The Devil Wears Prada 2 grosses $233M+ worldwide
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened with a $77 million domestic debut and about $233.6 million worldwide in its opening weekend. That $77 million start was nearly $50 million higher than the original film's opening weekend. The sequel relocates the story into a glossy science fiction, inflected world, and reviewers praised the cast and breathtaking locations while noting it is less overtly funny than the first. The strong launch makes this the franchise's biggest start and positions the film as a major summer box-office contender.
The Devil Wears Prada might be one of the greatest comedies ever made. The core plot device that the audience has to accept that Anne Hathaway is disgustingly ugly for the film to work has to be one of the funniest ideas anyone’s ever come up with.
Alan Grofield111In the second movie there’s a joke about how insane and narcissistic Emily Blunt is to think she should be on a magazine cover, and they did that scene with full knowledge of what Emily Blunt looks like
Lord Businessman II62I mean its everywhere, Justin Long has to be shredded to pick up parts as the nerdy guy
biftechnoir47When Stanley Tucci teaches her fashion and she arrives at work looking glamorous and wowing everyone, it completely goes over my head because she looked wonderful the whole time.
Stephen Raab14It’s my favorite adaptation of WALL STREET
Raisin Bran the Builder10Funny Face (1957) is premised on the notion that Audrey Hepburn has a funny-looking face
rattatatouille9The funny thing is that the Princess Diaries did that first, and at least put in some effort by giving Anne the good ol' Hollywood Homely look (i.e. frizzy hair and glasses)
ryanjapan743.bsky.social61. Would you recommend the move? 2. Where did the “Everyone needs to be mean to Anne Hathaway” thing start and why both was and is it a thing?
blacksnakemo.bsky.social6Just have to take her glasses off, everyone know that.
Kai5lol same thing with that movie where she plays the mom who dates a 20 something rock star like yeah that seems about fair for Anne fucking Hathaway
dank serpico5same with being john malkovich where cameron diaz is supposed to be ugly, that's like casting john wayne as milhouse's dad
Aaron Grote2It's a great way to show-not-tell one of the core themes, that fashion isn't beauty.
I feel like the “Devil Wears Prada 1.0 wants us to believe Anne Hathaway is ugly” posts slightly miss the point of that movie. We’re not supposed to believe she’s ugly; we’re supposed to believe that she is dressed in a manner that the fashion world considers dowdy and embarrassing
Alissa Wilkinson37And because she is actually dressed in a totally normal (if very 2006 basic) way — A-line tweed skirts and cable-knit sweaters, J.Crew stuff — with air-dried hair and basic makeup, it says they are both a little ridiculous for thinking this and that she is a little silly for not realizing
PlatonSkull.bsky.social4Agree with your points but the most egregious stuff isn't the fashion but the constant nagging about her weight/size. The "aspirational" side of the story only makes that element even worse, as though we should understand Hathaway's weight loss as cool when she was fine to begin with
Have y'll watched The Devil Wears Prada 2 yet? I'm obsessed with its anti-AI message and wondering what our readers are thinking. (- N)
The Flytrap39The Devil Wears Prada 2 might seem like another run of the mill franchise revival money-grab (and i'm sure that was a part of why it was made in the first place) but it certainly has something to say. This is rare for franchise revivals. (some spoilers below)
Dr Mel T6I thought comparing a fashion magazine to Da Vinci was a little bit of a stretch. And I love textiles! But they got the soulless tech bros billionaire dude spot on!
Lex Vaughn3Especially for anyone who's worked in journalism the last 20 years, this movie is extremely personal and I love that such heavy hitters came together to say FU to AI and all the posers like Jeff Bezos trying to wear the skin of actually talented interesting people.
Tiffany⸆⸉2I particularly enjoyed that about it! That AI can’t *feel* what inspires an artist to create, nor can it feel (physically or emotionally) what we do when we experience art. And the part where Andy talks about corp consolidation that repackages old concepts as something new… that’s AI in a nutshell.
