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May 1 - May 3, 2026
Published on April 30, 2026 at 9:30PM Pacific |
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| The early summer box office season will look to continue to remain strong this weekend with the release of Disney and 20th Century's highly anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2. The long-awaited follow-up to 2006 break-out hit The Devil Wears Prada sees the return of director David Frankel as well as stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Back in the summer of 2006, The Devil Wears Prada opened with $27.54 million and displayed tremendous holding power throughout that summer to eventually gross $124.74 million domestically (and that's without 20 years of ticket price inflation factored in). The Devil Wears Prada 2 is opening in 4,150 locations this weekend and has Thursday preview shows beginning early at 2PM. While The Devil Wears Prada 2 isn't playing on IMAX screens this weekend (Michael will hold onto IMAX screens this weekend), the film will be playing on other PLF screens. On the average, critical reviews for The Devil Wears Prada 2 have been good. There is clearly a very high level of anticipation for The Devil Wears Prada 2, but at the same time, the potential for the film to break out even further could be limited somewhat by the film likely not having as much appeal in more rural areas than it will have in larger cities and from there being some overlap between the potential audiences for both The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Michael this weekend. The Devil Wears Prada 2 will also likely be a strong midweek performer throughout May. As for this weekend, BoxOfficeReport is predicting that The Devil Wears Prada 2 will open with a very promising $79.0 million. |
| Lionsgate's Michael exceeded already lofty expectations last weekend with a first place launch of $97.20 million. On top of last weekend's debut, Michael has been a very solid performer throughout the midweek, with the film now having grossed $123.23 million domestically though Wednesday, though midweek grosses are likely inflated somewhat from the film skewing more towards female moviegoers. Clearly, Michael is going over far better with audiences than it has with critics, which is echoed by the film's healthy A- rating on CinemaScore. As mentioned, Michael will benefit from holding onto IMAX screens this week and thanks to Michael Jackson's very dedicated fanbase, Michael is a strong candidate for repeat business throughout its run. In November of 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody declined just 38.9 percent in its second weekend to gross $31.20 million, while back in August of 2015 N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton decreased by 56.2 percent to gross $26.36 million in its second weekend. Odds are that the second weekend percentage hold for Michael ends up somewhere between the second weekend holds for Bohemian Rhapsody and Straight Outta Compton. Michael could decline a very respectable 46.5 percent this weekend to place in second with a strong $52.0 million. That would likely move the film's domestic total just past $180 million. |
| Meanwhile, third and fourth place this weekend should be occupied by Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Amazon MGM Studio's Project Hail Mary. Last weekend The Super Mario Galaxy Movie declined 43.6 percent to gross $20.58 million, while fellow blockbuster Project Hail Mary decreased by 37.4 percent to take in $12.84 million. Both films will likely hold better this weekend, especially Project Hail Mary as that film recovers from having lost the remainder of its IMAX showtimes last weekend. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie could decline by 40.7 percent this weekend to claim third with $12.2 million. That would move the computer animated sequel past the $400 million domestic mark. Project Hail Mary could decrease a slim 28.4 percent to take fourth place with $9.2 million. |
| This weekend will also see a handful of new smaller profile wide releases, including Angel Studios' Animal Farm and NEON's Hokum. Animal Farm, a computer animated film directed by Andy Serkis is opening in 2,600 locations. Hokum, an R-rated horror film directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott is opening in an estimated 1,850 locations. Thursday preview shows started very early at 12PM for Animal Farm and at 7PM for Hokum. While Animal Farm is opening in more locations, there nonetheless looks to be more pre-release anticipation for Hokum, and on top of that Hokum has also gone over far better with critics than Animal Farm has. BoxOfficeReport is predicting respective fifth and sixth place starts of $6.1 million for Hokum and $2.7 million for Animal Farm this weekend. |
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Predictions for this weekend's top 9 films at the domestic box office.
| Rank | Film (Distributor) | Weekend Gross |
Total Gross |
% Change |
Week # |
| 1 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Disney / 20th Century) |
$79.0 M | $79.0 M | NEW | 1 |
| 2 | Michael (Lionsgate) |
$52.0 M | $181.5 M | -47% | 2 |
| 3 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Universal) |
$12.2 M | $402.7 M | -41% | 5 |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary (Amazon MGM Studios) |
$9.2 M | $319.0 M | -28% | 7 |
| 5 | Hokum (NEON) |
$6.1 M | $6.1 M | NEW | 1 |
| 6 | Animal Farm (Angel Studios) |
$2.7 M | $2.7 M | NEW | 1 |
| 7 | Lee Cronin's The Mummy (Warner Bros. / New Line) |
$2.2 M | $27.4 M | -60% | 3 |
| 8 | Deep Water (Magenta Light Studios) |
$1.4 M | $1.4 M | NEW | 1 |
| 9 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Sony / Crunchyroll) |
$1.3 M | $1.3 M | NEW | 1 |
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