By Sophia ReedDevil Wears Prada 2 box office receipts have reached $693,492,689 worldwide while Amazon MGM and Sony’s sci-fi adaptation Project Hail Mary has earned $684,489,947, placing the two studio releases sixth and seventh on the 2026 global chart. Both films shattered long-standing studio and franchise benchmarks during their theatrical runs.
Released by 20th Century Studios two decades after the original 2006 fashion-world comedy, The Devil Wears Prada 2 easily outgrossed its predecessor’s $326 million run. The sequel’s $693.49 million haul pushed the two-film property past the $1 billion cumulative mark worldwide.
Right behind it in seventh place globally, Project Hail Mary—adapted from Andy Weir’s bestselling interstellar novel—became a landmark theatrical hit for Amazon MGM Studios and international partner Sony Pictures. Analysts covering studio entertainment strategy highlighted how both counter-programming and sci-fi spectacle thrived alongside superhero tentpoles.
Project Hail Mary Overtakes Skyfall for MGM Domestic Crown
In North American theaters, Project Hail Mary surpassed the domestic gross of 2012’s James Bond blockbuster Skyfall to become the highest-grossing domestic release in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s century-long history. Strong IMAX and premium large-format turnout propelled the space survival story across multiple weeks of holdover business.
Meanwhile, The Devil Wears Prada 2 capitalized on multi-generational nostalgia and sharp workplace satire about the modern media industry, drawing overwhelmingly female and adult audiences back to cinemas. Its nearly $700 million finish demonstrated the theatrical value of legacy comedy brands when original creative teams reunite.
Combined, the two releases generated more than $1.37 billion in global ticket sales, proving that mid-tier and upper-tier adult-skewing movies remain vital to multiplex health.
International and Sports Cinema Milestones Round Out the Top 10
Sitting eighth on the 2026 worldwide chart right behind Project Hail Mary is Maoyan’s Chinese racing sequel Pegasus 3, which grossed $656,459,523. That performance made Pegasus 3 the highest-grossing pure sports movie in cinema history, overtaking 2025’s F1, and pushed the Pegasus film series past $1 billion in lifetime earnings.
Earlier in the international calendar, festival cinema also celebrated major artistic honors as Cristian Mungiu’s Romanian drama Fjord won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown claimed the Golden Lion at Venice, and Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s La bola negra took the People’s Choice Award at Toronto before Netflix reported theatrical numbers for the title in October.
With ten different films already surpassing $525 million globally in 2026, studio slates have achieved their broadest genre diversity of the decade.
Star Power and Book Adaptations Drive Multiplex Turnout
Both The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Project Hail Mary demonstrated that recognizable literary source material paired with A-list star chemistry remains a reliable formula for global theatrical success. Moviegoers responded to smartly written scripts that delivered emotional payoff alongside visual polish on the big screen.
For Amazon MGM Studios and 20th Century Studios, surpassing $680 million each validated their commitment to wide theatrical rollouts with robust global marketing campaigns. As awards-season voters and holiday audiences revisit the year’s top performers, both titles stand out as commercial pillars of the 2026 box office.
Multiplex operators emphasized that pairing adult-oriented comedies and smart science fiction alongside family animation created a healthier, more balanced theatrical calendar throughout 2026. Both studios have signaled plans to prioritize theatrical exclusivity for upcoming slate releases.
