The Devil Wears Prada 2 has strutted past Mortal Kombat II to secure the No.1 spot at the domestic box office this weekend .

The sequel, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as Runway magazine journalists , won Saturday with $14.9 million in domestic box office sales, putting it on track to make $41 million by the end of Sunday, sources told Deadline .

It beat out the King of Pop biopic Michael and Mortal Kombat II , the sequel to the 2021 fantasy action film, which made an estimated $12.7 million on its opening day Saturday.

According to Deadline ’s projections, this would put Mortal Kombat II ‘s opening weekend at $38.7 million and Michael ‘s third weekend at $36.5 million.

Box office analysts had predicted that Mother’s Day weekend could be a tense fight for the No.1 top spot, with Mortal Kombat II having the advantage of being a fresh release.

Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ (20th Century Studios)

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