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Box Office: 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Remains No. 1, 'Mortal Kombat II' Opening
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Box Office: 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Remains No. 1, 'Mortal Kombat II' Opening

Variety·Rebecca Rubin·22 days ago
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Apparently the gruff fighter Johnny Cage wasn’t much of a match for the all-powerful Miranda Priestly. Disney’s “ The Devil Wears Prada 2 ” retained the No. 1 spot on domestic box office charts despite three major new releases, including the video game adaptation “ Mortal Kombat II .” The “Devil Wears Prada” sequel added $43 million from 4,200 North American theaters, declining just 44% from its debut while boosting its North American tally to $144.8 million. Meanwhile, the star-studded comedy has collected $288.4 million internationally for a strong global total of $433 million after just two weekends of release. Those ticket sales are above the entire lifetime haul of 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada,” which generated $326 million, not adjusted for inflation. Second place went to the Warner Bros. martial-arts inspired sequel “Mortal Kombat II,” which launched to $40 million from 3,503 venues. The film powered to $63 million globally, including a softer-than-expected $23 million overseas.…

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