SUNDAY AM: Refresh for more updates…. 20th Century Studios/Disney’s Devil Wears Prada 2 was an event women around the world were waiting with a $156.6M offshore start, the 2nd best for a Hollywood movie YTD behind Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($182.4M), for what is also the second-best global debut of $233.6M WW YTD behind the Nintendo/Illumination movie ($372.5M WW). As we told you, it’s the best opening ever for Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt. Domestic start was $77M ahead of tracking’s $73M low-end.

The David Frankel directed sequel was No. 1 in most markets except for France ($8M), Spain ($5.2M), Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands where it was pushed to No. 2 by Universal’s release of Michael and Japan where it was bested by Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($6.3M to $6.1M). Japan also repped the second best opening in 2026 for an MPA title.

Boosting ticket sales in Europe and Latin America was Friday’s Labor Day in those regions, as well as Golden Week in Japan. UK’s $12M opening will further be jazzed up by Monday’s holiday, with more moviegoing today.

One of the best car chase scenes in recent cinema may have been shot in Rome in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning ($1.9M reported opening in Italy), but Italian moviegoers cared significantly more that Milan co-starred in Devil Wears Prada, with Italy delivering the biggest opening offshore with $16.6M. That’s the fourth best ever for an MPA title behind Avengers: Endgame, Inside Out 2 and 2019’s The Lion King. The opening also repped the biggest debut YTD for a Hollywood movie.

The sequel also posted the highest weekend YTD in Brazil ($12.6M, very impressive that it’s higher than Mexico, especially after the hard economic times in the country), Australia ($9.4M), Korea ($4.8M), Argentina ($3.4M), Paraguay, Armenia (non-local), Bahrain, Bosnia (non-local), Bulgaria, Croatia (non-local), Czechia, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (non-local), Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia (non-local), Portugal, Qatar, Romania (non-local), Saudi Arabia, Serbia (non-local), Slovakia, Slovenia (non-local), Tajikistan (non-local), UAE, Ukraine  and Uzbekistan.

Europe counted $78M for Devil Wears Prada 2, with the first frame already ahead of the original 2006 title’s final cume in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Germany was $8.3M, which is the second best start there for a Hollywood title.

Asia-Pacific delivered $40M, with weekend 1 ahead of the entire run of original Devil Wears Prada in China ($8.5M), India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Latin America overall grossed $38.5M, with the sequel’s opening weekend already exceeding the total run of the original Devil Wears Prada in every market and across the region as a whole. Brazil and Argentina repped 60% of the region’s gross. Mexico bowed to $11.7M, 2nd best YTD for MPA movie.

Universal’s foreign release of Lionsgate’s Michael saw a huge second global weekend of $134.8M fueled by 82 offshore territories which did $80.8M, while domestic delivered a very strong second frame of $54M. Running cume is now $423.9M. This bears repeating: Michael continued to hold the No.1 spot in France, Spain, Netherlands, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Malaysia, above Devil Wears Prada 2 even when including the Disney film’s heavy previewing. Sunny weather didn’t get in the way of the musical biopic’s dance movies, which as far as its foreign traction goes, continues to perform above Bohemian Rhapsody in several markets.

In regards to reported B.O., Michael has become Lionsgate’s second-highest grossing movie post-Covid after John Wick: Chapter 4 ($447M) and ahead of Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ($361.7M).

France took in $9.2M in weekend 2 repping 32% of the frame’s business with a running cume of $21.2M. That cume is not just ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody, but Oppenheimer as well.

UK & Ireland’s weekend 2 was $8.2M and a $30M cume, also above Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point.

Mexico enjoyed a fantastic hold (-30%), grossing $5.7M to reach $17.8M cume, with the best non-animation hold in the market. Michael ranked No.2 in the market with a strong 26% of total box office, and performance is well above Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point.

Italy posted a second frame of $5.5M, repping 26% of total box office. Excellent hold here at -19% and a running cume of $15.7M, yes, above Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point.

