The Devil Wears Prada

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Cinderella Complex

Synopsis

With an aspiration to become a journalist, Andy, a smart but sensible young graduate, travels to New York. She starts working as an assistant to one of the city's biggest high fashion magazine editors, the cynical Miranda Priestly.

Scores

Overall Score
93.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.1%
Review Aggregate
74.1

Critic Consensus

74.6% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 75% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, satirical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnysatiricalcharacter-drivengrittyscaryvisually strikingstylizedsuspensefullighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Meryl Streep2006$5,000,000 source$7,780,258reported
Anne Hathaway2006$1,753,000$2,728,000(est)
Emily Blunt2006$1,320,000$2,054,000(est)
Stanley Tucci2006$1,079,000$1,679,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count193
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes509,940

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$124,740,460$194,102,591
International2006$201,965,442$314,268,647
Worldwide2006$326,716,969$508,388,458

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$143,156,407$222,758,754
Digital Rentals ?2006$588,000$914,958
Digital Purchases ?2006$181,000$281,645
Physical Rentals ?2006$18,595,000$28,934,779
Physical Purchases ?2006$43,862,000$68,251,535
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$34,927,329$54,348,725
Total Revenues2006$241,309,736$375,490,397
Expenses
Budget ?2006$35,000,000$54,461,806
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$40,743,000 (est)$63,398,210 (est)
Participations2006$36,196,000$56,322,843
Residuals ?2006$6,320,000$9,834,246
Interest & Overhead2006$5,950,000$9,258,507
Total Expenses2006$124,209,000$193,275,612
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$117,100,736$182,214,786

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