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.

• 該續集是少數由女性主導且領跑北美夏季電影市場的範例，同時也刷新了 Meryl Streep 電影的最高首週末票房紀錄。 • 準備好迎接震撼吧：《穿著 Prada 的惡魔 2》在票房上取得巨大成功，在壓倒性的女性觀眾支持下，全球首週末獲利 2.33 億美元（約 1.71 億英鎊、3.23 億澳幣）。 • 《穿著 Prada 的惡魔 2》在北美票房獲得 7,700 萬美元，國際市場則獲利 1.566 億美元。在美國與加拿大，該續集將《Michael》擠至第二名，不過該音樂傳記電影在第二個週末仍維持強勢，獲利 5,400 萬美元，僅下滑 44%。

• 印度中央電影認證委員會（Central Board of Film Certification）將《穿著 Prada 的惡魔 2》評為僅限成年人觀看的 'A' 級，使其成為全球唯一如此評級的國家。 • 於 5 月 1 日和 2 日觀看該續集的觀眾原以為會有大量裸露或親密戲碼，但如此嚴格的評級令觀眾感到意外。 • 這一決定與國際分級標準形成鮮明對比，引發了關於印度保守審查標準的爭論。

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...