> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ scores a fashionable first weekend - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-box-office-report-devil-wears-prada-2/ - Published: 2026-05-04T11:00:50.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-04T11:00:52.000Z - Description: The sequel’s $77M box office performance bested the original film’s debut by $50M. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: Popculturology • The Box Office Report, Popculturology, The Devil Wears Prada, Michael, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Project Hail Mary, Hokum, Over Your Dead Body Hello! Welcome to **The** **Box Office Report** for the weekend of May 1-3, 2026. ## 1\. The Devil Wears Prada 2 *Weekend gross: *$77M** *Total domestic gross: *$77M** *Last weekend: *New release** *Percent drop: *NA** *The Devil Wears Prada 2* easily outperformed its predecessor this weekend, turning in a $77 million debut compared to *The Devil Wears Prada*’s $27.5 million opener from back in 2006\. There’s obviously inflation at play over that 20-year span, but *The Devil Wears Prada* hit the perfect combo of nostalgia and an effective promotional campaign. I’m actually surprised we didn’t see **Anne Hathaway** host *SNL* to close out Season 51. ![Popculturology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/popculturology-wordmark.png) Welcome to Popculturology! This publication is a free newsletter, but it’s fueled by readers like you. Support independent news, reviews and more for **just $5 a month**. 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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie *Weekend gross: *$12.1M** *Total domestic gross: *$402.7M** *Last weekend: *2nd** *Percent drop: *41** *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* was the first movie to cross the $300 million mark in 2026\. Now it’s also the first movie to hit $400 million this year. ## 4\. Project Hail Mary *Weekend gross: *$8.6M** *Total domestic gross: *$318.3M** *Last weekend: *3rd** *Percent drop: *33** I’m still sticking by my theory that we’re going to see *Project Hail Mary* jump back above *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* one of these weekends. Not in terms of total gross — the *Mario* sequel easily has that prize in the bag — but in terms of individual weekend grosses. The gap between the two films has been closing, with *Project Hail Mary* going from trailing *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* by $7.7 million last weekend to trailing it by $3.5 million this weekend. Get daily pop culture updates and news from **Bill Kuchman** on social media. 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Despite playing in 2,600 theaters, the adaptation grossed only $3.4 million its opening weekend. - ***Over Your Dead Body*:** Welp, [we tried, Quaid Army](https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-newsletter-over-your-dead-body/), but the bottom has already fallen out for *Over Your Dead Body*. The film scaled back to a meager 650 screens this weekend and came away with a $160,000 second weekend. *Box office numbers via The Numbers and Box Office Guru based on Sunday estimates.* ![Popculturology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/popculturology-wordmark.png) Popculturology is a publication of **The Omnicosm**. Issue No. 447 --- **Popculturology** is written and produced by **Bill Kuchman**. Copyediting by **Tim Kuchman**. Love what **Popculturology** is doing? You can help keep the newsletter going by [becoming a paid supporter](https://www.theomnicosm.com/about/#/portal/account/plans). 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