That's probably how people are feeling at 20th Century Studios this weekend, since "The Devil Wears Prada 2" had the top spot on Friday with $32.5 million from 4,150 theaters in North America.
The fashion-focused sequel is aiming for between $75 million and $80 million by Sunday, but some predictions say it could even make around $90 million during its opening weekend. The first "Devil Wears Prada" came out in June 2006. It made $27.5 million in its first weekend and $125 million overall in the U.S. ($45 million and $204 million when adjusted for inflation).
Original director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna are back for "The Devil Wears Prada 2," along with the original stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci.
The sequel follows Hathaway's Andy Sachs, now a big name in fashion journalism, as she reconnects with Streep's powerful editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly at Runway magazine.
Last weekend's top movie, "Michael," dropped to second place with $14.4 million in the U.S. on its second Friday.
By Sunday, Lionsgate's musical biopic about Michael Jackson is expected to make $51 million, which is about a 48% drop from last week. The total in the U.S. should reach $180 million over the weekend.
If "Michael" keeps doing well, it might overtake 2018's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the highest-grossing musical biopic ever, which made $910 million in total.
Even if it doesn't reach that, "Michael" has a better chance than "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" of being the highest-grossing film from Lionsgate, which made $865 million.
Along with "The Devil Wears Prada 2," Angel Studios' animated version of "Animal Farm" also opened on Friday.
It came in sixth with about $1.1 million in the U.S. from 1,130 theaters. Andy Serkis directed and starred in this family-friendly retelling of George Orwell's 1945 novel. The cast also includes Jim Parsons, Iman Vellani, Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, and Kieran Culkin.
"The Super Mario Galaxy" movie took third place with $2.7 million in the U.S. on Friday, and it's expected to add $12 million by Sunday.
That would bring its total U.S. earnings to $402 million over five weekends.
Neon's new film "Hokum" came in fourth with an estimated $2.6 million in the U.S. It's aiming for about $6 million by Sunday.
Written and directed by Damian McCarthy, the horror film follows a writer who goes to an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, not knowing the place is haunted by an ancient evil. Adam Scott leads the cast, which also includes Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, and Mallory Adams.
Finally, "Project Hail Mary" placed fifth, making $2.2 million.
Its U.S. total should reach $318 million by Sunday after adding $8.9 million during the weekend.
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