In a battle of the sequels, The Devil Wears Prada 2 had the slight edge over Mortal Kombat II in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates Sunday, The Devil Wears Prada 2 earned a chart-topping $43 million in its second weekend, while Mortal Kombat II took in $40 million in its first. This weekend had wide variety of newcomers playing in wide release, including the family-friendly whodunnit The Sheep Detectives and a James Cameron co-directed Billie Eilish concert film, the AP reports. But it was the holdover that triumphed.
The Devil Wears Prada 2, which has grossed $433.2 million worldwide in its first 12 days in release, helped push the Walt Disney Studios over $2 billion globally for the year. It's also surpassed the total grosses of the first film, which earned $327 million globally in 2006, not accounting for inflation. Mortal Kombat II provided some gendered counterprogramming in the second weekend of Hollywood's summer movie season. Warner Bros. opened the movie in 3,503 locations where it drew a heavily male audience. According to PostTrak, 75% of the ticket buyers were men. The Devil Wears Prada 2 had almost the exact opposite gender breakdown on its first weekend.
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:
- The Devil Wears Prada 2, $43 million.
- Mortal Kombat II, $40 million.
- Michael, $36.5 million.
- The Sheep Detectives, $15.9 million.
- Billie Eilish—Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, $7.5 million.
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, $6.6 million.
- Project Hail Mary, $6.1 million.
- Hokum, $3.3 million.
- Deep Water, $780,274.
- Animal Farm, $663,624.
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