India, May 4 -- The Devil Wears Prada 2 has taken a strong start at the global box office, crossing the $200-million mark in its opening weekend itself, and becoming profitable in just 24 hours. The Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway-starrer has also dethroned Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic, at the North American box office.

On Sunday, international media analytics company Comscore reported that the film earned $77 million at the North American box office in its first three days. While this figure is high, the report noted that the dramedy fell a bit short of projections for US box office numbers. However, it was enough to dethrone Michael from the top spot at the American box office.

The film's biggest success lay overseas, however. A...