“The Devil Wears Prada 2” returned succeeded at the American box office. LaLa film, produced by 20th Century and Disney, is est It renewed on Friday with an impressive grossing of $32.5 million in North America alone, according to early data from Box Office Mojo.

Projections suggest that the opening weekend could reach between $75 and $80 million, an astronomical figure if you take into account that the first release is nothing almost two decades ago– it became an unexpected success that raised $326.5 million dollars worldwide and consolidated itself as a authentic cultural phenomenon.

Collection in previews

The sequel is not just an exercise in nostalgia it's also a reminder of the economic power of the female and adolescent audience. Friday's $32.5 million includes $10 million from the prees train on Thursday, which represents one of the best results in history for a film starred by women, positioning at the level of great recent hits like “Michael” or “Project Hail Mary”.

But there's one fact that says it all: the first day of release already alone exceeds the total grossing of the first weekend of the original movie, which was $27.5 million.

And it does it, with the support of the critics and the public, since it enjoys a high popularity index on Rotten Tomatoes with 75% acceptance.

Success spreads throughout the world

If in the United States the results are spectacular, in the rest of the world they are even more so. Until Friday, the accumulated international collection amounted to $82.1 million, raising the initial global total to more than $114 million.

The sequel achieved the best premiere day of the year in countries like Brazil and Italy, consolidating the global success by seeing Miranda Priestly, Andy Sachs and the rest of the iconic cast.