Devil

• The sequel to The Devil Wears Prada earned USD 233 million globally in its opening weekend, with USD 77 million from the US and Canada and USD 156.6 million internationally. • Michael Jackson biopic Michael took second place with USD 54 million in its second North American weekend, pushing its worldwide total to USD 423.9 million on 3,955 screens. • The film's success, driven largely by female audiences, marks Hollywood's second-biggest opening weekend of 2026, surpassing Project Hail Mary at USD 141 million.

Die Fortsetzung ist ein seltenes Beispiel für einen Film mit weiblicher Zielgruppe, der das nordamerikanische Sommerangebot anführt – und markiert das bisher erfolgreichste Eröffnungswochenende für einen Meryl-Streep-Film.

• Das Central Board of Film Certification in Indien hat „The Devil Wears Prada 2“ eine „A“-Bewertung (nur für Erwachsene) verliehen und ist damit das einzige Land weltweit, das dies getan hat. • Zuschauer, die die Fortsetzung am 1. und 2. Mai sahen, erwarteten nennenswerte Freizügigkeit oder Intimitäten, doch die strenge Einstufung überraschte das Publikum. • Diese Entscheidung steht im Gegensatz zu internationalen Klassifizierungen und löst Debatten über die konservativen Zensurstandards Indiens aus.

Film sequel reveals how luxury brands have turned the tables on once-dominant magazine editorsThe National Gallery was the grand setting for the party that followed The Devil Wears Prada 2’s London premiere this week. Donatella Versace held court in a roped-off area beneath Paul Delaroche’s The Execution of Lady Jane Grey.Meryl Streep, reprising her role as Miranda Priestly – Anna Wintour’s fictional alter ego – wore a red satin Prada coat as a nod to the film’s title and black sunglasses as a wink to Wintour. Glossy magazine editors from Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, flown in for the night, nibbled on fried chicken served with caviar and dishes of mac and cheese presented theatrically under silver cloches. Continue reading...

Use of interns by Plum Sykes, an ex-assistant of Anna Wintour whose family owns a Yorkshire estate, reignites debate about creative industriesShe is said to have been the inspiration for a character in The Devil Wears Prada and was a personal assistant of Anna Wintour, so Plum Sykes knows a thing or two about the arduous and often unglamorous life of being a fashion industry intern.But that recognition does not, it appears, extend to paying her own interns a fair wage. Or, indeed, any wage at all. Continue reading...