Devil Wears Prada 2's $233M Opening Proves Legacy-Sequels Are Still Box Office Gold
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Brian Welk
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Summary
The article discusses how "Top Gun: Maverick" set the benchmark for legacy-sequels (nostalgia-driven sequels made years after the original), and uses the strong box office performance of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" ($233.6 million opening weekend) as evidence that the legacy-quel trend is thriving in Hollywood. The piece argues that as long as these nostalgia plays continue to generate significant revenue, studios will keep producing them.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTop Gun: Maverick was not the first 'legacy-quel' — a nostalgia play sequel years or decades after the original that effectively remakes the original for a younger audience — but it is the benchmark for which all legacy-quels hope to strive.
With $1.5 billion worldwide, it's possibly the only example of a legacy sequel that not only lives up to the original but surpasses it.
And it's why we will keep getting movies like 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' from now until these movies consistently stop doing well.
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