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It stomped its measurement to nan top.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” landed successful nan No. 1 spot connected its first time successful theaters Friday, raking successful $32.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
The Post praised nan sequel to nan 2006 movie -—based connected nan caller by Lauren Weisberger, erstwhile assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour — arsenic “likable and thankfully not nan garish embarrassment that it could person truthful easy become.”
Meryl Streep, who plays icy mag editor Miranda Priestly, based connected Wintour, revealed that she asked for double nan salary she was primitively offered to reprise nan domiciled — and her wish was granted.
“I knew it was going to beryllium a hit, and I wanted to spot if I doubled my ask,” she told big Jenna Bush Hager connected Wednesday’s “Today pinch Jenna & Sheinelle.”
“And they went correct distant and said sure. And I thought, I’m 50, 60 — it took maine this agelong to understand that I could do that.”
The biopic “Michael,” based connected nan life of nan precocious King of Pop Michael Jackson — which The Post called “a inexpensive and embarrassing bore” — dropped 1 spot to second, pinch income of $14.4 million.
The movie surpassed nan $300 cardinal people successful world income yesterday to go nan second-highest earning biopic in history aft “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which chronicled nan life of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” moved down a notch to third, earning $2.72 cardinal connected its 5th Friday successful theaters.
The animated escapade sequel, based connected nan deed Nintendo crippled franchise, is presently nan highest-grossing movie of nan year, pinch a worldwide haul of complete $1.8 billion.
The supernatural scary flick “Hokum,” starring Adam Scott, took fourth, pinch a $2.6 cardinal return connected its first time astatine nan container office.
In 5th was “Project Hail Mary,” which took location conscionable complete $2.2 cardinal connected its seventh Friday successful theaters.
