Practical Magic 2 conjured a box-office victory this weekend, opening atop the North American charts nearly three decades after its predecessor grew from a modest theatrical performer into a cult favorite. The Warner Bros. sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman earned an estimated $30 million from 4,146 theaters, according to estimates Sunday from Rentrak, the AP reports. The film knocked Spider-Man: Brand New Day out of the top spot after the superhero blockbuster led the domestic box office for six consecutive weekends. The debut landed at the low end of Warner Bros.' projected range of $30 million to $35 million. The Susanne Bier-directed film carries a reported $75 million production budget.
Practical Magic 2 reunites Bullock and Kidman as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, members of a family of witches whose love lives have been haunted by an ancestral curse. The sequel finds them trying to end the curse and introduces a younger generation of the Owens family, played by Joey King and Maisie Williams. The film is adapted from the work of author Alice Hoffman and arrives 28 years after the original Practical Magic. The 1998 film topped out at $46 million during its initial domestic run but gradually developed a following through home viewing, streaming services, and social media. The latest film received two out of four stars from the AP, whose review said the sequel abandons some of the campy fun of the original but is buoyed by the strong performances and chemistry of the two stars.
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
- Practical Magic 2, $30 million.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, $8.4 million.
- The Odyssey, $7 million.
- Runner, $6.7 million.
- Coyote vs. Acme, $6.2 million.
- Buddy, $3.5 million.
- Insidious: Out of the Further, $3.4 million.
- Hope, $3.3 million.
- The Uprising, $3.25 million.
- By Any Means, $2.5 million.
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