Kramer vs. Kramer currently beats The Devil Wears Prada 63–37
Joanna Kramer's courtroom scene outperforms Miranda Priestly's fashion empire.
The Verdict Decade Duel
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Streep has maybe fifteen minutes of screen time in Kramer vs. Kramer, and she uses them to completely rewrite the film you thought you were watching. The courtroom testimony — explaining why she left, what it cost, what she needs from the court — is Streep taking a character the audience has been trained to resent and making that resentment feel like a failure of empathy. Miranda Priestly is a more iconic creation and a more entertaining performance. But the Kramer courtroom scene is the harder acting, because Streep has to change a room's mind in real time, and she does it without a single false note. Difficulty wins over iconography.
The Numbers
| The Devil Wears Prada | Kramer vs. Kramer | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 37% | 63% |
| Overall Win Rate | 60% | 56% |
| Championships | 14 | 9 |
| Budget | $35M | $8M |
| Return | 9.3x | 13.3x |
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of 104 Drama films on the platform, The Devil Wears Prada at #9 and Kramer vs. Kramer is in the top quarter.
When facing other films on the platform, The Devil Wears Prada handles The Post without much trouble — but Kramer vs. Kramer doesn't. That shared opponent is one of the clearest places where these two films diverge.
The tournament titles favor The Devil Wears Prada (14 to 9), which makes the head-to-head result all the more notable. The film with the stronger resume is losing the direct matchup.
27 years separate Kramer vs. Kramer and The Devil Wears Prada. Dollar figures don't compare across that gap, but bracket voters don't care about inflation — Kramer vs. Kramer wins the head-to-head regardless.
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