Devil Wears Prada 2 Box Office Race Tightens at $40M to $42M
The devil wears prada 2 box office race was still too close to call on Saturday morning, with both The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Mortal Kombat II projected to open in the $40 million to $42 million range. Mortal Kombat II led Friday with $17 million, but Mother’s Day Sunday was expected to decide which title finishes on top.
Mother's Day puts both films in play
Saturday morning projections gave each film the same landing zone, which left Sunday as the swing factor. Box office sources expected The Devil Wears Prada 2 to rise 10% to 15% on Sunday over Saturday, a lift tied to the holiday audience pattern that could change the final order even after Mortal Kombat II’s early lead.
The weekend was shaping up to do $161 million, up 92% over last year, and would become the second-highest grossing Mother’s Day weekend in the post-Covid era behind 2022. That makes this race less about one title’s opening and more about which audience mix shows up when the holiday crowd arrives.
Mortal Kombat II opens hard
Mortal Kombat II’s $17 million Friday put New Line’s sequel in front before the full weekend calculus kicked in. The film carried an $80 million production budget, a B CinemaScore, and a 72% definite recommend on PostTrak, which gives the studio a cleaner read on audience response than the weekend scoreboard alone.
The opening also came with $8.9 million from 30,000 screens abroad, lifting its global cume to $25.9 million. The 2021 predecessor drew a B+ CinemaScore, so the lower grade this time gives exhibitors a reason to watch whether the domestic weekend holds up after the Friday push.
Devil Wears Prada 2 draws women
The Devil Wears Prada 2 entered its second weekend with 76% female attendance, a clear sign of where its audience is coming from as the holiday contest tightens. That split, paired with the expected Sunday increase, is why the film still had a path to overtaking Mortal Kombat II even after falling behind on Friday.
For studios, the result is the practical takeaway: Mother’s Day can support a title built around female attendance, and the weekend’s $161 million pace gives bookers another data point for how to place similar releases in future May corridors. If Sunday delivers the expected spike, the winner will be the film that held the better audience through the holiday, not the one that only won Friday.
