Hathaway and Streeps Shocking Prada 2 Salaries Exposed

Anne Hathaway and her Devil Wears Prada 2 co-stars were generously compensated for their roles in the hit sequel.

Hathaway, 43, , 78, and Emily Blunt, 43, were each paid a cool $12.5 million to reprise their beloved characters from the 2006 original film. 

Sources told Variety that while Streep is the biggest name, she advocated for the other two leading ladies to earn just as much as she would, negotiating a 'favored nations' contractual agreement in which all parties are paid equally.

It comes after the show business vet recently revealed on the Today show that  production if her salary demands weren't met for the role of Miranda Priestly.

Streep pocketed a reported $4 million for that role, which earned her a win and an Oscar nomination for her depiction of the icy editor-in-chief of fictional fashion magazine Runway – inspired by Vogue's .

Meanwhile, Hathaway reportedly earned a $1 million paycheck for the 2006 film while Blunt took home $800,000.

Beyond their multimillion-dollar checks for the second installment, the three women will also receive bonuses – additional income as the movie surpasses pre-negotiated milestones in box office numbers. 

Variety reported that the ladies have the potential to earn over $20 million from the add-on.

The pay for the movie's top male star, Stanley Tucci, wasn't disclosed.

Sources told Variety that Streep advocated for her castmates to earn just as much as she would, negotiating a 'favored nations' contractual agreement in which all parties are paid equally; pictured in April