Insane Amount Anne Hathaway Was Just Paid for Devil Wears Prada 2
The trio also secured box office bonuses and favored-nations pay parity, which could lift total earnings above $20 million each.
- Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt each earned $12.5 million for The Devil Wears Prada 2, securing equal pay under a "favored nations" agreement despite differences in billing power.
- Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna said Streep was "open to ideas" for a sequel two years ago; Streep then pushed for pay parity, ensuring Hathaway and Blunt received equal compensation after 20 years.
- With a $100 million budget, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has grossed $253 million globally; the stars receive performance bonuses tied to box office milestones as the film continues its strong commercial run.
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 is battling Mortal Kombat II at the box office, projected to fetch up to $42 million in its second frame, potentially pushing total earnings beyond $20 million per star.
- Streep earned around $4 million for the 2006 original, though her largest career fee came from Don't Look Up, director Adam McKay's 2021 film, which used a different "back-end buyout" compensation model.
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"The devil wears Prada 2" champion at the boxoffice, but also for the cachets. Apparently if the cast of the sequel to the cult movie, he got star gigs from Meryl Streep. While the movie continues to grind collects around the world "at the moment he has reached $300 million globally," some sources have revealed to Variety how much they have earned the actresses to return to the set 20 years after the first movie. Meryl Streep, again in the shoes…
Meryl Streep insisted on the same fee, who was to get more than everyone.
‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Salaries: How Meryl Streep Landed a $12.5 Million Payday With Big Bonuses – and Shared the Wealth with Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt made out like luxury bandits -- in unison -- for their "Devil Wears Prada 2" paydays.
Lots of class. Meryl Streep negotiated equitable salaries for all the protagonists of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'
20 years later, it's time to delve back into the world of Runway and revisit our favorite characters from the classic The devil wears fashionwith the sequel – now in theaters – The Devil Wears Prada 2with the returns of the original quartet, Meryl Streep like the feared editor Miranda Priestly, Anne Hathaway like Andy Sachs, Emily Blunt like Emily Charlton, and Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling. The original film was a critical and box office succe…
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