Two decades after Miranda Priestly first turned icy one-liners into pop culture currency, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has delivered a winning first move in India. The sequel opened to more than Rs 2.25 crore in previews, beating Michael in the same phase and proving that this return to high fashion, sharp ambition and familiar star power still carries real theatrical pull.
That early number stands out because The Devil Wears Prada 2 is not driven by franchise scale in the conventional blockbuster sense. Its appeal comes from harder-to-fake strengths: audience memory, character recognition, and the pull of a reunion led by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. In urban markets, that combination translated into strong advance footfalls and gave the sequel a confident start before full opening day business.
A Stylish Sequel Opens With Real Box Office Muscle
The preview gross of over Rs 2.25 crore gives The Devil Wears Prada 2 a clear lead over Michael ahead of full opening day business in India which grossed 1.75 crore. It will cross 6 crore net today taking its day one total close to 8 crore nett. Film sold close to 50,000 tickets in advance booking in national chains.
For a Hollywood comedy drama sequel arriving long after the original film became a modern classic, that start underlines strong awareness and healthy premium-ticket demand.
It also confirms that the film’s returning characters still hold powerful recall with moviegoers. Miranda Priestly, Andy Sachs and Emily Charlton remain central to the film’s appeal, and that familiarity has directly boosted the sequel’s theatrical launch. That continuity extends behind the camera as well. Directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna, The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunited key creative forces from the 2006 original.
Alongside Streep, Hathaway and Blunt, the film also featured Stanley Tucci, with Justin Theroux and Kenneth Branagh joining the ensemble. Released theatrically on May 1, 2026, the sequel once again unfolds in the pressure cooker of media and luxury, where professional loyalties and personal reinvention remain in constant collision. The story returns to the world of fashion and publishing with the same sharp mix of ambition, image and power that defined the first film.
Why Streep And Hathaway Still Command Opening Weekend Attention
A preview result like this comes from a durable star package. Meryl Streep brings prestige and familiarity in equal measure, while Anne Hathaway continues to hold strong crossover appeal with both legacy audiences and younger viewers who discovered The Devil Wears Prada well after its original run. Emily Blunt’s return strengthens that hook further, giving the sequel a trio of recognisable faces with deep audience affection behind them.
Their recent work has kept all three visible across platforms, but The Devil Wears Prada 2 offered something distinctly theatrical: a reunion built around characters audiences already know and remember. That advantage helped convert long-term goodwill into ticket sales in India’s preview window, and it has given the film an early edge as it moves into its full run.
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