• "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is earning positive reviews and is poised to be a box-office hit.
• Set 20 years after 2006's "The Devil Wears Prada," the movie could be considered a legacy sequel.
• A legacy sequel takes many years to be made and often stars beloved original characters.
As you might've heard, nostalgia is a powerful thing.
In Hollywood, legacy sequels are on the rise, especially after the successes of films like "Twisters," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and "Top Gun: Maverick." However, not all legacy sequels are created equal — for every boundary-pushing film like "The Matrix Resurrections," there are abysmal films such as "Independence Day: Resurgence."
But what Hollywood is learning from these films is that sequels sell. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" made over $1 billion and was the highest-grossing film of 2021, while "Top Gun: Maverick" became the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise's career, earning $1.5 billion, according to Box Office Mojo data. It could be argued that almost no one liked any of the "Jurassic World" films, yet they each made over $1 billion.
Now, the girlies are getting their very own legacy sequel with "The Devil Wears Prada 2," a movie that picks up 20 years after Miranda Priestly memorably schooled Andy Sachs (and us) on cerulean belts and florals for spring — and it was surprisingly great.
Here are some of the best and worst legacy sequels in recent history.