Brazil’s second weekend of $5.2M was also strong, repping a third of the weekend and a near $15M cume. Michael has now surpassed the lifetimes of both Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer after just two weekends of play. Viva O Rei do Pop.

Jackson’s most toured country, Germany, had a second weekend of $5.1M, 32% of total box office, and a $13.7M cume, outsripping the lifetime of A Star is Born, and performing well above Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point.

Spain’s second weekend of $4.8M repped a near 40% of the entire marketplace with a cume of $13.8M, above Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer at the same point.

The Middle East region posted a +5% uplift this weekend, grossing $4.4M to reach $11.4M cume, with particularly strong +26% uplift in Saudi Arabia. Performance is more than 8x Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point excluding Saudi Arabia (which did not release Bohemian Rhapsody).

Australia had a second weekend of $4.4M, a great hold I’m told despite no Labor Day holiday on Friday. Cume’s $13.4M is ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point, as well as the Australia-skewing Elvis. There will be further strong results on Monday’s Anzac Day holiday.

Netherlands No. 1 of $1.7M dipped -10% with a $5.1M cume, +26% above Bohemian Rhapsody at the same point.

China grossed was $1.8M this weekend in a crowded market, with seven new openers in the market, and six of them being local films. The weekend cume reached $8.5M.

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SATURDAY AM: Behold, summer is officially here with two movies that are slaying around the globe. 20th Century Studios/Disney’s opener this weekend The Devil Wears Prada 2 currently counts $114.6M global through yesterday. Remember, we said the pic could open to $180M WW by tomorrow.

Of that, international is $82.1M so far from 51 markets while North America has delivered $32.5M through yesterday, plus previews. Friday’s overseas total was $27.5M alone. Keep in mind it was Labor Day for most in Europe and Latin America. The David Frankel-directed sequel is No. 1 in nearly all global markets except for Netherlands, South Africa, Bolivia and Ecuador. Japan opened to No. 1 yesterday which also doubled as the highest MPA opening day YTD. The sequel had the second highest opening day YTD in India (Disney didn’t provide gross figures yet for the latter two territories).

Per Disney, the sequel posted the highest opening day YTD inBrazil, Italy, Japan (non-local), Korea and Australia as well as Belgium, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Greece, Ukraine, Poland, Turkey, New Zealand, Taiwan and the Philippines.

Italy is leading in terms of the sequel’s offshore territories with $9.7M. The pic reps 78% of the weekend’s marketshare with its opening also Disney’s 5th highest of all-time in the country.

Brazil counts $6.6M where the movie is commanding 72% marketshare.

Mexico with $6.3M so far repped the second highest opening day YTD on Thursday.

Germany with $4.9M to date is commanding 50% of the weekend’s marketshare.

China stands at $4.9M since opening on Thursday, still in the No. 1 spot. Pic’s first day that was 55% ahead of Michael‘s last weekend. Pic is commanding a 62% marketshare.

France counts a $4.6M running total. Pic’s Wednesday was the third highest opening day YTD.

The UK opened on Friday with $4M and saw the second-highest opening day of 2026 with a strong 57% marketshare. Poland and Turkey also posted the highest opening days of the year.

Australia stands at $4.5M with 62% marketshare. Pic’s Thursday opening was the highest YTD.

Korea has $2.8M in the bank so far. The sequel opened there on Wednesday where it posted, yes, the highest so far YTD. Social scores are strong with Naver 9.43 and CGV at 93%.

Spain has $2.5M and counting. Pic’s Thursday opening day repped the third highest so far this year.

We told you yesterday that Lionsgate’s Michael became the second-highest grossing musical biopic of all-time at $300M, surpassing Elvis and behind Bohemian Rhapsody ($911M). By the end of this weekend though it will boogey higher with a running foreign cume of $232.5M through Sunday plus another $180.8M from North American for a grand running worldwide cume of $413.3M. Universal, as we told you, is releasing the biopic overseas sans Japan which gets released later by Kino and Lionsgate.

We’ll have more updates for you tomorrow.