt, completing her ensemble with towering Louboutin heels.
Walking hand in hand with John, 45, Emily coordinated with her actor and director husband, who was dapper in a double breasted white blazer teamed with a striped tie.
The couple were headed to the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which recognise excellence in Off-Broadway productions.
It was time to celebrate for Emily Blunt on Sunday as her latest movie The Devil Wears Prada 2 scored an incredible $223million opening weekend
The sequel to the 2006 movie, which also sees Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles, more than doubled the original film’s debut
The Devil Wears Prada 2 was released on May 1 globally with the anticipated sequel attracting a huge crowd worldwide for its opening.
It pulled in $77 million at the North American box office and $156.6 million overseas for a $233.6 million global opening – more than double the original’s U.S. debut and already 72% of its total worldwide gross.
The first The Devil Wears Prada opened in June 2006 and earned more than $326m worldwide, not adjusted for inflation.
In the US and Canada, the sequel bumped the Michael Jackson biopic Michael to second place.
According to PostTrak exit polls, women made up about 76% of the ticket buyers.
The numbers also make the movie the biggest international and global launch for Emily, topping her 2023 movie Oppenheimer’s $180.4m worldwide opening weekend.
It is also the highest opening weekend for a Meryl Streep film, besting the $90m worldwide debut for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again in 2018.
In the film, which takes place 20 years after the events of the first movie, Meryl’s character Miranda Priestly – a take on Vogue powerhouse Anna Wintour – is grappling with the decline of traditional print media while facing off against Emily Blunt’s Emily, now a powerful executive controlling crucial advertising dollars.
Emily, who returns as former First Assistant turned Dior powerhouse Emily Charlton, was in great spirits as she headed out in New York City with her husband John Krasinski on Sunday
The British actress, 43, mirrored her character’s sense of style in a chic white, draped shirt with a matching pencil skirt, completing her ensemble with towering Louboutin heels
The couple were headed to the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which recognise excellence in Off-Broadway productions
The Devil Wears Prada 2 pulled in $77 million at the North American box office and $156.6 million overseas for a $233.6 million global opening. Pictured; Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci
Anne’s Andy Sachs is lured back to Runway to help save the magazine with the storyline taking the group from New York to Milan.
The sequel also introduces a host of new faces, including Justin Theroux, Kenneth Branagh and Lucy Liu.
The movie has won widespread praise by critics – with the sequel being dubbed ‘a glorious, glamorous tribute to the Noughties’.
The Independent, Daily Mail, Telegraph and Times all crowned the movie with four stars while the lowest reviews were a respectable three, as critics stated: ‘It’s a savvy circular touch that brings Weisberger’s book back into play’.
