Practical Magic 2 opened at No. 1 in North America with an estimated $30 million from 4,146 theaters. The sequel ended Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s six-week run at the top, reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman 28 years after the original film.
The opening matched the low end of Warner Bros.’ $30 million to $35 million projection. With a reported $75 million production budget, the movie now needs steady ticket sales at home and overseas.
How much did Practical Magic 2 make?
The $30 million total covers estimated ticket sales from Friday through Sunday in the United States and Canada. Final weekend figures are expected Monday, so the number can still move slightly.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day dropped to second place with $8.4 million after leading for six weekends. The Odyssey followed in third with $7 million. Practical Magic 2 earned more than the next three movies combined.
How does the opening compare with the original?
The first Practical Magic earned $46 million during its entire North American theatrical run in 1998. The sequel made nearly two-thirds of that amount in one weekend, without adjusting the older film’s total for inflation.
The original found much of its audience later through home video, television, streaming, and annual Halloween rewatches. That long second life gave the sequel a fan base that did not exist when Sally and Gillian Owens first reached theaters.
Is $30 million enough for the sequel?
One weekend cannot answer that. The reported production budget is $75 million, before marketing and distribution costs, so the film needs steady ticket sales and international revenue. A sharp second-weekend drop would make that path harder.
The opening also shows that mixed reviews did not stop the core audience from showing up. Our Practical Magic 2 review praised Bullock and Kidman’s reunion but found the movie too long. Moviegoers still gave the sequel the weekend’s only eight-figure debut.
Who is in Practical Magic 2?
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens. Joey King and Maisie Williams play members of the younger Owens generation, while Susanne Bier directs the sequel from a story based on Alice Hoffman’s books.
Practical Magic 2 did what no other movie managed after July: move Spider-Man out of first place. Its next test is staying there long enough to turn a $30 million opening into a successful theatrical run.
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